I see so many companies dropping their entire stock of z97 motherboards for the z170 and x99 but when i go to see a lot of other peoples builds they are a rarity to see being used. So is the z97 still forming a cult following around it for gaming or are the new chipsets just over priced and lacking power?
Is the x99 chipset dead
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ryguybuddy
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Well the new chipsets are made for new generations of CPUs, so for the mainstream user, they may seem dead, but enthusiasts and the like are using this chipset extensively.
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Its just progression, z97 is now old news but a lot of people will still build on it as it is more cost effective and most don't need the extra performance (cant afford) the latest boards and chips. z97 is being phased out. This isnt to say its not still relevant as a damn good system can be built on it that will last many years, assuming you aren't aiming for 4k ate high fps
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Your question doesn't make sense. They are dropping Z97 because it's old and Intel isn't making a lot of CPUs for it anymore. And nothing in the start of your post would lead to the argument you make at the end of your post about over priced and lacking power. In short you come off as a fan boy who is whining about his Z97 not being top of the line anymore. It's still a great chipset and can still do a lot. But it's going by the wayside right now for newer and better.
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X99 is just the enthusiast chipset and most builds are for gaming. That doesn't help any for gaming especially when enthusiast is behind in architecture. It does wonders for workstation uses since it's more cores. You can get z170 builds for the same price nowadays. There's no reason to stick with the old if they are getting a new build and I don't see mostly z97.
Well thanks but im not a fan boy whining about them getting rid of it, i understand that they must make money and cut ties with their older sets to progress forward and meet the new demands of the gamer's and workstation enthusiasts and so they can compete with amd to have the best. I was simply saying that the chipset seems very new and marketed with a lot of power for the newer AAA titles but they don't seem to be flying in to any new systems at the time. I was merely asking if it was just to high a price for what is really does and thats why more people stuck with the newer z170 or the older z97.
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I'm wondering where you are seeing mostly z97 builds. I saw z170 overtaking z97 at least 6 months ago as ddr4 prices matched ddr3. New gen has always replaced the previous at the same price points. You say it's very new but it's been almost a year and it's almost out the door for z270.
I'll try and answer the question in the title, even though it doesn't really match up with what you're asking in the body of your post.
X99 is part of Intel's Extreme/HEDT platform lineup (socket LGA 2011). So it's not really part of their mainstream platform progression (i.e. Z77->Z87/97->Z170, etc).
Intel won't be releasing any new chips for X99, but they did recently release the Broadwell-E lineup, so I wouldn't call it a dead platform. However, LGA 2011 CPUs are overkill for the majority of people, so a Z170 build would make more sense for most people.
X99 is part of Intel's Extreme/HEDT platform lineup (socket LGA 2011). So it's not really part of their mainstream platform progression (i.e. Z77->Z87/97->Z170, etc).
Intel won't be releasing any new chips for X99, but they did recently release the Broadwell-E lineup, so I wouldn't call it a dead platform. However, LGA 2011 CPUs are overkill for the majority of people, so a Z170 build would make more sense for most people.
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