Congrats. 5950x is a great CPU. I found it pairs well with RX5000, RX5500XT, RX6400, RX6600XT, RX6700XT and 4060/4060Ti.
Most of my driver issues with AMD were around the 5000 series RDNA era when I got back into PC gaming. Once they got some major bugs fixed they've been pretty stable for me entering the 6000 series, the WHQL versions more specifically. When using the non-WHQL versions at one point Windows kept getting wonky and kept replacing drivers breaking AMD's Adrenalin Software Features so I only stick to the WHQL drivers and no longer have issues with that.
it doesnt matter what you went through. its not relevant. also, nvidia drivers are not a hassle. I use w10 build 1709 on 2 pc. I got the last version of nvidia, went smooth. with my pos rx590 I had to download and try 12 different drivers before it installed. it kept saying os not supported. so that in itself says everything. I had crashes with the rx590. posted it here then was blamed for using a cracked game. I have the dvd right here in my drawer. got fed up, bought a 1070 within an hour I was back to playing no issues.
> I found it pairs well with RX5000, RX5500XT, RX6400, RX6600XT, RX6700XT and 4060/4060Ti.
you lost credebility when you recommended these gpu. seriously...the piece of trash 5500xt and 6400? and rx5000...what gpu is that?
I would only pair the 5950x with 2080ti 3080 3080ti or 3090. im not buying 40 cards, and certainly not amd.
not buying amd untill I see they start matching nvidia for productivity. when the old top level 6900xt is just a tab better then a 2080ti 2 gens back then you know you have to redo your cards. and when your flagship card cant even compete with an old 3080TI, you have performance issues. even black magic in a video said "we can only recommend nvidia cards now"
amd needs tough love. maybe they work well when super stressed like going from bulldozer to ryzen. now intel coming up the back will push amd to start delivering.
and if you ask the majority of nvidia users, im certain MANY would buy amd if they got their shet together. there are fanboys. im not. I hate nvidia. but I buy what delivers for the money. if amd delivered good performing cards for the money then people would buy. people buy nvidia because no choice.
the biggest lie is getting more for your money. the 7900xtx costs more then the 4070ti super but delivers less. all a lie. even used amd cards sell for far more then nvidia cards. with the same money I can buy a used 3080 and only a 6700xt