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AMD’s new pitch: our old tech is so good you should just keep using it
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AMD is relaunching older components at Computex 2026 and committing to support its AM5 motherboard socket through 2030, allowing gamers to avoid purchasing new motherboards for several years.
AMD’s new pitch: our old tech is so good you should just keep using it
AMD CEO Lisa Su holds a Ryzen chip. | Image: AMD
Computex 2026 is underway in Taiwan, and we're expecting all manner of flashy computers with jaw-dropping pricetags (or no pricetags at all) as the entire industry navigates RAMageddon.
But for desktop PC gamers, AMD has a different pitch. It's relaunching three old components alongside a big new promise: you won't need to buy a new motherboard until 2030.
Today, AMD is promising it will keep supporting its AM5 desktop motherboard socket with
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