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LGA 1150 or LGA 1155 for futureproof gaming

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Im trying to decide on a new cpu for my build and I cant decide on which socket type to get.
I want to use it for gaming but I also want a socket type so that when I need a new cpu new versions will be out.
I know its hard to futureproof a PC but im just wondering if any of you could give me some advice :D

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Get a 1150 motherboard, with the Z97 chipset.

There's no such thing as future proofing, but that's the closest that exists right now.

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Get the LGA 1150 with either Z87 or Z97 if you want something new but I know people still running P67 and Z68 with Core i5-2500K's and Core i7-2600K's that are still incredibly powerful (even against Haswell) and will be for quite a while yet.

 

EDIT: Also there is no such thing as 'Future Proof' mate :)

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Get a 1150 motherboard, with the Z97 chipset.

There's no such thing as future proofing, but that's the closest that exists right now.

^This.

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Im trying to decide on a new cpu for my build and I cant decide on which socket type to get.

I want to use it for gaming but I also want a socket type so that when I need a new cpu new versions will be out.

I know its hard to futureproof a PC but im just wondering if any of you could give me some advice :D

There's like, 5 mobos available for 1155 in aus, future proofing doesn't usually include going backwards.

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the 2600k is still very strong, Haswell doesn't perform that much better, and I hear that a refresh is close by, so why not wait for that? 

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1150 will be around about 2 more years

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LGA 1155 master race with our far better OCing chips. [until the 5th series in mainstream though]

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I am Also Building My New Gaming PC.. I just went with " MSI Z97 Gaming 5 "Mobo with " 4th gen i7 4770k LGA 1150 " ..   The Mobo also suports 4th and 5th Gen Cpu.. So that should be Helpful in the Future if u want to buy 5th Gen processors... 

 

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