Cpu upgrade or not?

[rockon5622]

I have a 3930k and was thinkin of upgrading to 6950x.

I can get a 6950x for 900 and 32gb of ddr4 for 160. 

Should I upgrade

[incarnate]

You'd need new motherboard but if you have the money and can actually make use of it, then why not? I'd just gaming then it isn't worth it at all, better off going with a 6 core with higher clock speed or a 6700k

[rockon5622]

I game, render (ray tracing) and host servers. How is the overclocking? I will be liquid cooling

[Nmistry09]

If you are going to use it for gaming then get the Intel Core i7-6700k or the Intel core i7-6800k. The 32GB is good for gaming, and especially good for content-creators as they need to render a ton of videos. Also, the Intel Core i7-6950X will be great for production and content creation. Keep in mind you will need a new motherboard so make sure you keep aside enough money to buy a good motherboard.

[rockon5622]

Any motherboard recommendations?

No specific budget. But not to crazy. I can fit any board

[Nmistry09]

What do you do? Gaming, content creation, or production?

 

[Nmistry09]

Nvm. I just saw your response.

[rockon5622]

Gaming and content creation

[Nmistry09]

The 6700k and 6800k are both beast. I know someone who has overclocked the 6700k to (I believe) 4.5GHz.

[rockon5622]

I need cores.

[Nmistry09]

I see... Get the 6950X then, as you are actually using the cores.

[rockon5622]

Yes, but what motherboard

[Nmistry09]

For motherboards, I'm not really the best person to ask. I do really like the Asus ROG STRIX X99 GAMING LGA-2011v3 Motherboard as it has everything you will possibly need, and is a great gaming motherboard, which will take care of the gaming aspect of things.

[Nmistry09]

It has onboard sound (which isn't really a thing to brag about in this day and age), and also has 1 stronger pcie slot. It has Asus Aura (if RGB lights are your t

hing),  and also has enough ram slots for all of your needs. Hope this helps!

[Nmistry09]

https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/ROG-STRIX-X99-GAMING/

[rockon5622]

It does help

[Nmistry09]

• Intel® Core™ i7 processors on LGA 2011-v3 socket
• Quad-channel DDR4 3333 (OC) support
• OC Socket, 5-Way Optimization and second-generation T-Topology: Easy and stable overclocking
• Aura RGB illumination, Aura 4-pin RGB-strip header and customizable color decals: True gaming aesthetics
• SupremeFX and Sonic Radar II: Flawless audio with stealthy, game-dominating overlay
• Top-speed protected networking: Intel Gigabit Ethernet, LANGuard and GameFirst technology
• Gamer's Guardian: SafeSlot and smart DIY features
• Ultra-speedy transfers for faster gaming: 2x2 802.11ac MU-MIMO Wi-Fi, U.2 and M.2, USB 3.1 Type A+C, RAMCache