Eventually the Intel Z390 chipset will replace the Z370 chipset, thus becoming the standard chipset for high-end and eight-core processors.
When the existence of Intel's Z390 chipsets became known, it was thought that these motherboards would be exclusive for eight-core processors. New information that has just emerged thanks to a roadmap from Intel itself, which indicates that the Z390 will arrive to replace the Z370 chipset. This new chipset is an update of the current chipset, but adding support for USB 3.1 ports and 802.11ac WiFi connectivity.
Intel will replace the Z370 chipset with the Z390 chipset, finally.
A few days ago it was reported about the BIOS update that would support eight-core processors for the Intel Z370 chipset. Thus it is confirmed that finally the current motherboards if they would support the new eight-core processors without having to change the motherboard.
The leaked images have also confirmed that the Intel X299 chipset will not have any changes so far or at least until the first quarter of 2019. According to the roadmap, it will be at that time when the Skylake-X will be replaced by the new high-end processors. Cascade Lake-X performance.
Some of the major motherboard manufacturers have already started to inform customers about the recall of some of their models or at least have been discontinued. We know little else about the new motherboards that are about to hit the market.
We must emphasize that the important thing about motherboards for eight-core processors are the VRMs, which must be of good quality and powerful enough to power these processors and have a good heatsink, so that the VRMs do not overheat. motherboards.
Source: VZ
