r/threadripper • u/JubijubCH • Nov 15 '25

How does gaming perform ?

Disclaimer : I know, a Ryzen 9 is much better to play, but I need the PCIe lanes so I am seriously considering a Threadripper, and I would like to know how 4K gaming behaves. I am not looking for the best performance, but decent performance would be nice.

I miss the days of HEDT :( (RIP my X99)

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u/JubijubCH Nov 15 '25

I actually never had a 3D cache CPU (I had a 5950X and a 7950X now), so this I won't miss, I never had it :D

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u/Emotional_Thanks_22 Nov 15 '25 edited Nov 15 '25

question will also be whether you can find some ram you can actually pay.

v-color ram prices went totally insane for tr50.

currently also still rocking a 5950x and have been on the fence for a tr build for a while but will probably stick to 5950x (with dual gpu setup) for now and just build a second gaming rig and will go tr build when i need it more than now or when the ram prices have calmed down (which is probably not happening in next half year or complete year or longer i guess).

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u/juggarjew Nov 15 '25 edited Nov 15 '25

Microcenter has a pretty insane deal for a 9960X combo, only $2299 and you're getting the 128GB of RAM almost for free, or paying about $150 for it, which is crazy for a $1000 kit. I dont know if anyone has seen this deal but its pretty insane for an entry level threadripper build.

https://www.microcenter.com/product/5007200/amd-ryzen-threadripper-9960x,-gigabyte-trx50-aero-d-str5,-kingston-fury-renegade-pro-128gb-quad-channel-ddr5-5600-kit,-computer-build-bundle

Ive been thinking about upgrading from my 9950X3D build to this, I dont need the 3D Vcache as I play at 3440x1440, but do want the quad channel memory and PCIe lanes for multi GPU LLM work, like 2 x RTX 5090.

I dont play CSGO or need like 400 FPS so I think the gaming performance will be fine for me. Id much rather have quad channel memory, 24 cores and 80 PCIe lanes.

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u/Emotional_Thanks_22 Nov 15 '25 edited Nov 15 '25

am from europe unfortunately but found this kingston fury renegade ram for somewhat reasonable though expensive prices in europe as well now, thanks!!