Intel to release new CPUs on old socket in early 2027 says Gigabyte
www.pcgamer.com
Likely to offer new options with DDR4 support.

So you mean to tell me they had the technology the whole time to make upgraded modular chips and sell them for pre-existing computer architecture but chose not to because they knew people would pay for the shiny new toys.

There’s a chip crisis and SUDDENLY!!! We’re all able to use new technologies on old computer architectures…

Call it supply and demand but I think that’s fucked up nm which way you look at it.

I read that and then immediately thought to myself, so they just chose not to release upgrades for old architectures and speed released a shit load of new hardware they knew people would pay OTA for.

This whole time they could’ve actually been making old computers better than they are and make it so the consumer didn’t have to spend a fuck load on upgrades but waited till a chip shortage to do it…

  • historicaldocuments@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    9 hours ago

    they had the technology the whole time to make upgraded modular chips and sell them for pre-existing computer architecture

    I’ve heard that it’s also possible to make consumer motherboards with ECC RAM and no built-in wifi as well, but surely someone would’ve tried that by now if is was technologically possible.

    Maybe the RISC-V RVA23 push will be able to figure it out.

      • historicaldocuments@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        46 minutes ago

        I wasn’t aware of any for consumer level chips. All I really want is a basic motherboard+processor with ECC RAM and solid electronics with good capacitors and power filters like the manufacturers seem to be doing for the high end gaming rigs, but without a lot of bells and whistles that need to be turned off as part of the “new computer” process.