Help with part choices please

[HatersKing]

I am planning a new build that should be future proof for the next few years to come and i'm having difficulty deciding. I mostly game with light workstation use and streaming on the weekends. I can't decide if the 5950x over the 5900x is worth the $250 jump for the extra 4 cores. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. 

This is the current parts list I have put together: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/VKTRK3

 

 

[bellabichon]

For gaming, streaming and light workstation use, I'm going to say go with the 5900X and save your money. Those extra cores would mostly come in handy were you doing super intensive rendering, video editing, 3D modeling, etc. That motherboard has solid VRMs, so overclocking should be relatively easy. You could try to find some 3600MHz CL16 memory, because Ryzen likes fast RAM, but it's not a dealbreaker. 

[boggy77]

don't need 5950, 5900 is plenty, also, that motherboard is a bit overkill, go for a b550 board