The worst case would be that they delayed it even further and had to distract from that news.

Speaking of news, the press conference is apparently over and they said nothing about "super"?

I don't like the fact that all X570 boards will come with a fan. Those small fans have traditionally failed sooner than most desired, plus tend to do a lot of noise.

I'm surprised by the lack of a 16-core part, but they'll probably save it for Threadripper. Also, that both 3700 and 3800 have the same number of cores and only differ in clocks and TDP probably means that overclockers should go with the later.

I like that the entry parts have 6 cores.

I'm also surprised that Navi turns out to be a new architecture (with a lame name), but maybe it's because it's such a big refinement or improvement over other GCN parts that they to differentiate is somehow. In any case, we'll see if the claims they make are real of just PR talk.

Why the fuck would mainboards need fans? That's what the case fans are for.

^Because, apparently, the X570 chip uses between 10-15 watts and runs hot.

Pretty sure it's possible to use cooling elements for 15W. At least we now know where Ryzen's lowered TDP has gone :P

The Monday news:

SALES & DEALS

Apex Legends revenue is down 74% in two months
https://www.pcgamer.com/apex-legends-revenue-is-down-74-in-two-months/
Apex Legends has dropped out of the top 10 highest grossing games on PC for the first time since its launch, according to Nielsen-owned market research firm SuperData.
The game generated $24 million in April, SuperData said in its latest monthly report (thanks, Eurogamer), which marks a 74% drop since February, the shooter's launch month. The stats cover both PC and console.

GOG has a new "weekly" sale with up to 75% discounts: https://www.gog.com/promo/20190527_weekly_sale. The quotation marks are because the sale will last until May 30th. Does it mean that the summer sale is coming?

Steam has two new daily deals:

• The first one is Pacify. 20% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/967050/Pacify/
• The second one is 永遠消失的幻想鄉 ～ The Disappearing of Gensokyo, 25% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/776490/__The_Disappearing_of_Gensokyo/

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

New DXR Tech Demo shows amazing real-time ray tracing and global illumination effects
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-dxr-tech-demo-shows-amazing-real-time-ray-tracing-and-global-illumination-effects/
Opus Visual has released a new video, showcasing its new DXR Tech Demo. This demo was created for the Nvidia DXR Contest and showcases real-time raytracing and global illumination capabilities. Unfortunately, the team did not release this tech demo to the public so we don’t know what it requires in order to run with 60fps at both 1080p and 1440p.
Still, and even though there isn’t any way to download it, this tech demo showcases some of the best real-time ray tracing effects we’ve seen. The lighting, the reflections, the ambient occlusion and the global illumination effects look absolutely phenomenal.

MODS/EMULATORS

Here is Assassin’s Creed Odyssey with Reshade Ray Tracing/Path Tracing in 4K
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-is-assassins-creed-odyssey-with-reshade-ray-tracing-path-tracing-in-4k/
YouTube’s members Untamed Beast and Demiath have shared two videos, showing Assassin’s Creed Odyssey with the Reshade ray tracing/path tracing mod that is currently under development. As with all of our previous articles about this Reshade, the implementation found here is based on its Alpha version that is currently available to all Patreon backers.

You can now play as Metal Gear Solid Gray Fox and Raiden in Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/you-can-now-play-as-metal-gear-solid-gray-fox-and-raiden-in-sekiro-shadows-die-twice/
Modders ‘EmperorFaiz’ and ‘skymoon’ have released two new cool mods for Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. The first mod allows gamers to play as Gray Fox from Metal Gear Solid, while the second mod allows you to play as Raiden.
Since Sekiro is all about ninja/shinobi and samurai, these 3D model swappers are ideal for this particular title. Moreover, we are certain that a lot of Metal Gear Solid fans will appreciate them (though unfortunately the mods do not come with new voices).
As a bonus, we are also including below another mod for Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice that allows you to play as Noob Saibot from Mortal Kombat 11. As we all know, Noob Saibot is a black ninja from NetherRealm’s fighting game (he’s basically the reincarnation of Bi-Han, also known as the first/elder Sub-Zero).
>> Check the article for the links to those mods.

Morrowind: Rebirth overhaul mod just had its biggest update
https://www.pcgamer.com/morrowind-rebirth-overhaul-mod-just-had-its-biggest-update/
Morrowind: Rebirth is a mod that overhauls Bethesda's cult classic open-world RPG to refresh that open world, remapping its settlements as well as adding new equipment, creatures, and music. It's just hit version 5.0 with an update that its creators are calling "by far, the largest one for Rebirth."
Among the additions are five player homes, ranging from Sadrith Mora Fungai Hill (a steal at just 35,000 gold) to Caldera Darkstone Manor (75,000 for that one). There are also new locations like Ald'Ruhn Underground, an ashlander camp called Ahinanapa, and a new level to the Yanith-Duniasha ruins, as well as overhauls to the look of several existing locations. There are new varieties of skeleton, more enchanted items, new textures and models for plants, and more.
It's a big one is what I'm saying. You can check out the complete changelog at ModDB.

GAMING NEWS

Heavy Rain PC demo pulled from Epic Games Store, uses the Denuvo anti-tamper tech [UPDATE]
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/heavy-rain-pc-demo-pulled-from-epic-games-store-uses-the-denuvo-anti-tamper-tech/
As promised, Quantic Dream released yesterday the PC demo for Heavy Rain on the Epic Games Store. However, those that were able to download it were unable to launch it due to the Denuvo anti-tamper tech. As such, Quantic Dream decided to pull the game from Epic’s store and promised to update everyone tomorrow.
UPDATE: The demo is now available and you can get it from here.
>> All of this happened on Saturday. In any case, here you can see some 4K screenshots and PC settings.

Mortal Kombat 11 PC Patch 4 available for download, removes the 30fps lock, fixes crashes and more
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/mortal-kombat-11-pc-patch-4-available-for-download-removes-the-30fps-lock-fixes-crashes-and-more/
QLOC has released the fourth patch for the PC version of Mortal Kombat 11. This patch finally removes the 30fps lock from the menus, Intros/Victories, Krushing Blows, Fatal Blows and Fatalities, as well as The Krypt, making the game feel really smooth without any hiccups.

Automobilista 2 will be powered by the Project CARS 2 MADNESS Engine, releases in December 2019
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/automobilista-2-will-be-powered-by-the-project-cars-2-madness-engine-releases-in-december-2019/
Reiza Studios has announced that its new racing simulator, Automobilista 2, will release in December 2019 on the PC. In order to celebrate this announcement, the team has released the game’s announcement trailer – as well as the first details about it – that you can find below.

Here are 5 minutes of new gameplay footage from WRC 8
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-are-5-minutes-of-new-gameplay-footage-from-wrc-8/
Bigben Interactive has released a new video, showing 5 minutes of brand new gameplay footage from WRC 8. This video shows footage from the game’s closed beta phase, meaning that its visuals do not represent the final product (they may get worse, they may improve or they may remain the same).

Insurgency: Sandstorm patch 1.2 released, features major performance optimizations & new content
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/insurgency-sandstorm-patch-1-2-released-features-major-performance-optimizations-new-content/
New World Interactive has released a brand new update for Insurgency: Sandstorm. According to the release notes, patch 1.2 introduces a new map, called Outskirts, that is playable in Firefight, Push, Checkpoint, Team Deathmatch and Hardcore Checkpoint, as well as new weapons and new cosmetics.

Quake 2 RTX will be available on June 6th, gets an official trailer, key features detailed
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/quake-2-rtx-will-be-available-on-june-6th-gets-an-official-trailer-key-features-detailed/
NVIDIA has announced that Quake 2 RTX will officially release on June 6th. In order to celebrate this announcement, the green team has also released a brand new trailer for this special version of id Software’s classic shooter that you can view below.

New gameplay trailer released for Wolfenstein: Young Blood
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-gameplay-trailer-released-for-wolfenstein-young-blood/
Bethesda has released a new gameplay trailer for Wolfenstein: Youngblood. This new trailer is 2 minutes and will give you an idea of what you can expect from this new Wolfenstein game that is being developed by Machine Games and Arkane Studios.

Wolfenstein: Youngblood will support real-time ray tracing and NVIDIA Adaptive Shading
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/wolfenstein-youngblood-will-support-real-time-ray-tracing-and-nvidia-adaptive-shading/
NVIDIA has announced that the new Wolfenstein shooter, Wolfenstein: Youngblood, will feature real-time ray tracing effects in order to improve its visuals, as well as support for the NVIDIA Adaptive Shading in order to further improve overall performance.

Here are 11 minutes of gameplay footage from the PC version of The Surge 2
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-are-11-minutes-of-gameplay-footage-from-the-pc-version-of-the-surge-2/
RockPaperShotgun has released a new video, showing 11 minutes of brand new gameplay footage from the PC version of The Surge 2. According to RPS, this PC demo allowed them to explore the park district, take on new soldier AI – and their cloaking devices – try out a range of spears, lances and axes (and the finishing moves they trigger) and test the game’s new drone.

Monday news, part two:

Hearthstone's Reckless Experimenter is getting nerfed because of SN1P-SN4P
https://www.pcgamer.com/hearthstones-reckless-experimenter-is-getting-nerfed-because-of-sn1p-sn4p/
Hearthstone's Rise of the Mech event will, among other things, see the addition of an all-new neutral legendary mech named SN1P-SN4P, which I think we've all agreed we're going to call Snip-Snap because that's a just a whole lot simpler. But within minutes of the card being announce, players noticed a problem. Today, community manager Christ Attalus explained on Reddit, that Blizzard had missed the fact that Snip-Snap and the Priest card Reckless Experimenter could be put together in a way that created an early-game infinite damage combo.

US loot box ban bill gains bipartisan support in the Senate
https://www.pcgamer.com/us-loot-box-ban-bill-gains-bipartisan-support-in-the-senate/
Two Democratic Senators have signed on to Republican Senator Josh Hawley’s anti-loot box bill, providing bipartisan support for the proposed legislation that would fine publishers and game distributors over both blind loot boxes and “pay to win” mechanics.

Part two of Assassin's Creed Odyssey's Fate of Atlantis DLC out next month
https://www.pcgamer.com/part-two-of-assassins-creed-odysseys-fate-of-atlantis-dlc-out-next-month/
The second episode in The Fate of Atlantis, Assassin's Creed Odyssey's DLC inspired by the afterlife in Greek mythology, will be out on June 4, Ubisoft has announced.

'Gaming Disorder' officially recognized as disease by World Health Organization (Updated)
https://www.pcgamer.com/world-health-organization-will-make-final-decision-on-gaming-disorder-this-weekend/
The World Health Organization proposed that "Gaming Disorder" be classified as an addictive behavior in December 2017, then nailed the definition down—complete with separate online and offline categories—in June 2018. This weekend, as reported by Variety, the WHO will make its final decision on whether to classify gaming addiction as a disorder at the 72nd World Health Assembly, which is currently underway.
Update: The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially recognized "Gaming Disorder" as a disease. In response, industry representatives from around the world immediately called on the WHO to rethink its decision, saying it was "not based on sufficiently robust evidence".

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night to get $10 day one DLC followed by seven free game modes
https://www.pcgamer.com/bloodstained-ritual-of-the-night-to-get-dollar10-day-one-dlc-followed-by-seven-free-game-modes/
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, the spiritual successor to the Castlevania series, will get $10 day one DLC, followed by new characters, modes and cosmetics as free post-launch updates, creator Koji Igarashi has announced.

Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes is coming to Steam
https://www.pcgamer.com/travis-strikes-again-no-more-heroes-is-coming-to-steam/
Another of Suda51's oddball games is coming to PC.
Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes is his third game featuring Travis Touchdown, an otaku who comes into possession of a beam saber—a weapon that is legally distinct from a lightsaber—and embarks on a quest to become one of the world's greatest assassins. In Travis Strikes Again, released on Switch in January, Travis travels through a variety of other videogames defeating bugs inside them. You did read that right, yes.

Pathfinder: Kingmaker is getting an Enhanced Edition in June
https://www.pcgamer.com/pathfinder-kingmaker-is-getting-an-enhanced-edition-in-june/
Owlcat Games have been patching their party-based RPG Pathfinder: Kingmaker regularly since its released in September of 2018, and in June they'll be upgrading it to an Enhanced Edition. As with Wasteland 2 and Divinity: Original Sin 2, this will be a free upgrade for anyone who owns the existing game.

Multiplayer deception game Project Winter leaves Early Access, adds new maps and weapons
https://www.pcgamer.com/multiplayer-deception-game-project-winter-leaves-early-access-adds-new-maps-and-weapons/
For six of the eight players in a Project Winter team, the goal is surviving a chilly wilderness long enough to escape. For the other two, the goal is deception: it's about blending into the team and then, when the moment presents itself, betraying your allies, stopping them from escaping. It's a fascinating concept, and this week it finished its three-month Early Access stint with a 1.0 update that added new weapons and maps.

Mirador is a loot-heavy dungeon crawler in which players design the bosses
https://www.pcgamer.com/mirador-is-a-loot-heavy-dungeon-crawler-in-which-players-design-the-bosses/
Hack-and-slasher Mirador, which launched a Kickstarter campaign this week, follows a tried and tested approach to loot, but the bosses you face during dungeon runs are far less conventional. Each one is created and customized by players using an in-game editor that lets you change both their appearance and AI, and your bosses will fight against players while you're offline, earning you loot.

Paradox will reveal new grand strategy game in October
https://www.pcgamer.com/paradox-will-reveal-new-grand-strategy-game-in-october/
Paradox Interactive will unveil a new grand strategy game at PDXCON in October—but it won't be Victoria 3.
In a teaser video released today, Paradox didn't hint at whether the game will be the start of a new series or a continuation of an existing one, such as Crusader Kings.

The Simpsons will be at E3 for some reason
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-simpsons-will-be-at-e3-for-some-reason/
It's just over two weeks until E3 officially starts and among the announcements being pushed out ahead of time is that the writers and producers of The Simpsons will be in attendance. They'll be part of a panel during E3 Coliseum on June 11, the series of talks and demos put on by Geoff Keighley. And what will they be talking about or maybe demonstrating? No idea.

CEO of Dead by Daylight devs Behaviour Interactive explains why they abolished crunch
https://www.pcgamer.com/ceo-of-dead-by-daylight-devs-behaviour-interactive-explains-why-they-abolished-crunch/
Rémi Racine, CEO and executive producer at Behaviour Interactive, creators of games like Dead by Daylight, recently published a blog post with the title "Why I Abolished Crunch Time and Never Looked Back". In it he explains the 10-year journey that changed Behaviour from a company where "dishevelled employees groggy from another all-nighter" were a common sight to one where "crunch time is but a vague memory, where employees can always pick up their kids at school or daycare."

I'm also surprised that no one has connected it to the other heatsinks as they've done in the past.

The high TDP may also have something to do with AMD designing the chip instead of ASMedia.

I think they left the 16 core out for several reasons:

1. Not needed yet to counter Intel in some way, and previous gen Threadripper fills that niche nicely right now.

2. Limited volume of the 7nm Production at TSMC limits the amount of chips AMD can receive. Imagine AMD also running headlong into supply constrains just like Intel...

3. The Mainboards. It's probable that the early Mainboards were not totally to the task for more than 8 cores, so they take it slow to give the mainboard partners time to adapt their boards, drivers, and bioses.

Yeah, Navi will get interesting. Hence why I'm eager to see that PC gaming show on E3, as they announced more information on Navi there.

To be precise, the PCI-E4 chip alone consumes over 10W all the time. Hence why active cooling is needed: You can do with passive cooling if it spikes to that amount, but not if it's always sustained.

In other words, unless they get a Die shrink, all boards with a certain amount of PCI-E 4 Lanes needs active cooling of that chip. I could imagine the ones in Threadripper and Epyc actually going for 25-50W TDP with all their lanes.

My biggest problem with the idea that AMD will launch a 16-core Ryzen product in the 3x00 family is that they've already used all the high numbers and, while not improbably (as they did it with Threadripper), it would be a bit stupid to make the flagship model the 3950X.

Had they left the 3900 name empty, I could see the possibility of such monster but, right now, I only see it if Intel somehow has a hidden gem that catches everybody with their guard low. And the 9900KS doesn't fit that role.

As for their GPU, I do also want to see how it performs in the real world. After all, Strange Brigade is a game that we know runs very well on AMD hardware, so that 10% advantage over the 2070 in that particular game doesn't tell us much.