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Will new amd processors likely fit in old gen boards ?

Justintime said:
Honestly though, think to yourself have you ever just done a cpu upgrade? By the the time a Zen 3 setup becomes obsolete even Zen 4 might be in the same boat. For instance this very pc i'm using as my 'table' pc has a 3900X and 2080 ti, nice Asus x570 board and all but i doubt i'll even drop a 5xxx Ryzen in it as it more than does the job. Agree if you're buying from scratch though in a way.
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yeh i'm buying from scratch. i do envisage in 2025 when zen 4 is being superceded that'll i'll help give my pc an extra few years of life (i'm a gamer) by upgrading to a better zen 4 cpu and, especially, gpu. and maybe psu but i'm purposefully going big on psu now so maybe it's ok later.
 
Justintime said:
Honestly though, think to yourself have you ever just done a cpu upgrade? By the the time a Zen 3 setup becomes obsolete even Zen 4 might be in the same boat. For instance this very pc i'm using as my 'table' pc has a 3900X and 2080 ti, nice Asus x570 board and all but i doubt i'll even drop a 5xxx Ryzen in it as it more than does the job. Agree if you're buying from scratch though in a way.
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On my third AM4 chip currently. I Jumped on a highend X370 board at launch and it’s been the best platform I’ve had. Currently considering a 5950X upgrade or move to AM5.
 
Justintime said:
Honestly though, think to yourself have you ever just done a cpu upgrade? By the the time a Zen 3 setup becomes obsolete even Zen 4 might be in the same boat. For instance this very pc i'm using as my 'table' pc has a 3900X and 2080 ti, nice Asus x570 board and all but i doubt i'll even drop a 5xxx Ryzen in it as it more than does the job. Agree if you're buying from scratch though in a way.
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I paid over the odds on motherboard when I jumped to AM4 (£220 felt like a lot, but the x670 version is £650 :P ) knowing it had the VRM quality to handle anything this socket could throw at it.
With this motherboard I have run R7 1700, 3700X and now 5950X, each felt like a meaningful step for at least some of my uses (gaming/productivity).

If I hadn't had that upgrade path and was still on the 1700 (or even 3700X), I'd probably be more tempted by Zen4, but I think I'm now good until at least Zen5, maybe 6
 
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