3070 Ti (16GB DDR6) upcoming.

https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3070-ti-spotted-with-16gb-gddr6-memory

I remember someone say on the internet recently that not even Ampere will be enough for across the board 4k60fps. I guess we can confidently say that with Ampere we finally entered the age of 4k. So when is 8k gonna be a thing? 5 years?

Some cards are launching below MSRP

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/palit-geforce-rtx-3080-gaming-pro-10gb-gddr6x-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-05d-pl.html

$639 (FE is £649)

Also by the looks of things.... No way to pre-order the founders and Evga and possibly the rest?

https://www.gamerevolution.com/guides/657941-geforce-rtx-3080-and-rtx-3090-pre-order-guide-rtx-3070

On Launch day:

The Teraflop numbers were only theoretical to start with and not real world anyway.

Asus 3000 series Strix GPUs are getting a feature that lets the users know if their system crashed due to not getiting enough power from the power supply for the GPU.

The news:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

GOG's new Midweek Sale is full of games with great stories up to 83% off until Saturday: https://www.gog.com/promo/20200902_midweek_sale

Steam has two new daily deals and the Midweek Madness deals:

• The first daily deal is a Vlambeer publisher sale, that celebrates its 10th anniversary (and something else that you'll find in the news) with up to 75% discounts: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/vlambeer10
• The second daily deal is State of Mind, 85% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/437630/State_of_Mind/
• And these are the Midweek Madness deals:
  • The Ni No Kuni franchise sale brings up to 75% discounts until tomorrow: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/ninokunifranchise
  • Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy is 50% off until Friday 4th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/787480/Phoenix_Wright_Ace_Attorney_Trilogy/
  • The Crysis franchise is up to 75% off until Friday: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/crysis/
  • And Kalypso celebrates an anniversary sale with up to 80% discounts until September 7: https://store.steampowered.com/publisher/kalypso/sale/KalypsoAnniversary2020

The guys at Humble have something new:

• The new Humble 1C Publishing Bundle features up to 20 articles to grab during the next 13 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/games/ic-publishing-bundle
• And don't forget that the Humble Store is having an End of Summer sale and that the deals have changed since it started. It can be worth it to check them again.

Fanatical has three new deals:

• The new Star Deal is Saints Row IV, 80% off during the next 24 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/saints-row-iv
• The Star Deal is part of a larger Deep Silver Sale with up to 81% discounts. The length of the discounts vary from 24 hours to 7 days, so check them soon: https://www.fanatical.com/en/publishers/deep-silver
• And there's also a Beamdog Sale with up to 52% discounts during the next 7 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/publishers/beamdog

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

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MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Crusader Kings 3 already has 100 mods, including a Vampire: The Masquerade total conversion
https://www.pcgamer.com/crusader-kings-3-already-100-mods-including-a-vampire-the-masquerade-total-conversion/
Crusader Kings 3 only launched yesterday, so when I popped over to the Steam Workshop I wasn't expecting much. A few tweaks here and there, maybe. Now I'm drinking my way through Europe as an undead arsehole in a total conversion mod inspired by the World of Darkness and Vampire: The Masquerade.
(...)
Almost 100 mods have already appeared on Steam Workshop, though most of them don't approach the scale of Princes of Darkness and The Bronze Age, yet.
>> I'd check the article to know more about 4 of those mods, and then head to the Steam Workshop for check the rest.

GAMING NEWS

NVIDIA announces Ray Tracing and DLSS support for Fortnite
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/nvidia-announces-ray-tracing-and-dlss-support-for-fortnite/
NVIDIA has announced that Fortnite will receive new RTX effects. According to Jensen Huang, Epic’s game will support both Ray Tracing and DLSS via a new update. In order to celebrate this announcement, Epic Games released a new trailer that you can find below.

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War will support Ray Tracing and DLSS, gets a new PC trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-will-support-ray-tracing-and-dlss-gets-a-new-pc-trailer/
NVIDIA has announced that Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War will support Ray Tracing effects and DLSS on the PC. In order to celebrate this announcement, Activision has released a brand new PC trailer that you can find below.

Here are ten minutes of gameplay from Necromunda: Underhive Wars
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-are-ten-minutes-of-gameplay-from-necromunda-underhive-wars/
Necromunda: Underhive Wars is a third-person tactical RPG developed by Rogue Factor and published by Focus Home Interactive. This is an action-packed tactical game with deep roots in the Games Workshop’s iconic license.

New Minecraft RTX Beta brings DXR 1.1, updates DLSS, improves performance and more
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/new-minecraft-rtx-beta-brings-dxr-1-1-updates-dlss-improves-performance-and-more/
Mojang and NVIDIA have released a new beta version of Minecraft RTX. According to the release notes, version 1.16.20.52 introduces DXR 1.1, updates the DLSS upscaling, and improves End Dimension in ray tracing.

Squadron 51 is a new sci-fi shoot ’em up, coming to the PC in 2021
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/squadron-51-is-a-new-sci-fi-shoot-em-up-coming-to-the-pc-in-2021/
WhisperGames has announced a new sci-fi shoot ’em up game, Squadron 51. Squadron 51 will have cinematographic references in gameplay and stylized full-motion video cinematics, and you can find its debut trailer below.

Square Enix releases new tech video, showcasing Luminous Engine’s approach to procedural generation
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/square-enix-releases-new-tech-video-showcasing-luminous-engines-approach-to-procedural-generation/
Square Enix and Luminous Productions have released a new tech video for Luminous Engine. According to the teams, this showcase walks us through the Luminous Engine’s approach to procedural generation.

Cyberpunk 2077 gets a brand new Ray Tracing PC trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/cyberpunk-2077-gets-a-brand-new-ray-tracing-pc-trailer/
CD Projekt RED and NVIDIA have released a new Ray Tracing PC trailer for Cyberpunk 2077. As the title suggests, this trailer showcases the Ray Tracing effects that the game will feature on the PC.
>> And there are also new Screenshots.

Part two of the news:

Tell Me Why chapters 2 and 3 complete Dontnod's Alaskan mystery in September
https://www.pcgamer.com/tell-me-why-chapters-2-and-3-complete-dontnods-alaskan-mystery-in-september/
The next two chapters of Dontnod's three-part episodic adventure game Tell Me Why are set to release this September. Chapter one released earlier this year on August 27th with chapter two and three right around the corner, releasing September 3 and September 10 respectively. Dontnod announced the release dates alongside a new trailer, which hints at more mystery and drama on the way. You can watch the new trailer above.

Space Crew is heading towards disaster this October
https://www.pcgamer.com/space-crew-is-heading-towards-disaster-this-october/
Bomber Crew, the calamitous World War 2 bomber sim, is a tricky FTL-like where you've got to run risky missions and try to stop your plane from blowing up. It's tough but fun, and it's also getting a sequel. Space Crew shares even more with FTL, set as it is on a spaceship perpetually hurtling towards disaster. A new features trailer appeared today, along with the release date: it's coming on October 15.

Ubisoft Forward returns next week with a 'full reveal' of the renamed Gods and Monsters
https://www.pcgamer.com/ubisoft-forward-returns-next-week-with-a-full-reveal-of-the-renamed-gods-and-monsters/
We learned yesterday, courtesy of the Taiwan Digital Game Rating Committee, that Ubisoft's mythical action-adventure Gods and Monsters had probably been renamed to Immortals Fenyx Rising. Today that rechristening was made official, as Ubisoft announced the lineup of games that will appear in next week's Ubisoft Forward online event.

Vlambeer celebrates its 10th anniversary by closing its doors
https://www.pcgamer.com/vlambeer-celebrates-its-10th-anniversary-by-closing-its-doors/
Today marks the tenth anniversary of Vlambeer, the Dutch indie developer that over the years has created games such as Super Crate Box, Serious Sam: The Random Encounter, Luftrausers, and Nuclear Throne. It also marks the end of Vlambeer, as the studio announced on Twitter that it's closing.

Iron Harvest delayed on the Epic Games Store, preorder refunds are being offered
https://www.pcgamer.com/iron-harvest-delayed-on-the-epic-games-store-preorder-refunds-are-being-offered/
Iron Harvest, the alt-history RTS with the steam-driven battlemechs, launched today on Steam and, I'm happy to say, is quite good. The massive mechs can slow things to a crawl, as we said in our 82/100 review, but despite that it's "a spectacular and rock-solid" addition to the genre.
But while the Steam release appears to be business as usual, something odd and as-yet unexplained has happened to the planned Epic Games Store release.

Here's how to read Valorant's hit effects following the latest patch
https://www.pcgamer.com/heres-how-to-read-valorants-hit-effects-following-the-latest-patch/
Early in August, Riot posted a long and insightful blog post about hit registration in Valorant and the ways in which our perception of what happens on the screen can differ from what happened on the server. In today's Valorant update, the developer has introduced a few tweaks to the effects players see when they take a shot in the hope of reducing misunderstandings.

Kate Bishop, aka Hawkeye, will join Marvel's Avengers as free DLC
https://www.pcgamer.com/kate-bishop-aka-hawkeye-will-join-marvels-avengers-as-free-dlc/
During one of the previous War Table livestreams for Marvel's Avengers, it was revealed that Clint Barton, aka Hawkeye, would be added to the roster as free post-launch DLC. Now another DLC hero has been revealed: Kate Bishop, aka Hawkeye.

Australians can't buy Crusader Kings 3 yet
https://www.pcgamer.com/australians-cant-buy-crusader-kings-3-yet/
Log on to Steam from an Australian account and you'll be greeted by a banner for Crusader Kings 3 saying, "NOW AVAILABLE!" But click through to its store page and you'll be told, "In agreement with the publisher, Crusader Kings III is currently not available for purchase in your region." I tried to buy it from the Paradox Store in Australia, and at the checkout was greeted with the message, "Crusader Kings III is currently not available for purchase in your country. We're working on resolving this as soon as possible."

Rebel Galaxy Outlaw's Epic exclusivity is ending and it's about to hit Steam
https://www.pcgamer.com/rebel-galaxy-outlaws-epic-exclusivity-is-ending-and-its-about-to-hit-steam/
Space sim Rebel Galaxy Outlaw, a kind of Firefly take on the Elite formula, launched on the Epic Store a year ago. Now, developers Double Damage Games have announced it'll be arriving on Steam (and consoles) on September 22.

Pendragon will let you experience King Arthur's last battle again and again in September
https://www.pcgamer.com/pendragon-will-let-you-experience-king-arthurs-last-battle-again-and-again-in-september/
80 Days and Heaven's Vault developer Inkle is almost done with its latest narrative romp, Pendragon, which retells the tale of King Arthur's final battle against his rubbish son, Mordred, through story-driven tactical scraps. It's coming on September 22, but first there's a new trailer that you can watch above.

Cyberpunk 2077 system requirements are coming soon, and it won't take up 200GB
https://www.pcgamer.com/cyberpunk-2077-system-requirements-are-coming-soon-and-it-wont-take-up-200gb/
During Nvidia's RTX 30 series reveal, it mentioned some of the challenges created by next-gen games because of their ballooning size and complexity. When the subject of 200GB games came up, it was accompanied by a Cyberpunk 2077 screenshot, which immediately ignited speculation about the RPG's HDD footprint.

Well, Nvidia's Tech Days will be later this week so we'll soon find out soon what's real and what's not.

I would have to assume that getting a 3090 in October shouldn't be an issue.

Thanks. Pemalite always with good wisdom. 

My focus for hardware more on pc monitor. Lot of stuff is sold out right now. Am looking at 144 hz ips or va monitor. :)

Did Ryzen 3600x build, still using old gpu (Rx 580) and does well for games i play.