Agent_Karyo@piefed.world to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 4 days agoGamers desert Intel in droves, as Steam share plummets from 81% to 55.6% in just five yearswww.club386.comexternal-linkmessage-square119fedilinkarrow-up1643arrow-down12
arrow-up1641arrow-down1external-linkGamers desert Intel in droves, as Steam share plummets from 81% to 55.6% in just five yearswww.club386.comAgent_Karyo@piefed.world to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square119fedilink
minus-square1Fuji2Taka3Nasubi@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·4 days agoAMD tried the Intel thing too by stopping support of past generation CPU on latter AM4 boards though. Only after public outcry did they scrap that. Wouldn’t put it past them to try it again on AM5.
minus-squareCaptain Aggravated@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 days agoAre there a lot of people wanting to plug Zen 1 chips into B550 motherboards? Usually it’s the other way around, upgrading chip in an old motherboard.
minus-square1Fuji2Taka3Nasubi@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoIt can happen if the old motherboard failed, which was more likely than the CPU failing. There was talk of not providing firmware update for old chipsets to support new gen CPU as well, which is relevant to the cases you mentioned.
AMD tried the Intel thing too by stopping support of past generation CPU on latter AM4 boards though. Only after public outcry did they scrap that. Wouldn’t put it past them to try it again on AM5.
Are there a lot of people wanting to plug Zen 1 chips into B550 motherboards? Usually it’s the other way around, upgrading chip in an old motherboard.
It can happen if the old motherboard failed, which was more likely than the CPU failing.
There was talk of not providing firmware update for old chipsets to support new gen CPU as well, which is relevant to the cases you mentioned.