- Jun 11, 2016
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I've been out of the PC building game for a while, so I'm coming around to everything again, so sorry if this is an idiot-question.
Speaking exclusively for Intel boards, what's the best socket and chipset available now, for a midrange system? Do we expect any updates on the horizon immediately? My title is a bit of a misnomer, as I'm looking for something that will last a good long while, but not a $500 board. I just don't want to get caught with a socket that's on its way out or in the middle of a cycle, (similar to a situation of buying a 960 vid card when the RX480 is about 15 days from kicking your door down).
FWIW, I do illustration / graphic design and gaming. No insane rendering or other such things that would require an i7 proc (I don't think, anyway).
Thanks!
Speaking exclusively for Intel boards, what's the best socket and chipset available now, for a midrange system? Do we expect any updates on the horizon immediately? My title is a bit of a misnomer, as I'm looking for something that will last a good long while, but not a $500 board. I just don't want to get caught with a socket that's on its way out or in the middle of a cycle, (similar to a situation of buying a 960 vid card when the RX480 is about 15 days from kicking your door down).
FWIW, I do illustration / graphic design and gaming. No insane rendering or other such things that would require an i7 proc (I don't think, anyway).
Thanks!
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