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Threadripper 3970x for gaming?

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Don't kill me just now, hear me out.

I love to work with blender and have to wait long times for renders to finish.

Of course, a Threadripper 3970x would be a blast to render on!

 

The problem is that i also love to game... Since threadrippers have a relatively bad single thread performance, they do not perform well in games.

Maybe zen2 changed that...?

Of course, it won't suddenly multithread the game loop, but maybe it could match other cpus like the 3950x?

 

Could it perform in the neighbourhood of a 3950x for gaming?

I obviously still want be able to game...

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The TR 3970X is pretty much a R9 3950X with more cores... unlike the previous Threadripper SKUs it is actually the pinnacle of gaming performance thanks to it's ridiculous high binning and cache and all... you can game very well with it without doubt .

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maybe. Advanced Micro Devices' (why did I have to spell that out) Ryzen Threadripper is mostly meant for heavy rendering, like 3d, heavy video editing, xcode, stuff that eats up processing power. If you play a game prepare to be allowed to have crazy resolutions with every CPU-heavy setting enabled and your Threadripper to go through it like butter. Also, unless you have already bought it, build up ~$2000 to buy it as that is what it costs. But yeah, you can use it for gaming.

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3 minutes ago, Princess Luna said:

The TR 3970X is pretty much a R9 3950X with more cores... unlike the previous Threadripper SKUs it is actually the pinnacle of gaming performance thanks to it's ridiculous high binning and cache and all... you can game very well with it without doubt .

Well, seems like my bank account has to commit sudoku.

Nah, but maybe sometime Q3...? Gotta save up

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(didn't mean to quote anyone, sorry)

3rd gen TR chips are very good gaming chips, tough the replies above me explained that pretty well.

i'm on a 1st gen 1950X, and even this chip in combination with a Titan X Pascal suits my gaming needs just fine.

 

i'm more of a casual gamer tough, so i don't game on high fps monitors and the like. just 4K@60Hz.

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2 minutes ago, TsmDan_YT said:

maybe. Advanced Micro Devices' (why did I have to spell that out) Ryzen Threadripper is mostly meant for heavy rendering, like 3d, heavy video editing, xcode, stuff that eats up processing power. If you play a game prepare to be allowed to have crazy resolutions with every CPU-heavy setting enabled and your Threadripper to go through it like butter. Also, unless you have already bought it, build up ~$2000 to buy it as that is what it costs. But yeah, you can use it for gaming.

Yeah, plus a fitting MB and powersupply.

I am unsure about cooling this absolute oven...

Would a 3x120 AIO suffice?

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10 minutes ago, Allptraum1989 said:

The problem is that i also love to game... Since threadrippers have a relatively bad single thread performance, they do not perform well in games.

Maybe zen2 changed that...?

Zen 2 definitely has changed things. If you only need a few threads, these will still keep up with the AM4 CPUs so you're going to have as good a gaming experience. Things like NUMA on the old Threadrippers are gone. You don't have to sacrifice lower thread performance to get the higher thread performance now.

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1 minute ago, Allptraum1989 said:

Yeah, plus a fitting MB and powersupply.

I am unsure about cooling this absolute oven...

Would a 3x120 AIO suffice?

What do you mean by 3x120

Also, any heavy cooling system would work. I'd recommend Thermaltake's Water 3.0 Ultimate

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/YKFPxr/thermaltake-cpu-cooler-clw007pl12bla

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7 minutes ago, RollinLower said:

(didn't mean to quote anyone, sorry)

3rd gen TR chips are very good gaming chips, tough the replies above me explained that pretty well.

i'm on a 1st gen 1950X, and even this chip in combination with a Titan X Pascal suits my gaming needs just fine.

 

i'm more of a casual gamer tough, so i don't game on high fps monitors and the like. just 4K@60Hz.

Yes, i've tried 1440p144hz.  I prefer 4k60 too

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3 minutes ago, TsmDan_YT said:

What do you mean by 3x120

Also, any heavy cooling system would work. I'd recommend Thermaltake's Water 3.0 Ultimate

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/YKFPxr/thermaltake-cpu-cooler-clw007pl12bla

This is exactly what i meant by an 3x120 aio.

3 120mm fans on an all-in-one.

Though i would prefer one with an RGB cpu block

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2 minutes ago, Allptraum1989 said:

This is exactly what i meant by an 3x120 aio.

3 120mm fans on an all-in-one.

Though i would prefer one with an RGB cpu block

oh okay.

maybe https://pcpartpicker.com/product/CXRgXL/gigabyte-aorus-liquid-cooler-360-5925-cfm-liquid-cpu-cooler-aorus-liquid-cooler-360 would fit

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