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[–] Dettweiler42@lemmy.dbzer0.com 32 points 4 days ago (1 children)

They also bring a "dying transitor problem we don't feel like fixing" to the party, too

[–] burrito@sh.itjust.works 22 points 4 days ago (1 children)

And a constantly changing socket so you have to get a new motherboard every time.

[–] PieMePlenty@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Honestly, not a big deal if you build PC's to last 6-7 years, since you will be targeting a new RAM generation every time.

[–] alsimoneau@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 days ago

Upgraded from a 1600 to a 5600, same mobo

If only your CPU becomes a limiting factor at one point you can simply upgrade your CPU to a few generations newer cpu without having to swap out your motherboard. You can't really do that with Intel (AFAIK they switch platforms every 2 CPU generations so depending on your CPU you may not be table to upgrade at all (can happen with AMD too, but not that frequent)