I used to worry about getting a motherboard with a slot/socket type that would become obsolete, because that would prevent me from upgrading the processor. I stopped worrying about it. In building/upgrading my own machines for <more years than I care to admit>, I've only actually upgraded the processor in two motherboards. One was on a laptop, so it was cost effective and the other was a processor I got dirt cheap off of eBay. Usually, by the time I get around to thinking about a processor upgrade, I realize I really want a motherboard upgrade, too. So instead, I get a new motherboard/processor and my old motherboard/processor starts a musical chairs exercise through the other computers in the house. Maybe I'm just not upgrading often enough. (My wife has a significantly contrasting viewpoint to that possibility, however.)