5800x or 5900x for gaming build

[RBImGuy]

5600x with six cores is really good and sexy

 

[alec]

I've got a 360 myself and was looking at the 5800x cpu as a long term option (rarely game these days)

Someone above mentioned that it ran hot and was a bit of a pointless cpu.

It does run hotter than other Zen3 on stock. But its not the same as say 10900K runs hot. Intel just consumes a lot more power
5800X all power budget to be concentrated on a single chiplet causes it to achieve high temps in multicore benchmarks. Not a flaw, once you tuen fan curve so your cooling system doesn't go bananas on every sneeze
I would be comfortable with a medium level air cooler.

Not pointless. Unique.

 

[rare]

I've got a 360 myself and was looking at the 5800x cpu as a long term option (rarely game these days)

Someone above mentioned that it ran hot and was a bit of a pointless cpu.

Its only pointless in so much as it’s price is close enough to the 5900x that most people already spending that much could stretch to get a much more powerful CPU.

 

[nvarsj]

Why are people recommending 5900 / 5950x for a gaming build? It makes no sense - it's a huge waste of money. Stick with either 5600x or 5800x. The higher SKUs are only worth it if you are doing non-gaming tasks that benefit from lots of cores.

 

[rare]

Anyone using a 5950 purely for gaming has lost the plot

 

[FoxEye]

I want a gaming build to go with my current super wide monitor (3440x1440@60hz) but with my budget my options would look like this:

A) 5800x with a sapphire nitro 6800xt 2tb nvme.

B) 5900x with a 6800xt reference 2tb nvme

C) 5950x with a 6800 reference 1tb nvme

D) 5600x with a 6900xt reference with a 1tb

High setting on games and longevity is crucial. Option a looks like the winner to me, but I would like to hear your thoughts.

A, because getting any AMD reference card is pure wishful thinking/fantasy