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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-Core 32-Thread Desktop Processor $729 at Newegg

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Sep 16, 2021
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gonepostl
Sep 16, 2021
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Worth the upgrade from a 3950x, for gaming/workstation??
Sep 16, 2021
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mrdoitnyce
Sep 16, 2021
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Quote from gonepostl :
Worth the upgrade from a 3950x, for gaming/workstation??
For gaming, no. Workstation, 3d modeling, rendering and all that stuff. Yes.
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gonepostl
Sep 16, 2021
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Quote from Bobbiitt :
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Also $699 on ebay
Link:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/29416143...E&LH_BIN=1
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heavyarms1912
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Quote from mrdoitnyce :
For gaming, no. Workstation, 3d modeling, rendering and all that stuff. Yes.
Actually, it's much better for Gaming than perf bump in other tasks in comparison to 3950X.
Sep 16, 2021
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sumthin_gud
Sep 16, 2021
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Quote from gonepostl :
Worth the upgrade from a 3950x, for gaming/workstation??
nah i wouldnt. i would wait for the revision thats supposed to be coming out at the end of the year or early next
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savagepagan
Sep 16, 2021
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I've seen these on eBay NIB for $680.
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Sep 16, 2021
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fintlewoodlewix
Sep 16, 2021
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What's a good motherboard to go with this? Is it going to be as helpful for rendering video as, say, a 3080?

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essix8
Sep 16, 2021
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Alder Lake (Intel 12th) gen comes out at the end of october. The $600 12900k is leaked to outperform the 5950x in both multicore slightly (heavy compute stuff like rendering, file compression) and single-core largely (gaming, app 'snappiness') performance. Also comes with PCIe 5.0, and DDR5 (some boards will support DDR4 if youre not ready to upgrade to DDR5), among other improvements.
https://videocardz.com/newz/intel...h-r20-test

If you already own an x570 AM4 motherboard it wont make sense to swap to Intel, but if you are on anything else, it definitely will make sense to wait, as either you get a better product for cheaper, or AMD will drop prices to stay competitive as Zen 4 wont launch until Q4 2022 according to their last event.
Last edited by essix8 September 16, 2021 at 12:42 PM.
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capplanet2704
Sep 16, 2021
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I'd get a 5900x, cheaper and easier to cool. I air cool mine and average 50c, and while gaming around 60c, with some rare 70c in synthetic benchmarks.

I guess you can air cool a 5950x, but it would be a lot more difficult with 8 core dies vs 6 cores.
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Sep 16, 2021
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kidplayer
Sep 16, 2021
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Quote from sumthin_gud :
nah i wouldnt. i would wait for the revision thats supposed to be coming out at the end of the year or early next
Yeah but then at that time there will be someone else around the corner to wait for.
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sumthin_gud
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Quote from kidplayer :
Yeah but then at that time there will be someone else around the corner to wait for.
It's like 3 months away for the last appreciable upgrade on the am4 socket. Whatever is around the corner would require a complete rebuild with new motherboard and overpriced ddr5 ram. So really not getting your point.
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kidplayer
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Quote from sumthin_gud :
It's like 3 months away for the last appreciable upgrade on the am4 socket. Whatever is around the corner would require a complete rebuild with new motherboard and overpriced ddr5 ram. So really not getting your point.
Lol was half a joke half real, but yeah what you're saying makes sense and I would probably wait as well..
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JesusFreak
Sep 16, 2021
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Quote from essix8 :
Alder Lake (Intel 12th) gen comes out at the end of october. The $600 12900k is leaked to outperform the 5950x in both multicore slightly (heavy compute stuff like rendering, file compression) and single-core largely (gaming, app 'snappiness') performance. Also comes with PCIe 5.0, and DDR5 (some boards will support DDR4 if youre not ready to upgrade to DDR5), among other improvements.
https://videocardz.com/newz/intel...h-r20-test

If you already own an x570 AM4 motherboard it wont make sense to swap to Intel, but if you are on anything else, it definitely will make sense to wait, as either you get a better product for cheaper, or AMD will drop prices to stay competitive as Zen 4 wont launch until Q4 2022 according to their last event.
Folks tend to forget that the intels also include built-in graphics. Nothing hard core, but saves some nice coin for the non gamers among us.
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DarthCY
Sep 16, 2021
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Quote from PoopyMcPoopyFace :
What's a good motherboard to go with this? Is it going to be as helpful for rendering video as, say, a 3080?
For content creation this one is good and not a bank breaker. Also, a white theme if you like that. I believe it is a fanless x570 as well.

Gigabyte Aero G:

https://www.newegg.com/gigabyte-x...6813145324

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Quote from I';capplanet2704 :
I'd get a 5900x, cheaper and easier to cool. I air cool mine and average 50c, and while gaming around 60c, with some rare 70c in synthetic benchmarks.

I guess you can air cool a 5950x, but it would be a lot more difficult with 8 core dies vs 6 cores.
Quote from Icapplanet2704 :
I'd get a 5900x, cheaper and easier to cool. I air cool mine and average 50c, and while gaming around 60c, with some rare 70c in synthetic benchmarks.

I guess you can air cool a 5950x, but it would be a lot more difficult with 8 core dies vs 6 cores.
I would suggest this for cooling a 5950x. It is a bit massive, but very quiet and works extremely well for the price. It isn't too much more than a high end air cooler. Even the 5800 is going to make your stock cooler spin up all the time to annoying levels. I can't imagine what a 5950x will sound like on the stock cooler.

https://www.newegg.com/arctic-cooling-liquid-freezer-ii-280-liquid-cooling-system/p/N82E16835186248?... [newegg.com]

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