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Well, they effectively changed the socket this generation as AFAICT you can't use new CPUs on any of the current x470 mobos.
by iaml 7y ago
Well, they effectively changed the socket this generation as AFAICT you can't use new CPUs on any of the current x470 mobos.
- madlynormal 7y agoActually, with a BIOS update, the new Zen 2 CPU's are indeed compatible with most x470, b450, and even 300 series motherboards.
- iaml 7y agoAMD recently responded on reddit that they don't want to fragment the market so they just make zen 2 not compatible with old boards. That was after announcements by board manufacturers about compatibility on their boards.
- effie 7y agoYou can put new Zen 2 cpus into old 370/470 boards, except the weakest ones. Maybe they will change socket for Zen 3.
- iaml 7y agoLooks like I was for some reason confusing pcie 4 compatibility (which will not be supported even on top end mobos) with cpu compatibility. Can't edit the post though.