I apologize if this is a bad question or has already been asked. Why doesn’t intel (or AMD) create a socket with the maximum amount of pins possible that way every new CPU would be compatible with a bios update? Even if new gen CPUs don’t utilize all the pins it would leave headroom for new generations. Is it not possible going from 10nm to 7nm? Imagine creating LGA 3000 that could support the next 10 generations.

  • AnywhereHorrorX@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    CPU socket is not the only thing that has technological upgrades.

    You’d still be locked to a certain DDR ram, PCI etc generations.

    Imagine if they had made a LGA MAX socket during the DDR2 era. How would a 14th gen perform with DDR2? Or how would your RTX 4090 perform in an ancient PCI slot?