Opt for 9950x3d instead of 9800x3d when playing games and creating custom builds.
Opt for 9950x3d instead of 9800x3d when playing games and creating custom builds.
Thanks for taking the time and effort from Somerandomtechyboi. Just to clarify, I haven’t overclocked anything yet, so I’m not sure what you meant.
I am also considering this, as I am returning my 13900K. If I don’t plan to upgrade the CPU for several years, which one should I choose? I’m matching it with my current RTX 3080 and intend to upgrade it later. The only concern is how many cores there are. Will the additional eight cores really make a difference in the future for gaming? Or will both CPUs with similar performance degrade equally over time? Having eight cores is already quite sufficient if you want to run the latest games at the highest settings. By the way, I have the same question in my own thread, thank you.
For gaming you won't require many cores, and without running numerous background apps it becomes even less necessary. Unless you have other purposes beyond gaming, this isn't a strong reason to invest. I don't usually change my system settings, but I've been using PCs for a while now, just like the others in these communities. Today's hardware is simply well-optimized for speed. Most people overlook OC, yet it's always worth considering. The older parts were more forgiving, allowing adjustments to voltage and clock speeds with confidence. Nowadays, modern chips tend to be closer to peak performance, or sometimes even surpass it, making it harder to rely on safe configurations.