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End of socket AM4

joedeath332

joedeath332

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I currently have an asus X470-f AM4 socket MB with a 2700X and am looking to upgrade and am undecided on amd or intel so i have a question if i was to stick with the AM4 socket and upgrade to say a 3800x will there be a next gen of release of chips from amd ( say 4***x series ) that will work with the AM4 socket or will the next gen of amd chips be on a new socket.
 
Yes we will have 1 generation more on the AM4 platform with the 4000 series that should launch sometime in around mid 2020 :)
A future bios update in 2020 for the asus X470-f will make it compatible.
 
no real point going to a 3800 from your chip. wait a year or two upgrade the lot. some four series boards have issues with current amd cpus.never mind the next lot. saves headaches.
 
As mentioned in above posts, the AM4 still has 1 more generation left in the 4000 series. If you are to upgrade its best to do it the following year
 
Thanks all for the fast replies, got to love this forum :)
i assume the step between the 2000>>3000 series will be around the step that we can assume will be between the 3000>>>4000 ??
 
~>Dg<~ said:
no real point going to a 3800 from your chip. wait a year or two upgrade the lot. some four series boards have issues with current amd cpus.never mind the next lot. saves headaches.
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My problem is that i mostly just use the PC for playing Sim games , with the main one being iRacing which unfortunately is single core dependant , and atm with my 2700x overclocked i am still getting frame drops in VR , ( GPU is a 1080ti ) , so i need to increase my HTz of my cpu. hense me thinking on going to intel again.
 
if thats all your soley playing get something like a 9700k nothing amd wise is going to perform the same and keep the same high fps . people will tell you it will but it wont in reality.

i guess it comes down to if you want value or performance. also how much youd gain.
 
~>Dg<~ said:
if thats all your soley playing get something like a 9700k nothing amd wise is going to perform the same and keep the same high fps . people will tell you it will but it wont in reality.

i guess it comes down to if you want value or performance. also how much youd gain.
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Translation "Reviews are lies"
 
Whilst Zen 3 (4000 gen) will use the AM4 socket, it doesn’t necessarily mean your board (or any other older AM4 board) will be supported fully or at all.
 
Rossi~ said:
Whilst Zen 3 (4000 gen) will use the AM4 socket, it doesn’t necessarily mean your board (or any other older AM4 board) will be supported fully or at all.
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No this is exactly what it means, any motherboard with the AM4 socket supports any Ryzen from 1000 to 4000 series CPU.
 
Tee Hee Johnson said:
*might.
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Yet to see an example where they haven't, there might be some A320 or A420 series boards.

I think this is an example where AMD put pressure, or provide monetary help to board vendors to keep up with compatibility, it is a promise AMD made and i'm still getting BIOS updates and fixes for my 3 years old B350.
 
I wouldn't bother buying AM4 only one more generation.

Id just wait until the new generation comes out personally.
 
humbug said:
No this is exactly what it means, any motherboard with the AM4 socket supports any Ryzen from 1000 to 4000 series CPU.
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Not strictly true. AFAIK X570 doesn't support 1st gen Zen full stop. And lower end boards only support Zen2 if the BIOS update is available.
 
humbug said:
Translation "Reviews are lies"
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translation is for what he wants the intel option is the better route to go. to give him what he seeks. after all the hyperbole waffle if you game and want the highest best performance you go intel. nothing has changed only the marketing trying and not get you to believe that. which is amds job so you buy there products. dont go from a 2700x to any newer amd cpu for gaming its a waste. the better gain is a 9700 or 9900k. if you see just performance. better experience. a 2700x is still a great gaming chip wouldnt personally swap it for any cpu right now. especially with a good gpu.

also when people talk about support. it might say it supports it in black and white but look how that turned out for many people. a board can support a later chip. its vrms can also cook eggs on em. its not always black and white. ideally new cpu platform change the mobo to match. if you doing things on the cheap expect oddities. things to go wrong.
 
~>Dg<~ said:
if thats all your soley playing get something like a 9700k nothing amd wise is going to perform the same and keep the same high fps . people will tell you it will but it wont in reality.

i guess it comes down to if you want value or performance. also how much youd gain.
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This is what i am thinking , though personally i don't think i'll get the 9900k as its just to expensive , so i'm torn between i5-9500k , i7-9700k , i7-8700k , or would i be better of getting the i7-9700KF ( do these overclock better that the 9700K ?? , as i will be overclocking the cpu )
 
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