LGA1155 Phase Out

[HammeR JoE]

Hi Guys,

 

Long time lurker here. I've finally decided to make an account because I think LTT is the best PC-based community on the planet by a long shot.

 

So I have a question, maybe someone can help with. I try to upgrade my PC on a 3 year cycle, and this year I've gone for ASUS' Strix 970OC, an enclosed water cooler and a new PSU. I wanted to do my mobo and CPU too, but doing my own research as I always do led me to a curious discovery.

 

In the two generations since my current LGA1155 3770, there is not a single comparable chip by model number that significantly beats out its performance. The 4770 wasn't much better, and I haven't seen a 5th gen that has made me really want to replace the i7 I already have, especially for the gaming I do and for my work. But during my research I began to think that it's a little strange that the LGA1155 socket has been almost completely phased out for 1150 and the new 2011. A lot of enthusiasts probably still have 1155 and we now cannot upgrade our boards to something with more features (for instance, I'd really like one of those new ASUS boards with wifi and bluetooth on those snazzy mPCIe slots, they even have M.2!).

 

So my question is, why have board makers stopped making 1155 boards when the CPUs are still sold on all the major retail stores? It makes, no sense to me....

[NeatSquidYT]

Not sure. The LGA1155 chips themselves have been cancelled, so I presume stores just wanna get rid of them. Motherboard manufacturers, however, probably supply less motherboards to places so they are harder to find nowadays.

[slightlyjaded]

Hi Guys,

 

Long time lurker here. I've finally decided to make an account because I think LTT is the best PC-based community on the planet by a long shot.

 

So I have a question, maybe someone can help with. I try to upgrade my PC on a 3 year cycle, and this year I've gone for ASUS' Strix 970OC, an enclosed water cooler and a new PSU. I wanted to do my mobo and CPU too, but doing my own research as I always do led me to a curious discovery.

 

In the two generations since my current LGA1155 3770, there is not a single comparable chip by model number that significantly beats out its performance. The 4770 wasn't much better, and I haven't seen a 5th gen that has made me really want to replace the i7 I already have, especially for the gaming I do and for my work. But during my research I began to think that it's a little strange that the LGA1155 socket has been almost completely phased out for 1150 and the new 2011. A lot of enthusiasts probably still have 1155 and we now cannot upgrade our boards to something with more features (for instance, I'd really like one of those new ASUS boards with wifi and bluetooth on those snazzy mPCIe slots, they even have M.2!).

 

So my question is, why have board makers stopped making 1155 boards when the CPUs are still sold on all the major retail stores? It makes, no sense to me....

Because while they're still sold, they are only produced in limited numbers, and there won't be a chip upgrade on that platform. There is no commercial reason for a board manufacturer to develop a new board for that platform when only limited numbers of people will buy it. There is also no upgrade path for anyone who does buy it.

[Sir Asvald]

Hi Guys,

 

Long time lurker here. I've finally decided to make an account because I think LTT is the best PC-based community on the planet by a long shot.

 

So I have a question, maybe someone can help with. I try to upgrade my PC on a 3 year cycle, and this year I've gone for ASUS' Strix 970OC, an enclosed water cooler and a new PSU. I wanted to do my mobo and CPU too, but doing my own research as I always do led me to a curious discovery.

 

In the two generations since my current LGA1155 3770, there is not a single comparable chip by model number that significantly beats out its performance. The 4770 wasn't much better, and I haven't seen a 5th gen that has made me really want to replace the i7 I already have, especially for the gaming I do and for my work. But during my research I began to think that it's a little strange that the LGA1155 socket has been almost completely phased out for 1150 and the new 2011. A lot of enthusiasts probably still have 1155 and we now cannot upgrade our boards to something with more features (for instance, I'd really like one of those new ASUS boards with wifi and bluetooth on those snazzy mPCIe slots, they even have M.2!).

 

So my question is, why have board makers stopped making 1155 boards when the CPUs are still sold on all the major retail stores? It makes, no sense to me....

Because Tech is always changing. 3-4 years is ideal for someone to change their system. 

[HammeR JoE]

Because Tech is always changing. 3-4 years is idle for someone to change their system. 

 

Well, that's true, but I'm always on a budget so I usually save up to get the parts that would really make a difference.

 

I get that the chipset changes, that's fine, but is it so hard to make a board with an older socket but with, say, 2015 gaming board features? I mean, obviously I wouldn't look to run quad-channel DDR4 with my current CPU, but curiously, there were very few premium Z77 boards back then, and they're prohibitively expensive now.

 

So my only option really is to upgrade to an 1150 or 2011 to buy a new board?

[Sir Asvald]

Well, that's true, but I'm always on a budget so I usually save up to get the parts that would really make a difference.

 

I get that the chipset changes, that's fine, but is it so hard to make a board with an older socket but with, say, 2015 gaming board features? I mean, obviously I wouldn't look to run quad-channel DDR4 with my current CPU, but curiously, there were very few premium Z77 boards back then, and they're prohibitively expensive now.

 

So my only option really is to upgrade to an 1150 or 2011 to buy a new board?

I don't think there is. Accept a few performance gains. 1150 is still more than enough for gaming and video editing.