Bit the bullet (3900x)

[MadMilitia]

Finished results: Thoroughly impressed!

Stable at 4.22Ghz on all cores, got WoW loaded and innerspace setup was a breeze. Ran some world content on my 5 box crew with a 2/2/2/2/2/2 core config with 2 going to the OS.

To preface I was running a 6700K @ 4.3 Ghz prior. All cores for all instances. Nothing reserved for the OS. Since the BFA 8.0 launch I had odd issues with commands sometimes failing to trigger, or going halfway. Like a slot switch would process some of the minor things like a gfx adjustment and camera reset but nothing else would happen. Also keybinds getting stuck on slot switch as well.

This upgrade has been enormously impressive. First saving 2 cores for the OS means everything is smooth as glass and the slot switching functionality appears to be 100% failsafe now. I am positive that the increased multicore stress and/or my use of all core cpu strategy was limiting the thread pool for things like slot switching.

Secondly with an AIO Corsair cooler it never went above 55c degrees. Safe temps for 3900x are around 80-90c and I haven't even adjusted the cooler yet to performance mode.

Lastly it cannot be understated how smooth the game is now. Going from 4 cores to 12 on a 5 box crew is a really big deal and I can already see where it will improve my reaction times and control. It was actually a bit staggering to see how responsive everything was.

I highly, highly recommend this upgrade path to any 5 boxers looking.