Which CPU Socket Should I Get?

MrHumbleification · Sep 6, 2015

Right now I am using a LGA 1155 Socket. I looked around the internet and I saw that many newer CPUs are not supporting LGA 1155 at all. And the new CPU coming out later only supports the LGA 1151. So what CPU Socket do I get that will be futureproof for years to come. I really do not want to buy another motherboard so a new CPU will be supported.

My Build:
Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V LK
CPU: Intel i7 3770k
GPU: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 660
RAM: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 1 TB
Power Supply: Corsair GS600 600 watt

getochkn · Sep 6, 2015

Your CPU is fine and even the new 1151 sockets don't offer much of a boost, and future proof, ha, intel has been changing every year or so.

DonkeyOatie · Sep 6, 2015

The i7 3770K is an excellent CPU with several years of life ahead of it. Spend any money on an upgraded GPU.

gwapito · Sep 7, 2015

Is there something wrong with your cpu? If theres none, no need to upgrade. Your cpu can last you years to come. Change to a different socket once the cpu dies

MrHumbleification · Sep 7, 2015

Thank you all for your input. Looks like I shall be spending on a new GPU.

cr_ · Sep 26, 2015

I was hoping for an answer to this question as well, so far no one has answered it.

getochkn · Sep 26, 2015

cr_ :

What do you want to know? There is no future proof socket. Intel has been changing every year or so lately, so I really don't know what you want to know.

cr_ · Sep 26, 2015

getochkn :

I guess I was hoping for some inside info on which socket will likely be around the longest. I'm probably going with the 1151 but if there's a good reason not to I'd like to hear it. This is for a new build, so far all I have is a GTX 970.
It looks like OP is shopping for a MOBO like me, and trying to decide on a socket that will offer the most likelihood of future upgrades.

DonkeyOatie · Sep 27, 2015

There is no 'future proof' socket. Look at the past sequence:
2004 775
2008 1366
2009 1156
2011 1155
2011 2011
2013 1150
2015 1151

Only 2013-3 and 1151 have any likelihood of future upgrades. All the other sockets are 'dead' in the sense that new products are unlikely to be released for them. However, older chips, if you already gave them, are worthy of being retained, and given the limited range of 1151 chips ATM, 1150 system, while at the end of their life, are still viable options.

The only sockets which should be considered for NEW systems, are 1150, 1151, and 2011. I would expect that the 2011 will have the longest life of all, but that is not the same as endorsing it as the basis of a build. I think it will last longest because its development is slowest.

Upgrade only if you NEED to and wait as long as possible to do it, so that your new system starts out as 'modern' as possible.

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