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Mummelmann said:

Guys; quick question as I'm sifting through the jungle of motherboards and compatibility issues. How long will the LGA 1700 remain relevant/viable for upgrade? I understand it's quite new, but I've heard that it might be short-lived, causing potential issues 4-5 years down the line if I wish to upgrade my CPU. I mostly want PCIe 5.0 support and DDR5, but that's not hard to find. I think perhaps AMD is a safer bet, with them usually keeping their sockets for longer (AM5 will more than likely be viable in 5 years time).

As I've mentioned before, I have no loyalty. I'm considering either a 13600K or perhaps the 7800X3D, the latter seems like crazy value in comparison, especially given its low consumption. 4090 combo with 7800X3D is looking mighty sweet.

Well AMD officially said 2025+ in their slides so at the very least, I'd expect support until 2025. Raptor Lake could potentially get one more CPU generation in the rumour mill with Raptor Lake refresh but in my point of view, going AMD is the better bet in terms of CPU and platform. X670E is simply a superior platform to Z790 with all of it's PCI-E 5 capabilities and IO and such. But you can always pair raptor lake cheaper Z690 boards so the platform cost could be cheaper overall depending on a few factors but basically little to no upgrade path.

Personally speaking, I am going with 7800X3D + Asus ProArt Creator X670E + 32GB of 6000 Mhz CL30 DDR5. Platform Longevity + PCI-E 5.0 for GPU + Storage + Fast and efficient CPU.