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by Dylan16807 205 days ago
So you're specifically considering the people that would have gone AM5 but are now looking at AM4 at the end of 2025 and into 2026?

Is that a significant number of people? I kind of expect almost everyone that waited this long to sit tight on their current builds and keep waiting until RAM goes back down.
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dontlaugh 205 days ago
Some don’t already have a build.

AM4 has high end gaming CPUs available and there are not yet major limitations besides future upgrades.

AM4 parts probably makes the best value gaming build you can get right now.

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Dylan16807 205 days ago
> Some don’t already have a build.

The number of people that don't have a previous computer and are shopping based on individual parts is even smaller.

> AM4 parts probably makes the best value gaming build you can get right now.

Has the value improved in the last year and a half? The people that would want AM4 have had a long time to buy AM4.

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dontlaugh 205 days ago
Yes, due to DDR5 prices going up after a period of people upgrading to AM5. There is currently a lot of second hand AM4 DDR4 stock, making the value particularly good.

FWIW I recently upgraded and ended up getting something else, but mostly due to lack of availability of ITX AM4 motherboards. I got one with a soldered high end laptop CPU, it was much cheaper.

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Dylan16807 204 days ago
DDR5 price increases don't make AM4 improve, they just make AM5 worse.

Consistent drops from secondhand stock sound good.

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dontlaugh 204 days ago
It makes AM5 less attractive and AM4 better value relatively. This situation will end eventually, of course.
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gr4vityWall 204 days ago
> Has the value improved in the last year and a half?

I'd say yes, my reasoning being:

1. DDR5 got more expensive;

2. 16 cores AM4 CPUs are cheaper, partially due to the release of the 5900XT (16C/32T CPU, basically a rebranded 5950X with 100mhz lower single-core boost clock);

3. Lots of gamers selling their used AM4 kits for good prices as they migrate to the 9800X3D.

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KronisLV 204 days ago
If I needed a new build right now, it would most likely be AM4. Going for the latest gen would just be out of my price point, whereas AM4 still has plenty of good chips and motherboards out there.
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