[SOLVED] Threadripper 2990wx good for gaming?

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So first off, im not new to pc builds, i know its a workstation CPU, not meant for gaming, but theoretically, if i wanted both a powerful editing rig, and a powerful gaming rig in 1 cpu, i could, with proper cooling, overclock it to 5.0GHz. Would it hold up in popular AAA titles paired with a 1080ti? Or is it really just not for gaming, no matter how much tweaking is done?
 
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Games would run okay, but something with a lower core count and higher clockspeeds would be better, especially if you have a high refresh rate monitor where CPU limitations become more apparent. As for overclocking, no way you're getting 5.0GHz out of anything AMD puts out right now, their manufacturing process doesn't allow for those kinds of clockspeeds. For now 5.0GHz overclocks are only possible on Intel chips, it's the main thing that gives them the performance advantage in gaming.

It might help to know what monitor you have. If you're going to try to run 4K, then you're going to be GPU bound entirely and it won't matter so much what CPU you have. If you want to run 1080p 240Hz, then a Threadripper chip can really limit you.



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Games would run okay, but something with a lower core count and higher clockspeeds would be better, especially if you have a high refresh rate monitor where CPU limitations become more apparent. As for overclocking, no way you're getting 5.0GHz out of anything AMD puts out right now, their manufacturing process doesn't allow for those kinds of clockspeeds. For now 5.0GHz overclocks are only possible on Intel chips, it's the main thing that gives them the performance advantage in gaming.

It might help to know what monitor you have. If you're going to try to run 4K, then you're going to be GPU bound entirely and it won't matter so much what CPU you have. If you want to run 1080p 240Hz, then a Threadripper chip can really limit you.



 
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Somewhere between 4.2 and 4.4 is generally the limit of what is practical on current AMD CPUs, how far you will get will depend on the silicon lottery, you may not even be able to run 4.2 stable at a reasonable voltage, 4.4GHz tends to only be doable on golden samples. Do keep in mind, this is usually applies to 6-8 core CPUs, on a 32 core monstrosity like the 2990wx, getting such high clockspeeds might not be doable unless you either disable cores, or you are ready to deal with some truly insane power draw and heat output.

 
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