Admit it: You can’t afford high-end DDR5 RAM or that new GPU that would help you create the future-proofed PC of your dreams. Instead, some of the large makers of PC components would rather sell you new versions of already outdated motherboards, CPUs, and memory—almost ensuring you won’t actually be upgrading your PC for a long, long time. Late last week, Gigabyte—one of the most prolific names in PC components—unveiled its new Aorus B550 X series motherboards built around AMD’s older AM4 socket. That means it supports the older DDR4 memory standard, rather than the newer, faster, and entirely too expensive DDR5. At the very least, the Aorus B550X series will support the latest Wi-Fi 7 standard and 160MHz channels for faster wireless speeds. It’s a motherboard built on a 10-phase, 60A DrMOS VRM design, all of which means Gigabyte promises it can power all your last-gen components with as much as they will take. Even with a few modern accoutrements, no AM4 motherboard will offer the equivalent of what you can get with the latest sockets and DDR5 memory. AMD’s AM5 socket was built for current-gen CPUs, like the latest gaming-focused Ryzen 7 7700X3D and Ryzen 7 9850X3D or the ultimate productivity chip, the Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition. AM5 supports the faster connectivity standards of PCIe 5.0 and speedier DDR5 memory. No AM4 motherboard will support all the same standards.