Current rig is an (aging) 8086K with 32GB DD4-3000 and Asus ROG Hero mobo. Last week I swapped out my old 2080ti for a 5080. Framerates in games (4K, ultra settings) are now through the roof, as desired.
However, my CPU is having a really hard time pulling this off. There were already games which pushed it to its limit (Helldivers 2, STALKER 2,…) but now with the new graphics card, CPU load in these games is anywhere from 85% to 100%. As a result, my cooling water gets hot (50°C) in about half an hour and my CPU starts thermal throttling, often leading to stutter etc.
I’ve selected the following components for upgrade:
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
GIGABYTE X870E AORUS PRO socket AM5 mobo
Corsair 64 GB DDR5-6400 Kit
Noctua NH-D15 G2 LBC
This would set me back around €1.556 right now. What are the chances this is going to go up significantly in the short/medium term in the EU?
I’m also still running Win10 since I absolutely loathe Win11, so I was thinking of starting off with Linux for this one since I don’t really have another €150 lying around to hand to Microsoft for shits and giggles. I have some professional experience with Linux but not in terms of daily driving it. I suppose I could also go with dualboot if need be.
There is little to no difference to a 8700k. Same arch, same core count, same cache, the only difference is the default clockspeed. But both is an unlocked part so the difference is even less than they specsheet would suggest (3-5%).
So how did it future proof anything? There is no game that the 8700k would struggle with but not the 8086k.