The Power PC Thread [f*ck off consoles]

Darren S · Nov 20, 2025

.Joe said:
6700k is probably a smidgen younger.

it quite comfortably hits 60-70fps on a 21:9 on max settings.
i'm just finding it hard to justify the upgrade just for iracing

With my previous 6700K - I went from a GTX1080 which was a good combo in terms of balance @1440.

Then, I upgraded the GPU to an RTX3070Ti and it absolutely battered the CPU. It simply couldn't keep up and the cooling for the CPU was way more active than previous.

Ended up going down the Ryzen route and normality resumed.

.Joe · Nov 20, 2025

Darren S said:
With my previous 6700K - I went from a GTX1080 which was a good combo in terms of balance @1440.

Then, I upgraded the GPU to an RTX3070Ti and it absolutely battered the CPU. It simply couldn't keep up and the cooling for the CPU was way more active than previous.

Ended up going down the Ryzen route and normality resumed.

I ended up with a ryzen 7 9800x and rx6900xt lc combo
Gone from an average of 60fps 1440 at medium to 120-200 1440 at ultra
It’s made worlds of difference especially with 40+ cars on the grid

Darren S · Nov 20, 2025

.Joe said:
I ended up with a ryzen 7 9800x and rx6900xt lc combo
Gone from an average of 60fps 1440 at medium to 120-200 1440 at ultra
It’s made worlds of difference especially with 40+ cars on the grid

Is that the 9800X3D? Makes a big difference on games that can utilise the v-cache onboard the CPU.

Ray Gin · Sunday at 12:25 AM

@Matt Cup

https://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/cyberpower-amd-ryzen-7-9800x3d-32gb-ram-1tb-ssd-nvidia-geforce-rtx-5080-gaming-desktop-pc-black-friday-deal-4742249?utm_source=mappshare&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=4742249&utm_campaign=2025-11-23

Ray Gin · Sunday at 12:34 AM

Or buy mine for £800 👀

3080
5800x3d
32GB RAM

Perfect for 1440p gaming.

Matt Cup · Sunday at 7:41 AM

Thanks @Ray Gin

Currently waiting for the 9070 from Gotraka which I ordered the other day. But will bare these in mind if that falls through 👍

Matt Cup · Tuesday at 8:28 PM

Received today, just getting it all set up. It’s a big bugger, more like a fish tank than a PC case.

Matt Cup · Tuesday at 8:34 PM

Just ordered a Deathadder mouse, any recommendations on a reasonably priced keyboard (around £50) just to get me started.

Adamm. · Tuesday at 11:10 PM

Matt Cup said:
Received today, just getting it all set up. It’s a big bugger, more like a fish tank than a PC case.
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Looks decent that mate. Big old unit as you say should be plenty to keep it cool.

Adamm. · Tuesday at 11:16 PM

Matt Cup said:
Just ordered a Deathadder mouse, any recommendations on a reasonably priced keyboard (around £50) just to get me started.

I have the smaller version of this (with the red keys) and it's brilliant imo. Might be able to find a better deal but just a quick link more to give you an idea.

Amazon.co.uk

Wilkeh · 2025-11-27T14:24:34+0000

Jesus have you seen the price of RAM? I paid £230 for 64GB DDR5 C30 and the same one is now £800

Daz... · 2025-11-27T14:28:54+0000

Wilkeh said:
Jesus have you seen the price of RAM? I paid £230 for 64GB DDR5 C30 and the same one is now £800

I saw some crazy prices being banded about and the 32GB kit I have is now £350 when I paid £100 just over a year ago.

SharkyUK · 2025-11-27T14:42:40+0000

Wilkeh said:
Jesus have you seen the price of RAM? I paid £230 for 64GB DDR5 C30 and the same one is now £800

Yup, and it is going to get worse due to forecast shortages. 😪 I did have a 192GB RAM kit lined up but that isn't happening now. I am due a full system upgrade (other than GPU) but the cost is eye watering at the moment.

Geddes · 2025-11-27T15:05:06+0000

The prices of the ram has gone up past weeks or something. It’s been mentioned about prices going up on other hardware too.

Jonnio · 2025-11-27T15:22:14+0000

SharkyUK said:
Yup, and it is going to get worse due to forecast shortages. 😪 I did have a 192GB RAM kit lined up but that isn't happening now. I am due a full system upgrade (other than GPU) but the cost is eye watering at the moment.

😯 192GB!

It's people like you causing the shortages! 😆

SharkyUK · 2025-11-27T15:31:35+0000

Jonnio said:
😯 192GB!

It's people like you causing the shortages! 😆

That is mostly for work purposes, not gaming! 😂

Daz... · 2025-11-27T15:49:36+0000

SharkyUK said:
That is mostly for work purposes, not gaming! 😂

You need to cut down on those Minecraft mods!

SharkyUK · 2025-11-27T15:59:59+0000

Daz... said:
You need to cut down on those Minecraft mods!

To be honest, I just want to run the original Crysis at 60fps. That is the goal. 💪

Jonnio · 2025-11-27T16:00:27+0000

Daz... said:
You need to cut down on those Minecraft mods!

Could fit Warzone on his RAM and still have more available than my total 😭

Grandpa Joe · 2025-11-27T23:01:01+0000

Jonnio said:
Could fit Warzone on his RAM and still have more available than my total 😭

Like a page file Uno reverse card

Ray Gin · 2025-11-27T23:28:24+0000

If anyone sees a good deal on a 5090 / 9800x3d build hook a brother up. I’ve seen some at around £3400. I take it ill not find many deals cheaper?

charltjr · 2025-11-28T07:49:05+0000

Ray Gin said:
If anyone sees a good deal on a 5090 / 9800x3d build hook a brother up. I’ve seen some at around £3400. I take it I’ll not find many deals cheaper?

If anything, I’d expect prices on pre-builds to soar once existing stock runs out because of RAM prices spiking.

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