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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 · 1 month agomessage-square117fedilink
minus-squareCaptain Aggravated@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month 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-up1·1 month 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.
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.