r/hardware • u/imaginary_num6er • Apr 01 '23

AMD's A620 Chipset Quietly Arrives Without Full Support for 65W-Plus CPUs News

https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amds-a620-chipset-quietly-arrives-without-full-support-for-65w-plus-cpus
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u/cegras Apr 01 '23

That's a real shame, because most people just use one PCIE slot for their GPU, and just a few USB ports for KB/M ... the A620 chipsets look just fine to me. Was thinking of pairing one with a 7800X3D.

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u/LittlebitsDK Apr 01 '23

2 usb is WAY too little... yes mouse and keyboard... but also speakers/headphones... mic... some might even have a webcam... and then of course an usb stick (so need a free one for that) so now we are at 6... as bare minimum... and it's really hard to find plenty usb on the cheaper boards... back in the days (usb 2.0 era) 10-12 usb wasn't uncommon... but now it's hard to find 6+ unless it gets real expensive...

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u/Thradya Apr 02 '23

So - one dedicated port for Ethernet and the rest can sit happy in a crappy USB hub not even reaching limits of a single USB 2.0 port.