Hello. I’ll keep it simple

I am planning to do moderate gaming and moderate - heavy productivity workload especially with rendering, simultaneously streaming, and (video) editing. As such, I am eyeing the 7950x3d and have a few questions about it as all this talk about setting it up honestly seems daunting VS the simplicity of (from what I heard and understand) the one-and-done setup with the 7800x3d.
For the 7950x3d

  1. Do I *NEED* process lasso for it?
  2. Would just buying the CPU, installing it, and setting windows to high-performance work?
  3. If I just follow these steps by AMD themselves https://community.amd.com/t5/gaming/how-to-set-up-your-system-with-a-new-amd-ryzen-9-7950x3d-or/ba-p/589464, would that suffice?
  4. Just confirming this as I am honestly confused with the amount of information around. So if I game on my first monitor using the 8 cores of the 1st CCD, I can run a productivity process as well with the other cores as needed and it would NOT be parked? This is mostly what I’ll be doing
  5. For setting my expectations as well, for current 7950x3d users, what has been your overall experience with this CPU? Has it been a slog to setup? What issues did you guys face? What should I prepare myself to face if ever?
    For the 7800x3d
  6. Would the 7800x3d be enough for both gaming and productivity? Especially with my question 4 for the 7950x3d

If it helps with answering the questions, I have the 7900XTX with 32gb of 6000mhz cl30 Ram

Thank you!

  • Plastic_Towel_6756OPBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Hello! Thank you so much for the very detailed and concise answers! I do have a 2 questions to about some of your answers for clarification and more insight

    1. Would you say CapframeX is better than Process Lasso or are both the same? Particularly in ease of use and availability i.e. do I need to pay for a subscription (as I’ve heard I need to pay for Process Lasso but I’m unsure yet about that)

    2. I really appreciate your answer for question 4 as this is my exact specific use! I am leaning more towards productivity than gaming, honestly. So I’d like to ask for clarification if this “affinty controls” pertain to CapframX/ Process Lasso, correct? If so, how big (or small) of a hassle is it to you personally?

    I appreciate the honesty for question 6! Personally I just find it daunting (even anxiety-inducing) to go through the tinkering at first but all these comments are actually reassuring so I really am grateful for your comment! I am leaning towards using affinity controls now. About the RAM, yes, I am actually considering that. Thank you so much for the suggestion!