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ascott08
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Quick question - i am going to be buying my brothers ryzen 2700x and 2070 super off him on the extreme cheap and building my own rig, Going itx due to space. 

 

Part of me wants to go Z570 for the motherboard for future proofing and a better set up but they are 3 times the prices at least of what i can get a b450 for. Baring in mind I wont upgrade again for 3 or 4 years is it worth saving and getting the b450 now and assuming that even z570 will be out of date when i come buy again?

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Socket wise/CPU drop in upgrade later down the line is essentially worthless, if you're guessing 3-4 years later. AMD has expressed the chances of them continuing to use socket AM4 for their next generation of CPUs to be slim. So unless you're looking to upgrade to a 5000 series Ryzen, or have something in mind for the features of a X570 chipset/expensive board then no point in going for an X570 board over B450. 

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In general it is good to think of the CPU and the motherboard as a joint PC component. It is not just sockets, as others have mentioned, but loads of other motherboard and CPU capabilities that are tied together, and often change in the 4-5 year lifespan of a CPU. Only consider CPU upgrades separate from the mobo if you already have a specific chip to upgrade to in mind.

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