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Re:AMD Discloses Initial Zen 2 Details by Dylan16807 on Sunday November 18, 2018 @09:22PM (#18483770)
> Adding support for a new memory or PCI-E version requires a new socket and a new chipset

Memory, sure, you don't want compatibility issues. Why PCIe, when the important lanes are all driven directly off the CPU?

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Re:AMD Discloses Initial Zen 2 Details by clhodapp on Sunday November 18, 2018 @09:50PM (#18483894)
Ah, fair. I guess I should say "can require".
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