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AMD Announces Socket AM5 Longevity till 2029 (www.techpowerup.com)
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[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

I was using the term upgrade just in reference to the relative performance delta between the two platforms from the perspective of someone deciding between which one to invest in. When I personally am making a buying decision between different tiers of equipment, I think of the more expensive option in terms of 'if it's worth the upgrade', even before any purchase has been made, if that makes sense.

You mentioned that you regret buying into a dead platform, AM4. AM6 does not yet exist, so your only other option when building/buying a new PC was AM5, and I'm pointing out that had you gone that route, it wouldn't have made a monumental difference in most average gaming scenarios. It only would've made a large-ish difference unless you were also able to afford a top of the line GPU and/or stuck with lower resolutions.

Did you mean that you wish you had stuck with whatever you had before you built your AM4 system and waited until AM6?

[–] artyom@piefed.social 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

You mentioned that you regret buying into a dead platform, AM4. AM6 does not yet exist, so your only other option when building/buying a new PC was AM5

You should scroll up and read again. My original comment was about when AM6 would be available.

Did you mean that you wish you had stuck with whatever you had before you built your AM4 system and waited until AM6?

No, I meant that I wish I had just bought into AM5 originally when it debuted, as is my current intention for AM6.

[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 1 points 3 weeks ago

I'm aware you started it asking about AM6, but I was responding to your comment farther below about regretting going with AM4.

I'm basically just making the case that you didn't really make that big a mistake going with AM4, is all.