Installed party attention to buy the motherboard please bypass the short-lived 200 series!

After AMD introduced Ryzen, it has to be said that Intel finally ushered in the most powerful challenge, the third quarter will confirm the launch of the next-generation Core processor, the eighth-generation Core processor is said to increase the number of core, performance has increased dramatically, the interface is still It is LGA1151. Is it exciting? All LGA1151 should mean that it can be compatible with 200 series or even 100 series motherboards. But you are wrong! Although the 300 series chipset that is matched with it is still an LGA1151 interface, it is not compatible with existing products! In this way, the 200 series chipset becomes a standard short-lived ghost.

300 series motherboards have what?

The 300 series motherboards currently look divided into two types. Yes, you read it correctly. There are two types of high probability. The first one is the products listed with the first batch of eight generations of Core processors to match the first two Core i7-8700K and Core i5-8600K frequency-locked products. The code name is Kaby Lake-R PCH. Is it familiar? R is the meaning of Refresh, just like the original Haswell Refresh processor that squeezed toothpaste. The biggest difference between the 300 series chipset is almost the same as the 200 series chipset. It is very likely that the memory support frequency has become DDR4 2666 (sorry, this is still the credit of the processor), and then it has made a new Ao Teng memory support rule. (Is anyone used?).

What are the benefits of doing this? Of course, re-sell the motherboard again because it is incompatible with the 200 series chipset! And it is very likely that Intel will adjust the LGA1151 pin definition, so that motherboard makers can not use their imagination to make a combination of 200 series + eight generations of Core.

Next on the second motherboard is the product codenamed Cannon Lake PCH. This is strictly a true 300 series chipset. Because of its changes are much larger than the 200 series chipset: including integrated USB 3.1 Gen.2, 802.11ac Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.0, SDXC 3.0 controller, a new generation of Thunderbolt (supports DisplayPort 1.4), programmable quad-core audio DSP, SoundWire digital audio interface and more. At the same time, it is more important that the number of PCI-E channels is increased to 30, of which 24 are all PCI-E 3.0 (which can support more high-speed interfaces, such as USB 3.1, etc.), far exceeding the design of the 200-series chipset. And, it seems that this chipset seems to be ready for the 9th generation Core.

200 series motherboard how to do?

In this way, the 200-series chipset is a good one. With the work of the Core Duo processors of the 6th and 7th generations, the 100-series chipset can handle it completely. Although the 200 series more than DDR4 2400 specifications support, but the contrast 100 series support DDR4 2133 performance is limited; and the 200 series is the biggest feature is to support Ao Teng memory, but this Dongdong really popular rate is too low, not to mention the 300 series New specifications are required; the last is the number of PCI-E channels. True, the 200 series chipsets provide more PCI-E 3.0 channels than the 100 series chipsets, but most of the installed capacity is now just a graphics card, and there is less demand for expansion. It's pitiful, of course, that PCI-E channels such as those used by USB 3.0 are quite adequate.

Since its inception last year, the 200-series chipset is likely to be in the end of history at the end of the year. Will this embarrassing chipset have to say goodbye before it is too late?

100 series motherboard is expected to "long standby"

The news of the 300 series chipset not only has an impact on the 200 series chipset motherboards, but also greatly benefits the 100 series chipset motherboards - cheaper prices, longer "standby" time, no doubt so looking 100 The chipset will become a longevity product, especially if you use a BIOS to use seven generations of Core Duo. This is far more important than supporting a bit of memory and a few more PCI-E 3.0 channels. It now appears that motherboards such as the H110 are likely to become "super long standby kings" after the H61.

So now there is a small partner installed capacity may wish to properly measure it, is it right? Wait a few months to meet the 300 series + eight generations Core Duo; anxious, or 100 series +7 generation Core Duo, no way, the price is too high. Of course, if you want to think of a 7700K overclocking, the Z270 is still the best choice (Z170 and Z270 have a smaller difference).