i7 5960x for gaming/streaming?
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synphul
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I don't think it's bad for gaming but overkill especially if gaming is the main priority. Sort of like getting a tractor trailer to run to the store for a bottle of water. If there's a legit need/use for it such as video encoding or other intensive production type work it should still handle games just fine. Maybe give it a slight overclock with a decent cooler (it is an 8c/16t cpu after all) to get the core speeds up some since it caps out around 3.5ghz.
For mostly gaming cpu's like the 4790k or 6700k with higher clock speeds would tend to be a bit better. If heavily multitasking or streaming the 5960x may do a bit better but it's also a lot more expensive at least in the u.s. For 3x the price you're not going to see even 2x the improvement in gaming, it will game just about the same (sometimes even a little worse when clock speed drags it down) as a solid 4c/8t i7.
For mostly gaming cpu's like the 4790k or 6700k with higher clock speeds would tend to be a bit better. If heavily multitasking or streaming the 5960x may do a bit better but it's also a lot more expensive at least in the u.s. For 3x the price you're not going to see even 2x the improvement in gaming, it will game just about the same (sometimes even a little worse when clock speed drags it down) as a solid 4c/8t i7.
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