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Intel’s Anti-Upgrade Tricks Defeated With Kapton Tape
(hackaday.com)
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ANTI UPGRADE?? WHAT THE FUCK
Intel is well known for requiring a new board for each new CPU generation, even if it is the same socket. AMD on the other hand is known to push stuff to its physical limits before they break compatibility.
But why? Did Intel make a deal with the board manufacturers? Is this tradition from the days when they build boards themselves?
I thought they just didn't care and wanted as little restrictions for their chip design as possible, but if this actually works without drawbacks, that theory is out the window.
They used to dominate the consumer market prior to Ryzen so might have something to do with it but I got no evidence lol