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It seems so. The new chips use the same LGA2011-3 socket and a BIOS upgrade will likely be needed, like the change from Haswell to Haswell Refresh.

'Standard' Broadwell run in Haswell LGA1150 sockets, so I don't think Intel would be doing this if new motherboards were needed. Skylake-E is the generation that will require the new motherboard, and than won't be due for a year or two, I think.
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The new Broadwell-E will likely be a bit more efficient than the Haswell-E. On a purely price basis, it seems that the i7 5930K at $460 is not an especially good deal over i7 6850K at $440. The Broadwell is likely to be equivalent, or better, all around the block. Broadwell-E street-prices from Microcenter and Newegg are likely to be a little lower too.

This announcement has certainly caused me to change my plans. We need a video editor for the TV station at school and I was planning a 5820K system, but now the 6850 or even 6800 looks very attractive.

I'm old enough that I remember the MC6800, so that model designation brings back fond old memories.
 
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It seems so. The new chips use the same LGA2011-3 socket and a BIOS upgrade will likely be needed, like the change from Haswell to Haswell Refresh.

'Standard' Broadwell run in Haswell LGA1150 sockets, so I don't think Intel would be doing this if new motherboards were needed. Skylake-E is the generation that will require the new motherboard, and than won't be due for a year or two, I think.
 
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Thanks for Clearing my doubt.

 
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