Broadwell chips delayed yet again

Initially Broadwell was scheduled for early 2014 but Intel couldn't deliver the new low power 14nm
chips due to manufacturing difficulties. Now it looks like they still won't arrive in Apple products
till at least 2015. Here's what Macrumors.com has to say on the issue:

"Intel's continual Broadwell delays are likely impacting Apple's own release plans. Rumors have suggested Apple is planning a fall launch of a refreshed Retina MacBook Pro and a new 12-inch MacBook Air, but it is unclear which chips the company will use. Apple may only be able to offer a minor Haswell processor boost for the Retina MacBook Pro, which will be the only update the line sees until Broadwell is ready. Apple has already given the MacBook Air a Haswell refresh bump alongside a price drop with an update in late April. "

The ideal situation for those with Z97 chipset systems would be for Apple to use the currently available Z/H97 chipset in the next Retina Macbook Pro due out this Fall. If that happens then some
or all of the current problems with Z/H97 CustoMacs will go away and make an install less of a . Apple could of course keep the '87 chipset and use a Haswell refresh CPU which would not make any difference to what happens when we try to install OS X on a Z/H97 mobo.

Hmm, say they do use a Z/H97 board in the new rMBP, can on upgrade one of those motherboards from Haswell to Broadwell? I think I've seen that somewhere that the new board will support the 5th gen processors, but I'm not sure...

stiligFox said:

Hmm, say they do use a Z/H97 board in the new rMBP, can on upgrade one of those motherboards from Haswell to Broadwell? I think I've seen that somewhere that the new board will support the 5th gen processors, but I'm not sure...

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This is from a May 22nd article by thepcenthusiast.com

"How about the Intel Broadwell processors for the desktop PC, or for the Z97 and ZH97 motherboards that were recently released in the market? Unfortunately for PC enthusiasts and System builders, we will have to wait for one more year (starting today), since the BDW-H 4+3e LGA platform will be released by week 21 to week 26 of 2015, or somewhere in June of 2015.

This means that we won’t be seeing Broadwell processors for desktop PC for another year. And if you are going to buy the upcoming Intel Core i7-4790K or Core i5-4690K this June, you will have 1 year to enjoy the processors until the next generation 14nm CPUs comes out. For those who are going to buy a Z97 or H97 based motherboard anytime soon, don’t you worry because the 5th Gen. Broadwell processors are fully compatible with the Intel 9 series motherboards. Unfortunately for 8 series motherboard users, they may no longer be backwards compatible."

We know for certain that Apple will use Broadwell chips in many of the 2015 refresh Macs so that
is great news for everyone with a Z/H97 motherboard in their CustoMac.

trs96 said:

This is from a May 22nd article by thepcenthusiast.com

"How about the Intel Broadwell processors for the desktop PC, or for the Z97 and ZH97 motherboards that were recently released in the market? Unfortunately for PC enthusiasts and System builders, we will have to wait for one more year (starting today), since the BDW-H 4+3e LGA platform will be released by week 21 to week 26 of 2015, or somewhere in June of 2015.

This means that we won’t be seeing Broadwell processors for desktop PC for another year. And if you are going to buy the upcoming Intel Core i7-4790K or Core i5-4690K this June, you will have 1 year to enjoy the processors until the next generation 14nm CPUs comes out. For those who are going to buy a Z97 or H97 based motherboard anytime soon, don’t you worry because the 5th Gen. Broadwell processors are fully compatible with the Intel 9 series motherboards. Unfortunately for 8 series motherboard users, they may no longer be backwards compatible."

We know for certain that Apple will use Broadwell chips in many of the 2015 refresh Macs so that
is great news for everyone with a Z/H97 motherboard in their CustoMac.

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