I really hope the next big shakeup in the PC space changes up how components work with each other via motherboard.
As much as people say that PCs are great because they're upgradable, unless you're doing annual minor upgrades they're really not. If you use the same machine for 5+ years, your mobo is guaranteed out of date and upgrading anything besides storage is basically a full rebuild.
Even if you upgrade Intel to Intel or AMD to AMD you often need a new mobo because sockets change. I upgraded this year and couldn't even use my old ram because the new CPU architecture doesn't support it.
Sockets appear to have a slightly longer life where it used to be like every 15-20 months you would need a new mobo, the sockets are lasting a tad longer since the upgrade cycles have gotten longer. Memory standards last quite a bit so it’s important to align standards. Ultimately every choice has downsides
I really hope the next big shakeup in the PC space changes up how components work with each other via motherboard.
As much as people say that PCs are great because they're upgradable, unless you're doing annual minor upgrades they're really not. If you use the same machine for 5+ years, your mobo is guaranteed out of date and upgrading anything besides storage is basically a full rebuild.
Me when I bought a Ryzen CPU and I was too dumb to realize I needed a new mobo cause of socket
Even if you upgrade Intel to Intel or AMD to AMD you often need a new mobo because sockets change. I upgraded this year and couldn't even use my old ram because the new CPU architecture doesn't support it.
Sockets appear to have a slightly longer life where it used to be like every 15-20 months you would need a new mobo, the sockets are lasting a tad longer since the upgrade cycles have gotten longer. Memory standards last quite a bit so it’s important to align standards. Ultimately every choice has downsides
I hate how prevalent the upgrade advice is when all it comes down to is having the ability to upgrade your cpu 3 generations or not.