Intel LGA 1150 or 1151

[Harjots7482]

Hi!
So the original plan was to buy an i5-4590 and a LGA 1150 motherboard and be happy!
Now.
LGA 1151 is released and I don't want to be stuck in the past.

So should I just go for LGA 1151 and buy a nice i3 or now?

Basically what i'm asking is if I go with LGA 1151 are there bang for buck cpu's worth it? Or should I stick to LGA 1150?

 

[TechyInAZ]

If you want a upgrade path in the future, go with lga 1151. if you don't want to upgrade at all, then stick with haswell.

 

[Forever Oleg]

Skylake gives 5-10% improvement over the last generation. It will not give you big FPS improvement in gaming. In fact, Skylake is more for coding and programmer people.

Of course, we entered the new era of computers recently with DDR4 memory so if you have the budget you have right ahead go for Skylake, but you will not lose much with LGA 1150 CPUs.

When Intel releases its new generation of CPUs, it's probably gonna be another socket again so I guess you could pick up on DDR4 there. DDR3 is still very good, hell, DDR2 is still okay. DDR3 memory can go up to 2400 so that's cool.

Cheers

 

[Harjots7482]

If you want a upgrade path in the future, go with lga 1151. if you don't want to upgrade at all, then stick with haswell.

I definitely want to upgrade in the future...

The only problem I guess is my path was Intel Core i3-4170 - i5-4590- then i7

The i3 and i5 are GREAT bang for buck...

The problem i'm seeing is that I can't seem to find those same great cpu's on LGA 1151!

Can someone help me out!!

 

[Gam3r01]

Look at the i5 6500, that would be the direct replacement for the 4590.

 

[Forever Oleg]

Yes, i5-6500=i5-4590

 

[azaran]

If you want a upgrade path in the future, go with lga 1151. if you don't want to upgrade at all, then stick with haswell.

I definitely want to upgrade in the future...

The only problem I guess is my path was Intel Core i3-4170 - i5-4590- then i7

The i3 and i5 are GREAT bang for buck...

The problem i'm seeing is that I can't seem to find those same great cpu's on LGA 1151!

Can someone help me out!!

Skylake just came out so the CPU's haven't fully fleshed out yet which is why you're not seeing much in the way of options. Intel decided to open with the K series chips and go down from there. Unless you have a truly compelling reason to stick with Haswell, there's no reason not to go for Skylake. With the 10% or so increase in performance there's not much to make someone upgrade from an exisiting Haswell to a Skylake but for someone who doesn't have a system at all, there's no reason to stay with Haswell. New CPU's will be coming out through out the year, so options will get better. The storage options are getting faster and better and only the higher end 1150 board will natively support faster non SATA options (newer M.2 options) where as the 1151 will be supporting the existing faster M.2 ports from the get go and is already showing support for the U.2 connectors. The only downside to going to a Skylake system is the cost, theres a slight cost premium for the CPU's and DDR4, but if $40-50 difference in price is a deal breaker I'd say save up a bit more cash and then build.