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i9 9900K for Gaming in 2022

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Is the i9 9900K still enough for gaming in 2022 and beyond? 
 

My Rig:
 

Intel Core i9 9900K
Z390 Gigabyte Aorus Master
8GB x 4 Corsair Vengeance Pro 3200 
Inno3D iChill X4 RTX 3080
Seasonic Prime Gold 750W
Corsair H100i Pro 240 AIO
500GB Samsung 860 EVO SSD 
960GB Crucial BX500 SSD
1TB Western Digital Black
 

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You already have the 9900K, it's still a great CPU for the next couple years. I don't see the need to upgrade basing it off just the specs, but it also depends on your workloads and games/resolution. 

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Main System Specifications: 

 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X ||  CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 Air Cooler ||  RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB(4x8GB) DDR4-3600 CL18  ||  Mobo: ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Dark Hero X570  ||  SSD: Samsung 970 EVO 1TB M.2-2280 Boot Drive/Some Games)  ||  HDD: 2X Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB(Game Drive)  ||  GPU: ASUS TUF Gaming RX 6900XT  ||  PSU: EVGA P2 1600W  ||  Case: Corsair 5000D Airflow  ||  Mouse: Logitech G502 Hero SE RGB  ||  Keyboard: Logitech G513 Carbon RGB with GX Blue Clicky Switches  ||  Mouse Pad: MAINGEAR ASSIST XL ||  Monitor: ASUS TUF Gaming VG34VQL1B 34" 

 

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