AMD Backtracks: Zen 3 Support on B450 and X470!

Edit: The chart, the line that says Ryzen 4000 APU should be listed as **Assumed, given the parts aren't out yet. I essentially created the table while getting confused as to what exactly AMD has put in the market. The table on the website is a pain to decipher because AMD has to put the long official name in the columns which makes them abnormally shaped.

Over the past week, a lot of press and pointed out that AMD's decision to not support Zen 3 on its 400-series chipsets was rather frustrating, especially when popular mid-range chips like the Ryzen 3 3300X did not have a corresponding B550 series motherboard in the market, forcing new builders to buy B450 instead. The lack of Zen 3 support was basically cutting off the upgrade path to future generations, despite AMD stating it would do its best to support it. This limitation is actually a physical BIOS one, and a technical one.

Today's news is that AMD has heard us, and heard YOU. They are going to go through the motions in order to support Zen 3 on 400 series chipsets. It will require collaboration with the motherboard vendor, and there may be some additional hoops to jump through, but AMD has heard and they will help enable partners and end-users for support. Full details in the video.


0:00 The History
0:52 The Limitations
2:37 The Outrage
3:09 The News!
4:09 The Caveats
5:39 The Recommendation
6:18 The Chipset Table
7:40 Flash / Boot Kits?
8:40 The Press Release
15:08 My Recommendation


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