Alexroyer

I too in a same position with my i5 6600 3.3ghz-3.9ghz, also wanted to upgrade with same idea in mind (FUTURE PROOF and ONLY GAMING). I was in dilemma to whether upgrade my rig now or wait for next Gen AMD or INTEL and found that there always will be NEXT GENERATION upgrade waiting, cycle goes on so I'm not waiting anymore just gonna go with upgrade(For peace of mind).
3700x and 9700k at same price too in my country and from this thread, I also concluded i9 9900k is best i can go with, It can make GPU to offer it's BEST PERMOMANCE available and if FPS not according to my need and I can CHANGE my GPU in FUTURE to my needed FPS (No need to worry About CPU losing FPS) and only changing my GPU if needs be.
[ 9700k+AIO = 9900k (30$ish Less) ]
 
What AMD gives is that i can update my system for almost half the cost but i it will lose some fps too (WHETHER it's 1 or 10 or 20 or 40). So i have to upgrade it for atleast in 2 years or more (To keep CPU and GPU Performance OPTIMAL) and the TOTAL COST SPEND ON SYSTEM will RISE too as I UPGRADE, then there is socket change for next GENERATIONs (IF THERE IS ANY CHANGE IN SOCKET) mobo cost added more to a total spent, THAT'S A HASSLE (FOR ME)
 
AND ALL THE MORE i9900k (PRICE DROPPED to less than 3900X) is Not BAD WITH WORKLOADS EITHER (my LIGHT usage PHOTOSHOP and Premier PRO)
If anyone one want to share there thoughts, Is appreciated I'll be upgrading my rig around Sep 20 or so. (When my salary comes)
 
RESOLUTION - 1440p 75hz IPS (ULTRA PRESET)
GPU - 1080ti
 
And WHAT if i use air cooler (Noctua's Beast) if it's sufficient or go for AIO Route, and with 9900k memory speed required(Since DDR5 might not be coming for at least 3-4 years, FOR GAMING NEEDS)

I bought recently a new CPU to leave my old i5-2500, and I was thinking to acquire the best processor for gaming on ultra at 60fps minimum (more I hope) with next gen games.
 
But I truly didn't know where to invest my money to guarantee the high framerate in ultra with what is today in stores. I may sound exaggerated, but nobody knows how future games will be developed, and how ambitious they will be.
 
I'm not thinking in games with a linear story scripted and simple worlds like next Wolfenstein.
I'm talking about Grand Theft Auto VI, The Elder Scroll VI, Fallout V, Cyberpunk 2077, Starfield, Red Dead Redemption 2, new Assasin's Creed or Far Cry.
 
These games are nuclear bombs for CPUs to handle at 60 frames on ultra.
Also we must consider that next gen consoles like PS5, is confirmed that will be mount new Ryzen 7, that means 8 cores with 16 threads (we don't know about clock speed, but logic says that will be a Ryzen 7 underclocked to keep stable temperatures)
 
So, how confident are you guys that today majority of  CPUs will handle next gen games at the standard of 60 frames per second from PC gaming?
 
There were moments that I convinced myself that I was way overthinking too much about this, and that I would be safe on next gen games with any new Ryzen 3000 series. But THESE GUYS of Digital Foundry brought back all my fears!!
If you don't know the Digital Foundry channel, they are a very professional group that analyzes consoles and PC components and its performance on games very meticulously, they work with Eurogamer UK, one of the most important videogame websites in Europe.
 
The young man upgraded from Ryzen 1700X to Ryzen 3900X, and hear what they say from minute 7:00 to 9:30
This video is meant to be like a podcast or something, with the first impressions of Ryzen 3900X.
PLEASE, before posting some answer see the section from the video I mention!
 
 

AMD chipsets have traditionally been usable for longer than Intel (barring bios hacks as really the last swapover is just a software limitation) so if you are going to update the CPU down the road then def AMD all the way.