Helping a family member chose cpu

[GoldenLag]

33 minutes ago, xven said:

10980xe really but then the questions is will the extra cores of the 10980xe help for this streaming pc or not really.

if you are looking at the 10980xe, id probably look at the 3950x. 

 

its got cheaper motherboards, while also being easier to cool. meaning less heat being kicked out into the room. 

[xven]

2 minutes ago, GoldenLag said:

if you are looking at the 10980xe, id probably look at the 3950x. 

 

its got cheaper motherboards, while also being easier to cool. meaning less heat being kicked out into the room. 

But gaming performance wise the 10980xe will be doing better as you can get high speeds ?

[GoldenLag]

4 minutes ago, xven said:

But gaming performance wise the 10980xe will be doing better as you can get high speeds ?

not really. gaming wise they are usually pretty similar or the 3950x is better. 10980xe is really a good chip for doing certain benchmarks, but outside of that, other options are better. 

[xven]

3 minutes ago, GoldenLag said:

not really. gaming wise they are usually pretty similar or the 3950x is better. 10980xe is really a good chip for doing certain benchmarks, but outside of that, other options are better. 

so what would my best cpu be for a gaming/streaming system

[ChaoticChaosx]

Just now, xven said:

so what would my best cpu be for a gaming/streaming system

Either of them mentioned. I mean I'm using a i7 7700K damn near choking it when I start my stream after a minute it goes away though before I actually start a game.

More cores=more stable and no dropped frames(with supporting network/ISP) either would be good. However like mentioned ryzen runs a lot cooler due to not being a toothpaste job like intel.

[xven]

4 minutes ago, ChaosCGTV said:

Either of them mentioned. I mean I'm using a i7 7700K damn near choking it when I start my stream after a minute it goes away though before I actually start a game.

More cores=more stable and no dropped frames(with supporting network/ISP) either would be good. However like mentioned ryzen runs a lot cooler due to not being a toothpaste job like intel.

he would have 2 360 thick radiators so heat aint gonna be a issue.

[ChaoticChaosx]

4 minutes ago, xven said:

he would have 2 360 thick radiators so heat aint gonna be a issue.

Well I have one. Haha. Since money is no object (personally) I'd go with the intel but again either will be a great experience.

[GoldenLag]

22 minutes ago, xven said:

so what would my best cpu be for a gaming/streaming system

with nvenc, the 9900k. without it, maybe the 3900x/10900k/3950x. tho even the 9900k as headroom for CPU encoding. 

[xven]

7 minutes ago, GoldenLag said:

with nvenc, the 9900k. without it, maybe the 3900x/10900k/3950x. tho even the 9900k as headroom for CPU encoding. 

i am trying to find a bin 9900ks that could hit 5.3

[GoldenLag]

10 minutes ago, xven said:

i am trying to find a bin 9900ks that could hit 5.3

Silicon lottery sells those, but honestly, dont bother. 

[Zberg]

3 minutes ago, GoldenLag said:

with nvenc, the 9900k. without it, maybe the 3900x/10900k/3950.  tho even the 9900k as headroom for CPU encoding. 

Truth.  I stream 1080p60 on medium flawlessly with a 5.0Ghz 9900k in OBS, medium encoding.  It does fantastic.  If he wants to keep it crazy simple the NVENC is about the easiest thing to use (although not as snazzy) and he will have the full power of the CPU to focus on highest FPS.

[GoldenLag]

1 minute ago, Zberg said:

Truth.  I stream 1080p60 on medium flawlessly with a 5.0Ghz 9900k in OBS, medium encoding.  It does fantastic.  If he wants to keep it crazy simple the NVENC is about the easiest thing to use (although not as snazzy) and he will have the full power of the CPU to focus on highest FPS.

The only issue is the headroom might be a touch limiting if the allcore load increases in games. 

[Zberg]

17 minutes ago, xven said:

i am trying to find a bin 9900ks that could hit 5.3

Theoretically a binned 9900KS is probably the fastest thing out there, but you are getting into the land of diminishing returns there.  You are talking paying double (if not more) for almost no increase in FPS.  I would get a stock 9900KS

[xven]

53 minutes ago, Zberg said:

Theoretically a binned 9900KS is probably the fastest thing out there, but you are getting into the land of diminishing returns there.  You are talking paying double (if not more) for almost no increase in FPS.  I would get a stock 9900KS

So i am getting my hands on a 9900ks, i am talking about getting a binned one for 800 usd for a 5.2hz garanteed. trying to see if i can get a bundle to save a little with them ( it will be also delied )

[GoldenLag]

1 hour ago, xven said:

So i am getting my hands on a 9900ks, i am talking about getting a binned one for 800 usd for a 5.2hz garanteed. trying to see if i can get a bundle to save a little with them ( it will be also delied )

just dont bother. if you are gonna spend an increased sum of money on a 9900k, then you might aswell get the 3950x.