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A CPU that appears to be an Intel Coffee Lake 6-core processor has shown up on the SiSoftware Sandra database.

Read more on Intel's rumoured Coffee Lake CPUs.

Read more on Intel's rumoured Coffee Lake CPUs.
Yes, this is good news. Might be looking to upgrade from my older i5 4690K
Definitely will be looking at the HT one for sure. Interesting that we haven't heard any rumours about new features on the possible Z370 chipset. August is only a couple of months away.
I wouldn't expect too many, realistically. Those new features present are probably rather unimportant.
Hopefully the motherboard manufactures will be over this RGB everything craze..doubt it but one can hope
Intel sure are a mess right now.
Wonder how happy the motherboard vendors are...
For needing a socket revision I presume you mean?
More than that goes into making another board. On top of that more BIOS to support and create
Naturally. Nothing do be done about it. I would have enjoyed popping it in my current board but it doesn't work like that with Intel - maybe for good reason, maybe for no real technical reason.
I just feel bad for them. Rushing for Ryzen... Struggling with Ryzen. Then preparing for TR. Also probably having no fun with the BIOS.
Then rushing for Intel... Getting everything done 3 months ahead. Finalize the BIOS way earlier. Then rush for CL, BIOS again, design, and certification
Seems a bad year for them. Those BIOS guys deserve a bonus
August, eh? I feel really sorry for Kaby Lake guys. Not that they have a 'bad' CPU or anything, and in fat they may not be feeling sorry for themselves and are quite contented, but I know if I had bought a 7600K or a 7700K six months ago, I'd be peeved right about now.
Yeah, for the first time I am actually feeling it to be honest. Now that I heard about this and read your post.
It all depends on for me really, if there's a higher core counted CPU launching, that will have a rather low TDP, around Kaby Lakes 91W max, and also an mITX board.
Then I might consider it, otherwise I'll just stick with my 7700K, as my options are and will be limited due to the upcoming case I am getting.
But if not, then I'm not all that mad really. Just sucks that Intel are truly tacking a at it's customers and doesn't seem to give a flying f*ck about it either.
So MB manufacturers dislike having to sell new boards instead of consumers just getting a new CPU that fits their old MB????I think you need to rethink you thoughts
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Plot twist: It could actually be the MB manufacturers idea to make new sockets all the time.![]()