Time will tell.

AMD could do a launch event in October and launch the cards in late October or November, similar how Nvidia unveiled the 1080 in early May but launched it at the end of that month.

Are you going to upgrade the ole' Radeon 5850 at all? That came out in late 2009.  :P
Vega might be worthy of the jump. ;)

I'm trying to upgrade from my trusty 5850, but with what's on the market is right now (and because of some unexpected expenses, like a big dentist bill) I may hold a bit longer.

Honestly, I'm disappointed with AMD because, despite what they may say, they have undelivered. Yes, yes, I know that they have only launched the x80 and lower parts, but they should at least be able to beat the 390/390X cards. What's the point of lanching a new product if offers nothing new? They should have made the full Polaris 10 a 40CU chip. At least it's cheap... when there's stock.

And I'm angry with Nvidia, because they have delivered, performance wise, but they have gone totally nuts with their prices. The 1070 for $449 (because good luck finding one for $379), that translates to 500 € is a f*cking joke, and the price of the 1080 is even worse. At least the 1060 is ok, with some models retailing for the same as the 480.

So right now I'm between getting a 480 and feel like I'm getting less performance than I should, get a 1060 and feel stupid for having to get that card despite my budget being bigger than that or simply wait until whatever comes next.

I'm still deciding.

Anyway, let's go with the news!

1-Drivers

AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.8.2 now available, optimized for No Man’s Sky

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/amd-radeon-software-crimson-edition-16-8-2-now-available-optimized-for-no-mans-sky/

AMD has released a new driver for its graphics cards. According to the release notes, the AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.8.2 is optimized for No Man’s Sky and the beta build of Paragon.

>>Get them here.

2-Gaming News

REMEDY CLAIMS THAT QUANTUM BREAK’S WIN10 VERSION WILL BE IDENTICAL TO THE STEAM VERSION

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/remedy-claims-that-quantum-breaks-win10-version-will-be-identical-to-the-steam-version/

Earlier this week, we informed you about the Steam version of Quantum Break that will be released on September 14th. This version will support both DX11 and DX12, and a lot of people wondered whether the Win10 version would be updated in order to support both of these APIs.

NO MAN’S SKY – PC BETA PATCH IMPROVES SHADER CACHING AND OVERALL PERFORMANCE

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/no-mans-sky-pc-beta-patch-improves-shader-caching-and-overall-performance/

Hello Games has released an ‘experimental’ patch for the PC version of No Man’s Sky. According to the release notes, this beta patch improves shader caching and overall performance. In addition, this patch promises to fix the annoying mouse jitter issues that PC gamers experienced.

212,620 PEOPLE PLAYING NO MAN'S SKY AT ONCE MAKES IT THE BIGGEST STEAM LAUNCH THIS YEAR

http://www.pcgamer.com/no-mans-sky-sales/

From a technical perspective No Man’s Sky hasn’t had an smooth launch on PC. But in terms of sales, it’s already one of the biggest launches ever of a game on Steam. Steam Stats, an official resource created by Valve, shows that 212,620 people were simultaneously playing No Man’s Sky on launch day so far. In North America and Europe alone the Steam servers were serving a combined 4.7 terabits per second as people downloaded the game.

LAWBREAKERS – ALPHA AFTERMATH VIDEO

http://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/lawbreakers-alpha-aftermath-video/

Boss Key Productions has released a new video in which Cliff Bleszinski and Rohan Rivas sit down to share where they’ve been and the studio’s vision of what’s to come for players. LawBreakers is an arena shooter that promises a bloodbath of role-based vertical team conflict, creating endless mastery and competition across an alternate American landscape.

HERE IS 8 MINUTES OF GAMEPLAY FOOTAGE FROM THE PC VERSION OF DEAD RISING

http://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-is-8-minutes-of-gameplay-footage-from-the-pc-version-of-dead-rising/

YouTube’s ‘Z1RO’ has shared a video, showcasing 8 minutes of gameplay footage from the PC version of Dead Rising. Dead Rising was originally released exclusively on X360 and is now coming on the PC on September 13th.

THE SIMS 4, NO MAN’S SKY & DEUS EX: MANKIND DIVIDED ARE THIS WEEK’S BEST SELLING PC GAMES

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-sims-4-no-mans-sky-deus-ex-mankind-divided-are-this-weeks-best-selling-pc-games/

The latest PC UK retail, Steam Digital and Green Man Gaming charts have been revealed and as we can see, The Sims 4, No Man’s Sky and Deus Ex: Mankind Divided are this week’s best selling games in UK, on Steam and on GMG.

The news, part two:

HALO WARS 2 PC BETA WON'T HAPPEN UNTIL EARLY 2017

http://www.pcgamer.com/halo-wars-2-pc-beta-wont-happen-until-early-2017/

Halo Wars 2 underwent a closed beta test back in June, which unfortunately (and despite being playable on the PC, as we saw at the PC Gaming Show at E3) was only for the Xbox One. A lot of good information came out of the test, 343 Industries boss Dan Ayoub said in a recent Xbox Wire blog post, which will result in some big changes being made to the game.

HIGH-BANDWIDTH SUPPORT IS BEING ROLLED OUT TO OVERWATCH AT THIS VERY MOMENT

http://www.pcgamer.com/high-bandwidth-support-is-being-rolled-out-to-overwatch-at-this-very-moment/

Rightly or wrongly, the Overwatch tick rate, that being the frequency at which the game on your PC receives updates from the server, has been a point of contention for a lot of players. The game's normal rate is 21Hz—that's 21 updates per second—which some people believe is just too slow for a competitive shooter. In June, Blizzard added a high bandwidth option to custom games that enabled play at 60Hz instead, and it apparently went over well, because it's now being rolled out to all games in both Quick Play and Competitive modes.

OUTCAST - SECOND CONTACT COMING IN MARCH 2017, FIRST SCREENS RELEASED

http://www.pcgamer.com/outcast-second-contact-coming-in-march-2017-first-screens-released/

Outcast Reboot HD appeared on Kickstarter in 2014 with high hopes and a $600,000 goal, but it just didn't work out. Despite the promise of the developers to carry on in the face of adversity, that seemed to be the end of the matter, until Outcast – Second Contact, a remake being developed by original Outcast studio Appeal, was announced this past May. At the time, publisher Big Ben said it would be out “at the start of 2017,” and today it nailed that launch window down a little more tightly, to March 2017.

VALVE ANNOUNCE MONKEY KING, THE FIRST DOTA 2 HERO THAT ISN’T A PORT FROM DOTA

http://www.pcgamer.com/valve-announce-monkey-king-the-first-dota-2-hero-that-isnt-a-port-from-dota/

At the end of play the International today, fans were asked to stick around for ‘a presentation’. That presentation turned out to be an incredible martial arts performance accompanied by Taiko drums, at the end of which Valve revealed a new hero: Monkey King.

WORLDS ADRIFT TRAILER SHOWS SHIPBUILDING, SHIP BATTLES

http://www.pcgamer.com/worlds-adrift-trailer-shows-shipbuilding-ship-battles/

Bossa Studios' sandbox MMO Worlds Adrift is a game about exploring the skies via homemade airships, and a new trailer reveals how we'll be doing that. As you can see below, first you'll decide their overall shape with an in-game computer terminal thingy, before slapping weapons, parts and panels onto the frame. The video goes on to showcase what will probably happen next: fierce ship battles in the sky.

MOTHER RUSSIA BLEEDS OUT SEPTEMBER 5

http://www.pcgamer.com/mother-russia-bleeds-out-september-5/

Fans of Streets of Rage and Hotline Miami-style queasy ultra-violence will be well served by Mother Russia Bleeds, Le Cartel's sidescrolling beat-'em-up set in an alternate U.S.S.R. We finally have a release date for that—September 5—so only a few weeks left to go. To mark the occasion, publisher Devolver has released a hugely violent new trailer, which you can watch below.

MAGIC WAND BRINGS A NEW DIMENSION TO 8-BIT-STYLE RPGS

http://www.pcgamer.com/magic-wand-bring-a-new-dimension-to-8-bit-style-rpgs/

If you've played the original Final Fantasies—not their remakes—complete with chunky old sprites, chirpy chiptune soundtracks, and enthusiastic but badly translated scripts, you should probably check out Stephen 'thecatamites' Murphy's Magic Wand. I don't entirely know what's going on it, but I've really enjoyed exploring its colourful, Final Fantasy-style world since the game released last weekend.

STARCRAFT 2: LEGACY OF THE VOID TO WELCOME BIG MULTIPLAYER DESIGN CHANGES

http://www.pcgamer.com/starcraft-2-legacy-of-the-void-to-welcome-big-multiplayer-design-changes/

Besides being simultaneously broad, deep, challenging and accessible, StarCraft 2: Legacy of the Void brought significant changes to the game’s multiplayer mode when it launched last year. The latest patch looks to push that envelope further still and, speaking at this weekend’s Dreamhack Montreal, balance designer David Kim detailed the extensive list of changes heading to the fifth entry in Blizzard’s sci-fi RTS series.

WATCH FALLOUT 4’S NUKA-WORLD ADD-ON IN ACTION

http://www.pcgamer.com/watch-fallout-4s-nuka-world-add-on-in-action/

Fallout 4’s sixth and last add-on, Nuka-World, is gearing up for its August 30 release with the launch of its latest gameplay trailer. Taking a typically tongue-in-cheek, pseudo tourist video look at its new locale, the following cinematic explores the titular Nuka-World—a once thriving amusement park-now-Raider-run city that’ll having us exploring an “all-new region with a wasteland and park zones,” so says the game’s Steam page blurb.

At the very least you would want to wait for Vega as it should help drive the Radeon 470, 480 and Geforce 1060/1070 prices downwards with some luck.

Keep in mind though, you are probably looking at a 500% performance increase or more going from a Radeon 5850 to a Radeon 480, so the jump isn't to be understated... But you could probably wait it out as well. I would hazard a guess most games you can still do medium/high settings still?

This could be the factory near my house! Same one Bethesda used for their E3 conference. Was literally a 5 min walk away. Even I was surprised by the location.

Dude I was rocking a GTX550ti last year. Then I sold the PC. I've had my 3440x1440 monitor for more than a year now, still no PC/GPU. Though I've decided on an i5, I have not decided on GPU (aiming for ~$300 card). But while waiting, I might as well wait for next Intel and AMD's Zen.

I don't think Vega will lower the price of the 480/470 and 1060 as they are already low enough, but the 1070 surely will drop in price... at least I hope. And yes, the performance jump I'd get right now is ridiculously huge, but it's roughly the same I would have had one year ago with the 390/390X cards.

On most games I can still enable medium with sometimes a bit of high settings. I think having only 1GB of VRAM is the main problem. Still, because the PS4/X1 have raised the bar, many new games are completely out of my range as they ask for a 7870/660 in the min. requirements.

With that monitor, waiting is you best bet, at least for the GPU. There's currently no card for ~$300 with enough performance to run every game at that resolution without lowering the settings. A 1070 or a used 980Ti may be your best bets right now, and they are out of your budget.

By the way, the latest rumors talk abour Zen not arriving until 2017 (source: SemiAccurate forum / article: Wccftech)

So the wait may be long.

The news!

1-Drivers

NVIDIA GeForce 372.54 WHQL driver available, optimized for No Man’s Sky & Deus Ex: Mankind Divided

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/nvidia-geforce-372-54-whql-driver-available-optimized-for-no-mans-sky-deus-ex-mankind-divided/

NVIDIA has just released a new WHQL driver for its graphics cards. According to the release notes, the NVIDIA GeForce 372.54 WHQL driver is optimized for No Man’s Sky, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, Obduction, F1 2016, and the Open Beta for Paragon.

>>Download them from here.

2-Gaming News

BATTLEFIELD 1 – OPEN BETA BEGINS ON AUGUST 31ST, GAMESCOM 2016 TRAILER RELEASED

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/battlefield-1-open-beta-begins-on-august-31st-gamescom-2016-trailer-released/

Electronic Arts and DICE have announced that the open beta phase for Battlefield 1 will begin on August 31st. According to EA, the Battlefield 1 Open Beta will include the Sinai Desert map, a “scorching hot battlefield located just East of El-Jifar.”

NINE PARCHMENTS IS A NEW CO-OP SHOOTER FROM TRINE DEVS FROZENBYTE

http://www.pcgamer.com/nine-parchments-is-a-new-co-op-shooter-from-trine-devs-frozenbyte/

Following the promising, but ultimately slightly disappointing, stealth adventure Shadwen earlier this year, Frozenbyte—the Finnish studio responsible for the Trine series—has revealed its next project: a co-operative “blast ’em up” named Nine Parchments.

>>You can discuss this story at Basil's thread.

THERE WON’T BE ANY MULTIPLAYER TECH TEST FOR THE PC VERSION OF TITANFALL 2

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/there-wont-be-any-multiplayer-tech-test-for-the-pc-version-of-titanfall-2/

Vince Zampella, Founder and CEO at Respawn Entertainment, revealed today that there won’t be any multiplayer tech test for the PC version of Titanfall 2. According to Zampella, there are two reasons for this decision: hardware variety & “min spec” optimization.

>>You can give your opinion at LudicrousSpeed's thread.

YOU CAN FINISH DISHONORED 2 "WITHOUT KILLING A SINGLE PERSON"

http://www.pcgamer.com/you-can-finish-dishonored-2-without-killing-a-single-person/

It was possible—not easy, but possible—to complete the original Dishonored without killing a single soul. There's even an achievement for doing so, “Clean Hands.” And in an interview with PlayStation Access at QuakeCon, Dishonored 2 Creative Director Harvey Smith confirmed that the sequel will offer the same option.

MONSTER BOY AND THE CURSED KINGDOM GETS BEAUTIFUL GAMESCOM 2016 TRAILER

http://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/monster-boy-and-the-cursed-kingdom-gets-beautiful-gamescom-2016-trailer/

Game Atelier and FDG Entertainment have released the Gamescom 2016 trailer for Monster Boy And The Cursed Kingdom. Monster Boy is a colourful side-scrolling action adventure created in cooperation with Ryuichi Nishizawa, the creator of the Wonder Boy Monster World series. Monster Boy is being created to bring back the enjoyment of classic games that shine by simplicity, and will feature pure, exciting gameplay, upbeat music and smooth graphics.

>>Feel free to give you opinion at, again, Basil's thread on the matter.

THE SURGE – GAMESCOM 2016 GAMEPLAY TRAILER

http://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/the-surge-gamescom-2016-gameplay-trailer/

Focus Home Interactive has released the Gamescom 2016 trailer for Deck13’s The Surge, showcasing 14 minutes of gameplay footage. The Surge is a visceral sci-fi action RPG that features innovative combat mechanics, allowing you to target individual limbs, dismembering the exo-suit addon, or weapon, that you want to acquire. Players will also be able to collect tech-scrap and blueprints, return to the Operation Center to level up and craft new exo-suit addons and weapons salvaged throughout the levels.

DOOM – NEW HOTFIX ADDRESSES VARIOUS SNAPMAP CRASH ISSUES, FIXES “SNAPMAP AI PATH POINT” ISSUE

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/doom-new-hotfix-addresses-various-crash-issues-fixes-snapmap-ai-path-point-issue/

id Software has released a new hotfix for DOOM. According to the release notes, this patch fixes various crash issues, an issue with the SnapMap AI Path Point where setting speed to ‘Sprint’ stopped AI pathing,” as well as a couple of Multiplayer issues. This update will be auto-downloaded from Steam, and you can read its complete changelog below.