Still rocking an i5-8400 and a 1060. It's fine for FFXIV and most other games.
Until GPU prices come down, the CPU is the least of my worries. I'll play anything that needs decent hardware on my PS5.
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GPU prices have come down havent they?
$$$$
Let's see... seems like i can upgrade my Asus PRIME X70-A to a Ryzen 9 5950X for about 300€... interesting...
The 5950X is now pretty midrange when it comes to some desktop benchmarks, but mine is still serving me well and I don't feel I'm hitting the limits of the CPU. If I were shopping now I'd certainly find that price appealing for what it offers. I'm not considering Intel these days, but the price premium on latest-generation AMD CPUs is high.
It's one of the latest my mobo can handle AFAIK, and i like to maximize my hardware for longevity (one of the reasons i prefer AMD over Intel, their CPU generations span multiple sockets).
Also, not a gamer.
Yes, I went up to a 5950x a while back from a 3600 for the same reason: it was the best CPU I could get without upgrading motherboard and RAM. And I hardly ever play games. Looking at the performance benchmarks it seems the X3D stuff actually slows down non-gaming workloads a bit (perhaps because it increases temperatures), so I don't feel the need to chase after that tech.
It's slower because it runs at lower clocks