Take good care of your advice.
Take good care of your advice.
Consider alternative options for your first build. You were thinking about the AMD 9800X3D but are curious if another CPU could be better for everyday Windows use and multitasking. Gaming performance is important to you, so the 9800X3D still appeals despite its higher cost. If you had more budget, the 9950X3D offers better cores but costs about £200 more. You enjoy the gaming benchmarks on the 9800X3D, but you're wondering if additional cores would help in Windows. You could look for ways to save elsewhere without significantly impacting gaming speed.
It's similar to regular web browsing and other everyday tasks. For heavy computing jobs like large code compiles, video editing, and CPU-intensive work, a higher core count chip makes more sense. For basic Windows use and multitasking, the 9800X3D is more than sufficient. You might even get by with the 7800X3D, which tends to be more affordable if you're looking to save a bit.
Thanks for the response. I believe I’d pick the 9800x3d instead of the 7800x3d since there’s roughly a £70 difference right now. My current system has six cores, but I’m not sure it’s sufficient for handling multitasking well. I run several browsers with many tabs open and other programs running at once, which is why I’m experiencing issues. I thought more cores would help, but benchmarks suggest the 9800x3d struggles with Windows apps like WinRAR and 7-Zip. I’m considering it might be worth spending an extra £200 on the 9950x3d.
The 9950X3D is essentially the same as the 9800X3D, offering little advantage. It doesn’t justify the investment; I’d probably skip the 3D and go for 1440p instead, using more on the graphics card.
Thanks for the feedback. I usually work on Windows with several browsers and tabs running at once, handling files and videos while streaming. When I play games, I need smooth performance without worrying about low frames. The 9800x3D has been my top pick for a while, but I’m considering if there’s an even better option after building my PC over the past few months.
The 9950X3D is nearly identical to the 9800X3D, sometimes falling within margin of error during gaming. If you really need certainty, purchasing it is a good idea. It might seem excessive or unused, but it offers another choice. It's essentially a 9800X3D enhanced with a 9700X for extra features. Your needs are simple—multiple windows, tabs, background file transfers, and regular media playback. I believe many people overlook how much they organize on a daily basis. Putting DL Plex files on your gaming rig and copying them to the server doesn’t affect your 7800X3D at all. Watching videos while managing this is common too. I think it's time people realize what they do isn’t unique. Everyone does it this way. I’m not trying to be stubborn, but a modern CPU can handle what you’re saying. You don’t require anything extremely powerful.
thanks for your reply, what you say makes sense, if the 9950x3d was less than the £200 difference over the 9800x3d then i might consider but too much of a difference for something i might not make use of, at the moment just waiting for my psu to come back in stock so doing a bit of revaluating while waiting for that, just wondering if i am making the right choice with the 9800x3d, looking at 9700x,9900x and seeing if they are suitable, been looking for benchmarks for the cpu's with the 9070 xt at 1440p but not many, they are mostly with the nvidia cards, not sure how much fps i would lose by going for the 9700x or the 9900x compared to the 9800x3d.