Comet Lake Discussion Thread

[SteelCrysis]

https://www.tomshardware.com/news/gigaby...ds-pcie-40

News outlets VideoCardz and BenchLife have leaked images for various upcoming Z490 motherboards from Gigabyte. More importantly, the evidence suggests that while the motherboards support the PCIe 4.0 interface with Intel chips, the functionality isn't accessible yet.

Intel's original plan was to finally bring PCIe 4.0 support on this generation of motherboards. Sadly, the chipmaker ran into some problems with the Comet Lake chipset and just decided to abandon the idea completely.
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At any rate, it doesn't seem wise to jump on the Z490 Comet Lake bandwagon. On the motherboard side, you're paying extra for a feature that isn't readily available. On the processor side, you'll need to upgrade to a new processor to enjoy a feature that you already paid for, whether that be in the next six months or a year.