Update: as our commeters point out, this is infact the second rumor to suggest this, making it increasingly likely to be true. The first rumor was covered here. A rumor posted by ReHWolution’s twitter account suggests that AMD’s upcoming TRX40 motherboards which will house the Threadripper 3000 platform may not be backwards compatible with older Threadripper Gen 1 and Gen 2 processors and vice versa. This would be big news if true, because AMD has so far managed to retain its socket-agnostic philosophy when it comes to updating platforms. The reason why we think this rumor might have some merit … Continue reading RUMOR: AMD’s ‘Threadripper 3000’ TRX40 Platform May Not Be Backwards Compatible After All