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I was just wondering when the X99 and 5th Gen i7s will become mainstream like below 400$? I am going to make a build of 2000$ in May next year and am currently going with a MSI Gaming 5 and a 4770K so will X99 be mainstream by then?

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Never

 

X_9 is an enthusiast platform.

 

The only time "x99" will become mainstream is when Z_7 supports hexa-core and octa-core cpus, in which case its not X99 thats becoming mainstream, but rather CPUs getting more powerful. 

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Did X79 become mainstream?

 

The mainstream chipsets are always the Z and H series. Z77/Z87/Z97/H87/H97 etc. I'd go with a i7-4790k for your build, or wait for Broadwell/Skylake.

 

ATM the CPU and motherboards arent that bad. It's the RAM that is fucking expensive. Broadwell/Skylake will accept DDR3 and DDR4

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They will forever be expensive; even when the next enthusiast platform launches.

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The Intel Xx9 sockets are never going to be mainstream. The H/B/Zx7 boards are mainstream.


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So, will the new i7 cpus come out on the z99 or a new platform by May?

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So, will the new i7 cpus come out on the z99 or a new platform by May?

They will be on 1151 (Z170 chipset).

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So, should I go with the new platform or the old one?

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So, should I go with the new platform or the old one?

It depends what are you using the PC for. X99 isn't that new compared to Z97. It's still Haswell. The reason why the numbers start with 5 is because Intel always makes the enthusiast platform with 1 number ahead of the mainstream ones. If you're just gaming, then go for an i5-4690K and a Z97 board.

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So, should I go with the new platform or the old one?

 

Go with whatever is out when you have the money and whatever you can afford. If it's the latest platform, go for the latest platform. If not, then get X99.

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I was just wondering when the X99 and 5th Gen i7s will become mainstream like below 400$? I am going to make a build of 2000$ in May next year and am currently going with a MSI Gaming 5 and a 4770K so will X99 be mainstream by then?

 

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Did X79 become mainstream?

 

The mainstream chipsets are always the Z and H series. Z77/Z87/Z97/H87/H97 etc. I'd go with a i7-4790k for your build, or wait for Broadwell/Skylake.

 

ATM the CPU and motherboards arent that bad. It's the RAM that is fucking expensive. Broadwell/Skylake will accept DDR3 and DDR4

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It depends what are you using the PC for. X99 isn't that new compared to Z97. It's still Haswell. The reason why the numbers start with 5 is because Intel always makes the enthusiast platform with 1 number ahead of the mainstream ones. If you're just gaming, then go for an i5-4690K and a Z97 board.

X99 not is actually newer then Z97

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X99 not is actually newer then Z97

I know. My point is that it's still Haswell.

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