Gigabyte said, in a post on its own site reported on Friday, October 9, 2026, by PC Gamer, that new LGA1700 processors are expected in early 2027. The motherboard maker says it is preparing B760 and H610 models for those chips, via a BIOS update, without a board swap.
What Gigabyte said
In the text cited by PC Gamer, Gigabyte writes that the new processors are “built on socket LGA1700 and expected to launch in early 2027” and that they “bring fresh performance to an established platform.” With the latest BIOS, owners of B760 and H610 boards, DDR5 and DDR4 alike, could download the update, flash the BIOS, and drop in the CPU, without rebuilding the PC.
The company did not publish SKU names, core counts, clocks, or prices in that notice. Treating specific models as confirmed would go beyond what Gigabyte said.
Why LGA1700 is back on the radar
LGA1700 is the socket of 12th, 13th, and 14th Gen Intel Core, the Raptor Lake family and its predecessors. In August 2026, Robert Hallock, Intel vice president and general manager of the enthusiast channel, told Tom's Hardware that Raptor Lake chips would stay in the portfolio “for years to come.” His line, as quoted by PC Gamer: “LGA1700 is still a good socket. Lots of people are still interested in DDR4, so we'll keep offering, and you'll see pricing smooth out over time.”
The backdrop is memory pricing. DDR5 has been expensive enough that some buyers prefer to build or keep PCs on DDR4. LGA1700 processors of that generation have a controller that accepts DDR4 or DDR5, depending on the board. A new wave on the old socket would, in PC Gamer's reading, be an option for people who do not want to pay for new memory just to change CPUs.
What is not confirmed
- Intel did not, in this Gigabyte notice, detail an official lineup with names and shelf dates.
- Earlier reports, from June, spoke of a refresh informally called Raptor Lake Next, with production in early 2027. That remains reporting, not a Gigabyte spec sheet.
- The next Nova Lake generation, on a new socket, remains a separate platform. Gigabyte's notice does not replace it.
In practice, anyone with a B760 or H610 can watch the board's support page and wait for the BIOS. Until Intel or Gigabyte lists the models, the confirmed fact is this: Gigabyte expects new LGA1700 processors in early 2027 and says current boards, DDR4 and DDR5, can take them via BIOS.
Source: PC Gamer, based on a Gigabyte post and an earlier statement by Robert Hallock (Intel) to Tom's Hardware.
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