AMD could be readying the Ryzen 4000 lineup and the X670 chipset for a late 2020 launch, according to a report from MyDrivers. Ryzen 4000 is expected to feature good IPC improvements and slightly higher clocks than the current Zen 2 lineup. Also being speculated is that Zen 3 will be the last of the Socket AM4 processors as Zen 4 will likely make the transition to Socket AM5 keeping in mind developments with respect to DDR5 and PCIe Gen5.
https://www.notebookcheck.net/Ryzen-4000-and-X670-to-launch-in-late-2020-Socket-AM5-to-debut-with-Ryzen-5000.446653.0.html
Whatever else happens when AM4 is replaced by AM5, whatever you do, AMD, don't make the new AM5 motherboards require new mounting systems for coolers.
The need for new cooler mounting systems with AM4 was disastrous. This completely needlessly hobbled anyone creating a Ryzen build. Even now, with Ryzen murdering Intel in the custom desktop space, there are still plenty of coolers which can't be used in a Ryzen system.
Frankly, even maintaining AM5 backward compatibility with AM4 would be a waste of time. AMD should do what they should have done with AM4 - just specify a mounting standard compatible with Intel mounting standards.Literally everybody wins.
No can do. Design the cooling fitting as you see fit.
Those who decide what CPU to buy depending on what cooler is available... don't have their priorities straight.
A good cooler is important. To have the extremely specific cooler you want... not that much.
Quote from: Barney856 on December 09, 2019, 00:02:12
Whatever else happens when AM4 is replaced by AM5, whatever you do, AMD, don't make the new AM5 motherboards require new mounting systems for coolers.
The need for new cooler mounting systems with AM4 was disastrous. This completely needlessly hobbled anyone creating a Ryzen build. Even now, with Ryzen murdering Intel in the custom desktop space, there are still plenty of coolers which can't be used in a Ryzen system.
Frankly, even maintaining AM5 backward compatibility with AM4 would be a waste of time. AMD should do what they should have done with AM4 - just specify a mounting standard compatible with Intel mounting standards.Literally everybody wins.
That's why I always buy Noctua because they provide new mounts for new sockets.
I realy dont think that there will be a move to pcie 5.0 for consumer pcs the next 5 years. It makes no sense, GPUs are not able to use PCI E 3.0 x16 fully, SSDs are not able to use the full power of PCI E lanes, forsure you can install less lanes but the passed showed us that lot of lanes is possible to why should you go directly for the next tech if you can milk the pci e 4.0 for some years??