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3800X vs 3900X

Straussy
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Like the title says, its the 3800x vs 3900x

 

Is it worth the extra money for more cores? Mostly used for gaming and game streaming

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Nope. 8c/16t is plenty for gaming and streaming.

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On 9/2/2019 at 12:35 PM, PopsicleHustler said:

Nope. 8c/16t is plenty for gaming and streaming.

 

On 9/2/2019 at 12:41 PM, ch3w2oy said:

3700X is a great choice, too, if you're worried about money.. 3800X won't be noticeably better.. 

 

On 9/2/2019 at 4:02 PM, Vejnemojnen said:

Have you seen techspot article about 3700x vs 3800x?

why would anyone buy a 3800x?

 

On 9/2/2019 at 5:27 PM, chaitra said:

skip the 3800x

 

So what im hearing is I should get the 3700X?

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2 hours ago, Straussy said:

 

So what im hearing is I should get the 3700X?

Either 3700x or if want to save more, even a 3600 (non-X)  will do just fine 

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3 hours ago, Straussy said:

 

So what im hearing is I should get the 3700X?

3600 if you will just game and stream using NVENC in case you are getting a RTX card or then the 3700X if you will do CPU based streaming... That's about it.

 

The 3800X is not worth the price jump.

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12 hours ago, Princess Luna said:

3600 if you will just game and stream using NVENC in case you are getting a RTX card or then the 3700X if you will do CPU based streaming... That's about it.

 

The 3800X is not worth the price jump.

Using a 1080ti dont think ill upgrade for awhile probly when next gen nvidia comes out, unless second hand 2080/2080ti come down in price

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12 hours ago, Princess Luna said:

3600 if you will just game and stream using NVENC in case you are getting a RTX card or then the 3700X if you will do CPU based streaming... That's about it.

 

The 3800X is not worth the price jump.

If I get a laptop with a 2060 would that be good as a second computer just for encoding or would i still be better off using my cpu?

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On 9/1/2019 at 10:23 PM, Straussy said:

Like the title says, its the 3800x vs 3900x

 

Is it worth the extra money for more cores? Mostly used for gaming and game streaming

If you have  the extra money for sure grab a 3900X but i would not advise buying a 3800X over a 3700X. 

 

You will get 200mhz more frequency with a 3800X but you will get 4 more cores with a 3900X plus double the L3 cache which is why i think its ahead a 3800X in gaming. 

 

I own a 3700X but if i had the money i would have bought the 3900X hands down. 

 

In games a 3900X is basically close enough to a 9900K but in applications its simply the superior product. 

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