My suppliers just informed me the new AMD Ryzen stuff is in stock. I'm doing quick glances at the choices now. First impressions:

1. Ryzen 7-series CPUs aren't cheap! Prices I am seeing will be just a bit below $500 to $700, though these may not represent all the models. That means cost savings over Xeon might not be substantial (or existent) at the low/mid-end.

2. ECC/board weirdness: I'm already confused, the high-end Asus X370 board doesn't support ECC but the B350 at half the price does? That doesn't instill confidence.

I'm doing more research and when I get some final comparisons down I'll post them here. Sadly, it looks like any way I do an upgrade it won't be cheap. Anyone else doing the same research (esp with regards to ECC) post your findings here!