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Is Intel Planning To Kill Enthusiast PCs?

Posted by samzenpus on from the have-someone-do-it dept.

OceanMan7 writes "According to a story by Charlie Demerjian, a long-time hardware journalist, Intel's next generation of x86 CPUs, Broadwell, will not come in a package having pins. Hence manufacturers will have to solder it onto motherboards. That will likely seriously wound the enthusiast PC market. If Intel doesn't change their plans, the future pasture for enthusiasts looks like it will go to ARM chips or something from offshore manufacturers."

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  1. Re:Even if this was true... by vikingpower · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    What the hell, dude - how can a friggin' toy be christian ???? What a heap of BS !

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    Religous speak to God. Insane are spoken to by God. When all shut up, one can finally hear Shostakovich in peace
  2. Re:Even if this was true... by h4rr4r · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I meant 90% of computer uses. Web browser, email client, etc. I don't need chrome, but I do need a web browser. I don't need pidgin, but I do need a multiprotocal chat client. Most software is like that, totally interchangeable.

    Not all enthusiasts are interested in the beefiest machine they can find.