5950x or 3960

[GamersCouch]

Getting really impatient waiting for stock to hit the stores... I'm really about to jump ship and get the 3960. 

 

My question is if it's worth it or not. I was really thinking of shelling out the exorbitant amount today for the 5950x, but I'm not desperate enough to support scalpers. I also saw the 3950x just under 700, so that might also be appealing, although, I do like the idea of 24 cores the 3960 provides... I need help. 

 

If this helps, I do all sorts of media for a living. Graphic design, photography, videography... Most of my income come from weddings, so I'm constantly using premier, lightroom, photoshop, and after effects. 

[Guest]

I'm a believer in productivity and efficiency. 

 

So the main question, does the software you're intending for use even scale to 48 threads to make it worth buying a 3960X TR platform? Would a 5800X suffice? 

[GamersCouch]

34 minutes ago, ShrimpBrime said:

I'm a believer in productivity and efficiency. 

 

So the main question, does the software you're intending for use even scale to 48 threads to make it worth buying a 3960X TR platform? Would a 5800X suffice? 

I do shoot in 4k which I believe the more cores you have/memory, the better your system can handle scrubbing through a 4k timeline in premier/after effects. 

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1 minute ago, GamersCouch said:

I do shoot in 4k which I believe the more cores you have/memory, the better your system can handle scrubbing through a 4k timeline in premier/after effects. 

I'm not familiar with this kind of software, so I'm trying to scale up to 48 cores. I mean if you make a good deal of money from this, you can potentially buy anything you want as long as it's profitable right? Not sure the cost would be a big deal at that point, get the biggest Cpu you can get.