Gaming & Future Proof (haha right!)

[InvertedAerialX]

Hello All,

 

I am building my dream PC in a few months, and I need your help.  This PC is going to be a 95% gaming machine, 5% editing, graphics and advertising machine (read Lots of Adobe products LOL).  After watching many of Linus' video, I think I have given up on Intel and ready to go AMD.  I was thinking AMD Threadripper 3970X or should I just suk it and face the fact that it's mostly a gaming PC and just go with Intel's 9900KS.  I know that the Threadripper will come close to the FPS of the 9900KS but i am NOT a hardcore gamer.  I do run things like Star Citizen, Far Cry and MS Flight Sim (no I cannot wait for the new one).  I need the professionals (being all of your reading this), opinions and the WHY you think I should go the way you suggest.  Or... if i am completely out to lunch, please reccomend a CPU you think I would be better off buying.  Please bear in mind that I get a few thousand dollars every 5 to 7 years, so the PC has to last without upgrades for a bit. LOL.

 

I appreciate all of your comments and help.

[RadiatingLight]

Why spend so much money? Does a 3950X not do everything you want? The Threadripper 3970X costs $2000 on its own.

Instead of $4K on a PC now, why not $2K on a PC now, and then another $2K PC later (and you could even sell the first PC, earning back some money)

DISCLAIMER: I am not a professional or content creator

However, I think you should consider a 3950X as a CPU, and either an RTX 2080Ti or equivalent workstation GPU.

I'd reccomend looking at benchmarks for 9900KS and 3950X for the professional apps you're going to use, and deciding based on that.

 

All CPUs in this tier will be great for gaming.

[InvertedAerialX]

Radiating,

 

I will do exactly that!  Thank you.

 

Best Regards,

 

Inverted!

[CPUguy101]

Go with a 3950X+($400 GPU every 2 years)

 

2080Ti=  $1200

 

$1200 / 3 = $400

 

Every 2 years we will probably get advancements and competition in the GPU market that will keep driving high performance down to lower segments. I personally find it silly to spend so much on a GPU for example i spent $700 on my 1080 non TI just to have a 2060 for $330 compete with it 2 years later. 

 

Put the rest of the money in a savings account named PC only lol 

 

[InvertedAerialX]

...See this is why I come here!  My only issue is my find finds the PC ONLY account and goes on a shopping spree! lol!  Very good Advice, though.  I will definitely at what the fps differences would be.

 

Best Regards,

 

Inverted.