Why not? Retailers make millions, order and return away. I used to slightly care, not so much anymore.
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AMD Zen 2 (Ryzen 3000) - *** NO COMPETITOR HINTING ***
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It went well. I had renamed the file incorrectly the first time so it wouldnt flash. I fixed my mistake and it worked flawlessly
Technically when I get the 3800X/3900X it should boot now haha
I'm just really hoping there are x570 boards under £200, £250 at a push. I'm not interested in getting an older tech board and flashing it.
I've been stalling on upgrades for years. Every new launch thread you'll find me in there posting about my i7 930 I desperately want to replace but for some reason or another I skip and wait another year.
A 9700k or 9900k was to be last port that I got off at and upgraded but "lol prices" so I skipped it, and here I am beyond all personal expectations and am hyped for an AMD CPU. I've not had an AMD CPU since 2010 and only 1 Intel CPU but over the years I've never looked at AMD as an option until now, the buzz around Zen 2 is electric. My brother even wants to upgrade but I convinced him to wait for Zen 2.
My concern is that this time AMD seem to be putting out a more powerful CPU and still cheaper. But what's it worth if the entry price is equal to Intel because of the x570 boards being priced so high. In that scenario I'd feel better buying Intel, which could get cheaper with the price drop rumours.
Could well end up being disappointed again and seeing what next year brings.
I've been stalling on upgrades for years. Every new launch thread you'll find me in there posting about my i7 930 I desperately want to replace but for some reason or another I skip and wait another year.
A 9700k or 9900k was to be last port that I got off at and upgraded but "lol prices" so I skipped it, and here I am beyond all personal expectations and am hyped for an AMD CPU. I've not had an AMD CPU since 2010 and only 1 Intel CPU but over the years I've never looked at AMD as an option until now, the buzz around Zen 2 is electric. My brother even wants to upgrade but I convinced him to wait for Zen 2.
My concern is that this time AMD seem to be putting out a more powerful CPU and still cheaper. But what's it worth if the entry price is equal to Intel because of the x570 boards being priced so high. In that scenario I'd feel better buying Intel, which could get cheaper with the price drop rumours.
Could well end up being disappointed again and seeing what next year brings.
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Exactly. Being the same price everyone will just get a Nvidia super instead. It's like clockwork, Another year of AMD making stupid decisions. AGAIN???
Zen 2+ should be on AM4
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If 4XXX is the same as 2XXX in terms of improvement, it's basically pointless for people looking at upgrading unless you're increasing your core count.
I bought a 2700 from a 1700.
Wasn't really worth it lol.
I did gain 200MHZ though. Woo.
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Yes, that seems very likely as Zen3 seems to be a mild refresh on an optimised 7nm+ process.
Whether board manufactures will offer BIOS upgrades for all generations of boards is another thing but possible.
Getting a latest generation board should help.
the 3900X is miles ahead
Depends if it uses the AM4 socket.
If it is a tweak of Zen 2, then it would make sense that it does.
hahahah ikr?
Ivm in Germany (CET) and my one friend living in the UK still talks about himself being an hour behind me, so I have no idea if it'a gonna be 2pm or 3pm for me 
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don't expect it, we know it, because it's 100% confirmed by AMD that Zen 3 is DDR4 + PCIe4 and AM4
I can't imagine they move a mainstream socket onto DDR5 before anything else does and has created an actual DDR5 market.
Where?
Seems that the final AGESA needed to properly run the chips is being purposely held back until launch day.
Which would explain why people who managed to get a chip early are struggling to do much with it. I assume reviewers already have it for their testing though.
That's annoying, so no one will be able to validate how x370 / 470 boards run with the new CPUs until sometime after Sunday ?
Really want to get a 12core and finally be able to run at XMP specs for my ram !
Thats good.
Thinking of getting a good mobo but lower end cpu, so i've got a nice jump option in future.
I had this thought too lol
Im still gona wait to be honest, 2700X @4.2Ghz All Core with 1.365v (-0.125 offset) is running fine for everything i do right now
Just hope these benchmarks dont give me the upgrade itch right away
hahahah ikr?
3pm, Germany does CEST doesn't it?
You're wrong.
https://optocrypto.com/amd-zen-3-milan-processors-will-not-use-ddr5/amp/
it's just one link but you'll find the same information dozens of places on the interwebz