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Don't buy a Threadripper CPU for gaming, it's not worth the money. They're designed for workstations and core-hungry tasks like video editing, 3D modelling etc. 

As it's a workstation platform, the motherboards are quite expensive as well.

Buy a 9700K or Ryzen 7 2700 instead, they would be much better options for gaming.

 

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Hey guys I saw this at a shop brand new in box, ryzen threadripper 1950X 16 core 32thread huge cpu sgd$1008.00(usd$750.00++) I was wondering how does it do for gaming. 

I bet it's gonna rip thru games eve better then the 2700x double the cores, I'm intrested should I buy it and try only one box left. 

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Games only use well enough 6 to 8 cores, so the best performance is at faster cores even if fewer that a whole bunch of slower ones, get an i7 9700k and all good.

Personal Desktop":

CPU: Intel Core i7 10700K @5ghz |~| Cooling: bq! Dark Rock Pro 4 |~| MOBO: Gigabyte Z490UD ATX|~| RAM: 16gb DDR4 3333mhzCL16 G.Skill Trident Z |~| GPU: RX 6900XT Sapphire Nitro+ |~| PSU: Corsair TX650M 80Plus Gold |~| Boot:  SSD WD Green M.2 2280 240GB |~| Storage: 1x3TB HDD 7200rpm Seagate Barracuda + SanDisk Ultra 3D 1TB |~| Case: Fractal Design Meshify C Mini |~| Display: Toshiba UL7A 4K/60hz |~| OS: Windows 10 Pro.

Luna, the temporary Desktop:

CPU: AMD R9 7950XT  |~| Cooling: bq! Dark Rock 4 Pro |~| MOBO: Gigabyte Aorus Master |~| RAM: 32G Kingston HyperX |~| GPU: AMD Radeon RX 7900XTX (Reference) |~| PSU: Corsair HX1000 80+ Platinum |~| Windows Boot Drive: 2x 512GB (1TB total) Plextor SATA SSD (RAID0 volume) |~| Linux Boot Drive: 500GB Kingston A2000 |~| Storage: 4TB WD Black HDD |~| Case: Cooler Master Silencio S600 |~| Display 1 (leftmost): Eizo (unknown model) 1920x1080 IPS @ 60Hz|~| Display 2 (center): BenQ ZOWIE XL2540 1920x1080 TN @ 240Hz |~| Display 3 (rightmost): Wacom Cintiq Pro 24 3840x2160 IPS @ 60Hz 10-bit |~| OS: Windows 10 Pro (games / art) + Linux (distro: NixOS; programming and daily driver)
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Don't buy a Threadripper CPU for gaming, it's not worth the money. They're designed for workstations and core-hungry tasks like video editing, 3D modelling etc. 

As it's a workstation platform, the motherboards are quite expensive as well.

Buy a 9700K or Ryzen 7 2700 instead, they would be much better options for gaming.

 

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1 minute ago, 1kv said:

Don't buy a Threadripper CPU for gaming, it's not worth the money. They're designed for workstations and core-hungry tasks like video editing, 3D modelling etc. 

Buy a 9700K or Ryzen 7 2700 instead, they would be much better options for gaming.

 

Oh their workstation cpus no wonder it's huge and expensive lol, I have 2600 I thought it be a gaming cpu upgrade. Thanks for the warning

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Just now, SGBudgetGamer said:

Oh their workstation cpus no wonder it's huge and expensive lol, I have 2600 I thought it be a gaming cpu upgrade. Thanks for the warning

The TR1950X is not compatible with your motherboard, you'd need a new a one.

Personal Desktop":

CPU: Intel Core i7 10700K @5ghz |~| Cooling: bq! Dark Rock Pro 4 |~| MOBO: Gigabyte Z490UD ATX|~| RAM: 16gb DDR4 3333mhzCL16 G.Skill Trident Z |~| GPU: RX 6900XT Sapphire Nitro+ |~| PSU: Corsair TX650M 80Plus Gold |~| Boot:  SSD WD Green M.2 2280 240GB |~| Storage: 1x3TB HDD 7200rpm Seagate Barracuda + SanDisk Ultra 3D 1TB |~| Case: Fractal Design Meshify C Mini |~| Display: Toshiba UL7A 4K/60hz |~| OS: Windows 10 Pro.

Luna, the temporary Desktop:

CPU: AMD R9 7950XT  |~| Cooling: bq! Dark Rock 4 Pro |~| MOBO: Gigabyte Aorus Master |~| RAM: 32G Kingston HyperX |~| GPU: AMD Radeon RX 7900XTX (Reference) |~| PSU: Corsair HX1000 80+ Platinum |~| Windows Boot Drive: 2x 512GB (1TB total) Plextor SATA SSD (RAID0 volume) |~| Linux Boot Drive: 500GB Kingston A2000 |~| Storage: 4TB WD Black HDD |~| Case: Cooler Master Silencio S600 |~| Display 1 (leftmost): Eizo (unknown model) 1920x1080 IPS @ 60Hz|~| Display 2 (center): BenQ ZOWIE XL2540 1920x1080 TN @ 240Hz |~| Display 3 (rightmost): Wacom Cintiq Pro 24 3840x2160 IPS @ 60Hz 10-bit |~| OS: Windows 10 Pro (games / art) + Linux (distro: NixOS; programming and daily driver)
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1 minute ago, SGBudgetGamer said:

Oh their workstation cpus no wonder it's huge and expensive lol, I have 2600 I thought it be a gaming cpu upgrade. Thanks for the warning

No problem, I'm glad I could help. Also, I doubt you need to upgrade. 2600 is still a very good CPU.

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24 minutes ago, Princess Cadence said:

The TR1950X is not compatible with your motherboard, you'd need a new a one.

Yeah the shop staff told me, I had to get a matx board if I had bought the cpu. 

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