How long would AM4 socket be supported?

[Joe Jackman]

And what motherboard should I buy, for future proofing (for at least 5 to 6 years). 

Going for a cheap build.

[Energycore]

AMD said something about 5+ years of support for the AM4 socket.

 

Intel's LGA 1151-2 (from Coffee Lake) probably will only last one more year, two at most. Every Intel platform has lasted 2 generations.

 

Hopefully AMD releases at least two more gens in 5 years though

[Jurrunio]

Just now, Energycore said:

AMD said something about 5+ years of support for the AM4 socket.

 

Intel's LGA 1151-2 (from Coffee Lake) probably will only last one more year, two at most. Every Intel platform has lasted 2 generations.

 

Hopefully AMD releases at least two more gens in 5 years though

I thought AMD's AM4 promise last till 2020?

[NewHopeTech]

Pretty sure AMD said they'll be supporting through at least 2020

[Energycore]

Just now, Jurrunio said:

I thought AMD's AM4 promise last till 2020?

Oh, I must have misremembered.

 

2020 is two more years, give or take depending what month in 2020. That should be still more than Intel, probably.

[TheRandomness]

Well, AM4 is going to support Ryzen, Ryzen +, Ryzen 2 and Ryzen 3 (And anything inbetween). So, from now until Ryzen 3 launches will it be supported in terms of hardware, who knows how long it'll be supported in terms of drivers.

[Guest The Viking]

till 2020, so 4 years if you count 2017 launch. I would get either a x370 mobo OR wait for the x470 to launch, as they have been revised and improved (extra temp stuff for example).

 

If you plan on keeping the mobo till 2020 I would invest in a good one. I personnally use the taichi x370, pretty good overall, you can have it for around 230 euro. Ryzen refresh/+ should be released around april, you could get one of those chips as they are sligthly better than the current gen, and then upgrade again with Zen2 (zen2 refresh  maybe?) in 2020.

[Joe Jackman]

10 minutes ago, The Viking said:

till 2020, so 4 years if you count 2017 launch. I would get either a x370 mobo OR wait for the x470 to launch, as they have been revised and improved (extra temp stuff for example).

 

If you plan on keeping the mobo till 2020 I would invest in a good one. I personnally use the taichi x370, pretty good overall, you can have it for around 230 euro. Ryzen refresh/+ should be released around april, you could get one of those chips as they are sligthly better than the current gen, and then upgrade again with Zen2 (zen2 refresh  maybe?) in 2020.

10 minutes ago, The Viking said:

till 2020, so 4 years if you count 2017 launch. I would get either a x370 mobo OR wait for the x470 to launch, as they have been revised and improved (extra temp stuff for example).

 

If you plan on keeping the mobo till 2020 I would invest in a good one. I personnally use the taichi x370, pretty good overall, you can have it for around 230 euro. Ryzen refresh/+ should be released around april, you could get one of those chips as they are sligthly better than the current gen, and then upgrade again with Zen2 (zen2 refresh  maybe?) in 2020.

What is deciding difference between x370 and other older boards like b350.

[andrewmp6]

There is always going to be budget motherboards for any socket and chipset even in 5 years from now.I would build the best you can today and get some years out of it.When it starts to get old and slow save up again and build another pc fresh.

[Guest The Viking]

difference between b350 and x370 is the usual, some extra stuff for overclocking, some extra things here and there such as maybe more m.2 slots or more sata slots, etc. If you plan to overclock then you need an x370 who has more power phases than b350s.