AM4 X470 and future proofing

Hi all

Newbie to the forum. Hope you are all well.

I am on the verge of buying a set of new components for my new build. They are:-

AMD - Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7 GHz 8-Core Processor
ASRock - X470 Taichi ATX AM4 Motherboard
Samsung - 970 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive
be quiet! - SILENT BASE 601 | ORANGE ATX Mid Tower Case (purchased)
be quiet! - Pure Wings 2 140 61.2 CFM 140mm Fan
EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit (purchased)
Memory - undecided
GPU - waiting for the GTX 2060

I'm going to be using this PC as a multi use PC including non professional audio workstation, non professional video rendering (Vegas and maybe premiere), competent but not too serious gaming, and everyday desktop use.

Before I pull the trigger, I wanted to ask about AMD and future proofing with regards to CPU and motherboard.

How many more AMD CPU's are likely to be released for the AM4 socket?
How many more AMD CPU's are likely to be released for the TR4 socket?

At the moment, I'm torn between opting for a B450 with R7 1800X or 2700X / X470 with 2700X / X399 with TR.
I don't really need the performance of the AMD TR, at least not presently. But I'm wondering about if it would be worth spending a bit more now and go for the threadripper (although it might be overkill at the moment) because it will allow more options for upgrade say in 3 or 4 years time ?
Alternatively I could go for something more budget orientated now like B450 with 1st gen Ryzen 7 and then think about new motherboard and CPU in 3 or 4 years time, when (and if) the need arises.

So... Stick with my current selection
or.....go cheaper with the B450 and 1800X
or.....invest now with X399 and TR1950X

I appreciate anyone that can help me with my conundrum!

In addition I would be grateful for recommendations for best top end B450 MB, best mid-range X470, best top end X470, best budget X399, best mid-range X399.

Thanks & Regards

Paul

I'm afraid that as the forums belong to PC Specialist, who build and sell custom PCs and laptops, we can't advice on competitors' products or self build projects.

You can try an open forum like Tom's Hardware.

Make sure to look into what was showcased as CES, including Zen 2, and any discussion as to current motherboards' support for that, including VRMs.

If you want people to suggest a spec from PCS, please do post up a budget

Oussebon said:

I'm afraid that as the forums belong to PC Specialist, who build and sell custom PCs and laptops, we can't advice on competitors' products or self build projects.

You can try an open forum like Tom's Hardware.

Make sure to look into what was showcased as CES, including Zen 2, and any discussion as to current motherboards' support for that, including VRMs.

If you want people to suggest a spec from PCS, please do post up a budget

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Ok no problem, thanks