razamatraz :
flep :
As stated, the socket will be LGA 1151, but the chipset used will be 300 series due to a different pin configuration, so no Bios update on 100/200 series will make it work.
It's most likely that the 300 series will support both Coffee Lake and next years Cannon Lake (the chipset is listed for both, but the socket / pin configuration is not yet confirmed)
Assuming it's true (which certainly looks to be the case even though the 8700K was being tested on Z270 boards with custom bios and has the same TDP) this is an Intel cash grab that might just backfire. Once you have to buy an entire platform you might as well try out Ryzen....if I could just buy a new CPU I'd stick to Intel. On the other hand it might just be Asrock that wants to force you to buy a new board and not Intel.
Micro-upgrading has for a long time been a limited ability. New CPU's often mean new sockets and new chip sets, which mean new motherboard... then you might of course need new ram, and hey what the heck a new SSD interface too.
It's been platform upgrading for a while now, with just a little amount of wiggle-room within the platform for a small CPU upgrade. I'm afraid that is just how it is.
I'm still using a 4770K [not over clocked] and waiting for the right time to jump platform. Coffee Lake is tempting, the rumor of Cannon Lake being so soon is probably all that stops me making the switch. The time is right, I'll know more once the product, prices and performance are reveled.