[whalesalad]

But needing a different chip in the socket? That’s definitely not common and for many not even possible.

[IronBacon]

AMD offered a kit to update the BIOS, basically they sent a previous generation CPU to flash the BIOS.

On the other hand, with new Intel CPUs you would need new mainboards... ^__^;

[nobleach]

Yes, and kudos to AMD for even doing it. But, it's a two week from acceptance into the program to delivery (in some cases - a week in others).

[bootloop]

Sure, was the same thing for my AMD FX cpu.

Edit: I bought a cheaper cpu on Amazon and after the BIOS update for the new CPU I sent it back.