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I've done it, just this last weekend infact. Went from a Pentium G3258 nicely overclocked at 4.5ghz to a 2nd hand 4670k overclocked to 4.2.

But if you are thinking of upgradeability of CPUs you are much much better sticking with AMD, who don't change their CPU socket every couple of years.



Well, they effectively changed the socket this generation as AFAICT you can't use new CPUs on any of the current x470 mobos.


Actually, with a BIOS update, the new Zen 2 CPU's are indeed compatible with most x470, b450, and even 300 series motherboards.


Looks like I was for some reason confusing pcie 4 compatibility (which will not be supported even on top end mobos) with cpu compatibility. Can't edit the post though.


You can put new Zen 2 cpus into old 370/470 boards, except the weakest ones. Maybe they will change socket for Zen 3.




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