Question 2950x or 2970wx?

[Fate05]

Heya folks,

I am going to be building a PC that I will use for streaming, productivity and by my friends to game on when they come over. I was wondering what would be better between the Ryzen Threadripper 2950x or the 2970wx. I know the core count and thread count are different (16c/32t VS 24c/48t). I will be using this PC to power either x1 Ultrawide 35" G-Sync 3440x1440 120hz or x3 27" 1440p 144hz. I am going to wait and see how the new Ryzen 3950x does in September and may even consider that.

Thanks in advance,
Fate05

 

[R4P1Dx]

the 2970wx of course, but even for streaming and productivity, that is a little much. You would be a lot better off going with an i9 9900k or even an i9-9820X. Also, take in consideration what gpu you are going to use, unless your gonna use an 2080 ti, your gonna bottleneck your system

 

[Fate05]

the 2970wx of course, but even for streaming and productivity, that is a little much. You would be a lot better off going with an i9 9900k or even an i9-9820X. Also, take in consideration what gpu you are going to use, unless your gonna use an 2080 ti, your gonna bottleneck your system

Oh I completely forgot about bottlenecks. I will probably have a 2070 or a 2080 in it. So you would recommend a 9900k or a 9820x?

 

[hftvhftv]

the 2970wx of course, but even for streaming and productivity, that is a little much. You would be a lot better off going with an i9 9900k or even an i9-9820X. Also, take in consideration what gpu you are going to use, unless your gonna use an 2080 ti, your gonna bottleneck your system

A 2970WX is not going to bottleneck a 2080 let alone a 2070, especially where OP is going to be gaming at such a high resolution. A couple years down the road, the upgrade path for a 9900K is nowhere, while a threadripper CPU could be compatible with 64 core SKUs.

 

[Fate05]

A 2970WX is not going to bottleneck a 2080 let alone a 2070, especially where OP is going to be gaming at such a high resolution. A couple years down the road, the upgrade path for a 9900K is nowhere, while a threadripper CPU could be compatible with 64 core SKUs.

Didn't think so. I will probably go with a Threadripper due to price to performance and future proof/upgrading. I should be able to get an x570 and then be future proof for ages