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And here I was thinking AMD did all of this just to make more money.....silly me.
I'm with N4CR here.
The XT launch is clearly meant for people buying a NEW system. You'd be insane to "upgrade" to a 3600XT if you already have a 3600 or 3600X.
This launch coincides with the B550 launch, so people buying B550 are going to ponder this deal. Not X570 owners. But of course the old ones are still available, and available for a great price too, for anyone who wants value.
If anything, AMD is helping their other CPUs go down in price by basically competing with themselves. It's a great deal and a really exciting time for CPUs. But again, upgrading from an older version of a 3000 series chip to an XT is ludicrous. You'd have to be rich AND stupid to think this is an upgrade a 3000 CPU owner should actually buy. This is for NEW systems for long-term usage.
This is what you buy when you're replacing a PC that's already more than five years old and you want a refined Ryzen experience.