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What do we think the life span of AM4 will be?

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We know that the AM4 will not be compatible compatible with old AM3+ CPU's (Possibly because it'll be a LGA socket?) and that AMD has a habit of making new chips on new sockets that work with the older socket. So if some one bought an M4 motherboard when the first come out how long do you think they would be able install the latest AMD CPU's (with BIOS Updates)? Do you think it'll be longer than the new lifespan of Intel sockets due to their new "process-architecture-optimization" model? (~3 1/2 years)

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AM4 is PGA. Probably more than 4. They've spent a ton making this socket 

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its gonna be a loooong life... at least thats what they are planing... but we'll probably see some updates on it.. like am4+ etc.... dunno... I dont have a crystall ball

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9 minutes ago, SukaroBlue said:

We know that the AM4 will not be compatible compatible with old AM3+ CPU's (Possibly because it'll be a LGA socket?) and that AMD has a habit of making new chips on new sockets that work with the older socket. So if some one bought an M4 motherboard when the first come out how long do you think they would be able install the latest AMD CPU's (with BIOS Updates)? Do you think it'll be longer than the new lifespan of Intel sockets due to their new "process-architecture-optimization" model? (~3 1/2 years)

The support life for AM4 will be around 5 years, I'd say they will have 2 generations of products you can put into it.  I think AMD will start moving towards a "tick tock" model similar to what you see with Intel.

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3 minutes ago, JefferyD90 said:

The support life for AM4 will be around 5 years, I'd say they will have 2 generations of products you can put into it.  I think AMD will start moving towards a "tick tock" model similar to what you see with Intel.

Similar to what we no longer see with intel.

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10 minutes ago, TheGamingBarrel said:

Similar to what we no longer see with intel.

intel recently increaced socket life by a year. but no i agree probably way longer than Intel.

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25 minutes ago, TheGamingBarrel said:

Similar to what we no longer see with intel.

I'm not talking about their CPU "tick tick tock" I'm talking about their platform.

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