AMD Threadripper 2950X versus i9 line?

[Kayley]

Update on the 2950x.
I was able to (with my stand-still farming, resolution talked about with Mirai before) run 86 accounts without an overclock.
When I tried to load up 87 that's when I started getting CPU hiccups (fps dips).

As I mentioned before I corrected a lot of the weird quirky behaviour I experienced-- however it turns out my motherboard was just faulty lol.
So who knows how much misbehaving is due to the new architecture vs just a POS motherboard.

When a working motherboard arrives i'm going to try out the 2990wx and see if I can push 150+ accounts at my farming spot.
Due to the low rendered resolution (573x240) the GPU hit is negligible however the CPU is thrashed when calculating all those numbers. For example, with 86 loaded and just standing around the 2950x idles at 30-33% CPU, the moment I start spamming my 1-2-3 it all jumps to 90-97% across the board.

I remember struggling to run through Orgrimmar back in the day on my Q6600 with only 4gb RAM... stuttering through... taking 10 minutes just to reach the warlock NPC... with just 5 characters.. good times.

[Apatheist]

Update on the 2950x.

I can't see myself ever needing more than 25-40 concurrent clients open depending which server/expansion I'm playing on. Currently getting into TBC and I'd like to try to solo Kara but my current PC can handle that many clients. 40 For vanilla servers running MC, etc. but the vanilla client is much less demanding. I'd never need to run 80+.

One thing I'm curious about is do you notice stuttering while PBO is manipulating the frequency? For example, if you're at 4.4 and PBO drops you down to 3.9 during heavy load is that change is noticeable during gameplay? Seems like it'd be annoying if so.

Still waiting for the Intel refresh and some comparison reviews to make my purchase.