A Threadripper 1950X Question

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I've been looking at the AMD Threadripper 1950X CPU. I mainly want it for programming and for running virtual machines so obviously when running more than one operating system at a time along with all the programming tools as well having lots of CPU cores is important.

But I also game on my computer and I was wondering if an AMD Threadripper 1950X would be faster or slower for gaming compared to my current i7 3930k running at 4.4Ghz? If I were to get a new system I'd likely get it with a 1080Ti and 32GBs of RAM.

Will getting a Threadripper result in really bad gaming performance? I don't mind if I have to turn down some details but I do enjoy good graphics all the same and there is a possibility that I might get a 4k monitor at some point.

I highly doubt I'll overclock this system at all as I value a stable system for work rather than getting every last drop of performance out of it.

Any help is appreciated .

Edit: I've been looking at one of the OCUK pre-built systems found here:

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/tita...20x-12-core-fs-097-og.html#t=a5b1c1d6f1i7j1k4

Edit 2: Cool. Looks like the link takes you directly to the system I have pre-configured.

 

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I upgraded from a 4770k @ 4.8ghz and I haven't once regretted it re: gaming performance.

Ah, cool. Thanks for the reply. That makes me feel better. I'd hate to lose out on being able to play Total War: Warhammer 2 while streaming on Twitch .

 

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£100 off the 8 Pack quad 32GB 3600MHz kit at the moment, grab that and run at 3000-3200MHz with tighter timings.

I was hoping that OCUK would build the system for me . I'm not very good at that sort of thing.

If I could specify a custom system that OCUK would build that could be an option or I'll just use the system I linked in my original post.

Edit: Oh, I see what you mean now. I didn't notice the 8 Pack RAM in the configuration.

 

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but of course we don't build systems for free so their would be a build charge.

I'm more than happy to pay someone to build a system for me. Saves me the hassle.