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Guru3D.com » News » AMD ZEN3 to get see Series B450 and X470 motherboard support after all

AMD ZEN3 to get see Series B450 and X470 motherboard support after all

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 05/19/2020 04:27 PM | source: | 89 comment(s)
AMD ZEN3 to get see Series B450 and X470 motherboard support after all

AMD just issued a press statement where they are explaining that AMD B450 and X470 chipsets could become compatible with the new “Zen 3” era of processors.

As AMD heads into the upcoming “Zen 3” architecture, there are considerable technical challenges that face a CPU socket as long-lived as AMD Socket AM4.  For example, AMD recently announced that they would not support “Zen 3” on AMD 400 Series motherboards due to serious constraints in SPI ROM capacities in most of the AMD 400 Series motherboards. This is not the first time a technical hurdle has come up with Socket AM4 given the longevity of this socket, but it is the first time our enthusiasts have faced such a hurdle. Over the past week, AMD has closely reviewed your feedback on that news: they've watched every video, read every comment, and saw every Tweet.

-- AMD -- We hear that many of you hoped for a longer upgrade path. We hear your hope that AMD B450 and X470 chipsets would carry you into the “Zen 3” era. Our experience has been that large-scale BIOS upgrades can be difficult and confusing especially as processors come on and off the support lists.  As the community of Socket AM4 customers has grown over the past three years, our intention was to take a path forward that provides the safest upgrade experience for the largest number of users.  However, we hear you loud and clear when you tell us you would like to see B450 or X470 boards extended to the next generation “Zen 3” products. As the team weighed your feedback against the technical challenges we face, we decided to change course. As a result, we will enable an upgrade path for B450 and X470 customers that adds support for next-gen AMD Ryzen Processors with the “Zen 3” architecture.  This decision is very fresh, but here is a first look at how the upgrade path is expected to work for customers of these motherboards.

  1. We will develop and enable our motherboard partners with the code to support “Zen 3”-based processors in select beta BIOSes for AMD B450 and X470 motherboards.
  2. These optional BIOS updates will disable support for many existing AMD Ryzen™ Desktop Processor models to make the necessary ROM space available.
  3. The select beta BIOSes will enable a one-way upgrade path for AMD Ryzen Processors with “Zen 3,” coming later this year. Flashing back to an older BIOS version will not be supported.
  4. To reduce the potential for confusion, our intent is to offer BIOS download only to verified customers of 400 Series motherboards who have purchased a new desktop processor with “Zen 3” inside. This will help us ensure that customers have a bootable processor on-hand after the BIOS flash, minimizing the risk a user could get caught in a no-boot situation.
  5. Timing and availability of the BIOS updates will vary and may not immediately coincide with the availability of the first “Zen 3”-based processors.
  6. This is the final pathway AMD can enable for 400 Series motherboards to add new CPU support. CPU releases beyond “Zen 3” will require a newer motherboard.
  7. AMD continues to recommend that customers choose an AMD 500 Series motherboard for the best performance and features with our new CPUs.

There are still many details to iron out, but we’ve already started the necessary planning. As we get closer to the launch of this upgrade path, you should expect another post like this to provide the remaining details and a walkthrough of the specific process. 

 

 







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jbscotchman
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#5789992 Posted on: 05/19/2020 04:32 PM
What an exciting news story to start the day. Personally though I bought my B450 board with the iintention of going no higher than a 3700X. I really don't see a smooth transition happening with B450 and Zen 3.

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#5789993 Posted on: 05/19/2020 04:35 PM
AMD really need to sort their PR department. A lot of the flack they get is easily avoidable. Good to see them revert.


AMD are pretty famous for doing pretty good and then being their own worst enemy and its usually because of their marketing people.



I'd like to think they will change because of this, but this isn't the last time this will happen.

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#5790003 Posted on: 05/19/2020 04:55 PM
They wanted to pull an intel but after all the negativity they are like "it works now", hah.

Just shows that they at same crap.

Venix
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#5790010 Posted on: 05/19/2020 05:06 PM
AMD are pretty famous for doing pretty good and then being their own worst enemy and its usually because of their marketing people.



I'd like to think they will change because of this, but this isn't the last time this will happen.

Amd's marketing team some times ....it really impresses me ... when you think they can not screw up more ...they always find a way to prove me wrong and reach new heights of fail .... they really need to work on their marketing

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#5790012 Posted on: 05/19/2020 05:09 PM
NOICE!!!

My 2700X is now shaking with fear at the thought of losing its cosy X470 home...

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