[samaritan1331]

If it makes you feel any better. It's not just a CPU this time. You need a newer mobo (expensive than AM4 boards), a DDR5 ram (also expensive) which will probably go down in price a bit by next year. So overall if it satisfies your needs 5950x is a great pick.

[didgetmaster]

I wasn't suggesting that it would be cheap to move to the 7950X. I got a new motherboard, RAM, and SSD when I upgraded to the 5950X. If I had waited, it would have probably cost me an additional $300-$400 more to move to the AM5 and DDR5 components now.

The 5950X certainly will meet my 'needs' for several years. It is my 'wants' that is making me wish I had waited.