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    LETTERS

    Jul 23, 2019 6 minutes

    > Ryzen 3000 Purchases

    > Optical Drive Noise

    > AMD Blu-ray Support

    Buy Now?

    I am in the throes of building a new system, and have a question on the next generation of Ryzen processors. Is it worth the wait for the new Ryzen 3000, AMD X570, chipset, or should I go forward with the AMD X470 chipset, Ryzen 2700X, and upgrade the CPU later? The machine will be handling moderate gaming, moderate photo, and everyday use. Also, what components would be potentially affected by the new AMD X570 chipset? –Thom Mason

    At the time of going to press, Ryzen 3000 still hasn’t been released, and we’re waiting to get test samples so we can see if the reality can live up to the hype. We suspect it will, though, and from what we’ve seen so far, it’s going to shake the desktop PC market up significantly. The shift to PCIe 4.0 is the big sell for the X570 motherboard,

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