Question about MOBOs

[oozkaya121]

So I want to be able to upgrade my PC later on, and I don't know if there will be a new motherboard that will come out like LGA 2066. How long will the LGA 1151 motherboards stay for? I don't want to upgrade my Mobo for a good amount of time, so...?

 

[drumslayer]

There's really no way to tell. LGA 1151 could stick around for a while, or it could be replaced in just two generations. I would go with AMD's AM4 if I were you, it's been said that AM4 will stick around for several generations.

 

[Kasper Jorgensen]

AMD has only promised support for AM4 until 2020.
The LGA1151 will probably sticks for at least 2 generations more, however the mobos used for Kaby Lake will most likely not work with Coffee Lake and whatever comes after. Intel usually goes.2 CPU generations before you need to switch mobo, AMD maybe more with the downside being that their newest may miss some features that is impossible because of an old platform.

 

[TJ Hooker]

As said above, Intel tends to only keep mobo compatibility for 2 generations, so roughly two years.

That being said, if you get a decent CPU now you should be able to use it for years, and by the time you're ready to upgrade you'd be better off getting a new mobo too to take advantage of the latest platform connectivity improvements and whatnot.