Not sure if AMD has kept the +20'C offset for the latest Ryzen CPU's, but I wouldn't be surprised.

But in general, AMD has designed it's CPU's to always run hot... As any thermal headroom will be used to turbo up, so they will always seem to run 'warm'.

I have a feeling that GPUs won't get cheaper this year at all. I don't think I'll find any 3080s except for the lowest Zotac trash under 1000€. So maybe I should just bite the bullet and get one for 1200€. There is a "good deal" for a TUF OC right now.

Depends on how badly you need it since $1200 is a long way from $700. But at the same time, there is a limit to how patient one can be and at some point, it would be preferable to pull the trigger even if the price isn't right.

The thing is I don't expect the price to drop a lot. Even if a miracle happens and the new Generation drops early next year for some reason it's probably gonna be the same game with zero availability for months. The longer I wait the more I miss out and only to save a few bucks. I doubt you will find any of the new cars even close to MSRP during all of their remaining lifetime. One would think with so many people getting their cards demand will get lower but the more time passes more people will need a new GPU.

I'm gonna sleep on it and maybe splurge tomorrow.

Yea, may as well at this point. Least we know what to do for next time... And that is to join a bot server!

If this affects AMD, I'll probably get annoyed, but at the same time, this is a declaration of war plain and simple.

They want a war against the internet masses, that span millions?, ha, good luck with that 1%'ers, because last time I saw someone go to war with the likes of 4chan, well, let's say that didn't end well...

This is just the beginning of something that's only going to grow bigger as time goes on, and I gleefully hope this cripples Wall st and the rich in the long-run, because this sort of boiling pot has been centuries in the making. 

The Monday news:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

The Medium has already recouped its development and marketing costs
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-medium-has-already-recouped-its-development-and-marketing-costs/
Money.pl has reported that The Medium has already recouped its development and marketing costs. As such, and in just three days, the game has become profitable for Bloober Team.

GOG starts the week with several new sales:

• The new Weekly Sale features up to 90% discounts: https://www.gog.com/promo/20210201_weekly_sale
• The Ziggurat Interactive Publisher Sale brings up to 50% discounts for the next 4 days: https://www.gog.com/promo/ziggurat_sale
• And there's also an Akupara Games Publisher Sale with up to 80% discounts during the next 7 days: https://www.gog.com/promo/akupara_sale

Steam has two new deals:

• The new daily deal is the Early Access title Session: Skateboarding Sim Game, 25% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/861650/Session_Skateboarding_Sim_Game/
• And The Pedestrian, that has a demo, is 30% off until the 5th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/466630/The_Pedestrian/

And Fanatical has two new deals:

• The new Star Deal is Learn Japanese to Survive Complete Pack, 93% off for the next 48 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/learn-japanese-to-survive-complete-pack
• And the new Indie Multiplayer Bundle comes with 7 games with a 95% discount: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/indie-multiplayer-bundle

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

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MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

You can now play Monster Hunter Rise Demo on PC via a Nintendo Switch emulator
https://www.dsogaming.com/pc-performance-analyses/monster-hunter-rise-demo-pc-nintendo-switch-emulator/
Monster Hunter fans, here is something for you today. The team behind the Nintendo Switch emulator, Ryujinx, has released a brand new version that allows you to play the recently released demo of Monster Hunter Rise.
In case you weren’t aware of, Ryujinx features a special Local Wireless & LAN Mode that allows “Local Play” or “Local Wireless” to work across the internet with other Ryujinx users, as well as local-network play with Switch consoles on games that support LAN mode.
As the team noted, this latest update brings with it many improvements and bug fixes. It also brings a special performance tweak for the Monster Hunter Rise Demo that is not in the master build. Thus, PC gamers can play the Monster Hunter Rise Demo online with other Ryujinx users across the internet using the Local Play option.

Horizon Zero Dawn Nude Aloy Mod available for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/horizon-zero-dawn-nude-aloy-mod-download/
It’s been a while since the last time we reported on a nude mod, right? Well, today we are presenting a nude mod for Horizon Zero Dawn. As the title suggests, this mod will allow you to play the game as naked Aloy.
(...)
This mod replaces Aloy’s Nora Brave outfit. Moreover, it is compatible with the Pubic Hair add-on. Also note that it’s not 100% perfect, so there might be some slight glitches.
>> As usual, no links were provided other than the Nexus Mods Horizon Zero Dawn Page.

Call of DOOM: Black Warfare is now available for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/call-of-doom-black-warfare-download/
Earlier this month, we informed you about a Call of Duty mod for the classic Doom games, Call of DOOM: Black Warfare. And today, we are happy to report that this mod is available for download.
Call of DOOM: Black Warfare is basically a weapon WAD for Doom. Players can fight DOOM monsters with firearms imported from the Call of duty universe. This weapon WAD is compatible with many custom maps, so you’ll have fresh gameplay on maps you’ve played in the past.
>> Available from ModDB.

Fallout mod The Frontier returns after stripping out content from disgraced artist
https://www.pcgamer.com/fallout-mod-the-frontier-returns-after-stripping-out-content-from-disgraced-artist/
A massive and hotly-anticipated Fallout: New Vegas mod called The Frontier launched just over a fortnight ago, following over three years of development. So anticipated was the mod that it briefly crashed its own Nexusmods download page on release.
Then things went very wrong, very quickly. Four days ago it was revealed that one of the project's artists, ZuTheSkunk, had in the Frontier Team's words "posted animated pedophillic [sic] content on their personal artist accounts. The items in question are deeply disturbing to the entire team, and we condemn them in the strongest sense." The modders immediately removed ZuTheSkunk from the team, stopped work on the mod, and took the project down.
Now the Frontier has re-appeared on Nexus mods, alongside a post from project lead Tgspy (spotted by Eurogamer). As well as removing ZuTheSkunk's work from the game, it clarifies that this individual was not involved with some other aspects of the mod that have been criticised, such as dialogue about slavery.

GAMING NEWS

Latest Marvel’s Avengers PC Patch enables DRS with DLSS, improves stability
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/latest-marvels-avengers-pc-patch-enables-drs-with-dlss-improves-stability/
Crystal Dynamics and Nixxes have released a new patch for the PC version of Marvel’s Avengers. According to the release notes, the January 29th Update improves stability and performance, and resolves some reports of the DEVICE_HUNG crash.

The Medium gets a new update that completely destroys its in-game performance
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-medium-gets-a-new-update-that-completely-destroys-its-in-game-performance/
Bloober Team has just released a new update for the Steam version of The Medium that completely destroys its in-game performance. Thanks to this latest update, the game is unable to take full advantage of high-end GPUs at lower resolutions. And while the game was running with 80fps in our benchmark scene, it’s now running with 50fps in the very same scene and with the same settings.

Here are two hours of gameplay footage from Resident Evil: Re-Verse
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-are-two-hours-of-gameplay-footage-from-resident-evil-re-verse/
YouTube’s ‘SwingPoynt’ has shared a video, showcasing two hours of gameplay footage from Resident Evil: Re-Verse. This video will give you a glimpse at the multiplayer mode of Resident Evil Village, so be sure to watch it.

Latest Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts patch brings numerous crash & memory leak fixes
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/latest-sniper-ghost-warrior-contracts-patch-introduces-numerous-crash-memory-leak-fixes/
Now here is something that passed under our radar. Last week, CI Games released a new patch for Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts. According to the team, the January 25th update brought numerous crash, memory leak, and random freeze fixes.

The Division 2 Title Update 12.1 Release Notes Revealed
https://www.dsogaming.com/pc-performance-analyses/the-division-2-title-update-12-1-release-notes-revealed/
Ubisoft has revealed the changelog for the upcoming Title Update 12.1 for Tom Clancy’s The Division 2. This patch will release tomorrow and will introduce a crossover apparel event between The Division 2 and Resident Evil.

Monday news, part two:

Ashwalkers is a grim outdoor hike from Dontnod co-founder Hervé Bonin
https://www.pcgamer.com/ashwalkers-is-a-grim-outdoor-hike-from-dontnod-co-founder-herve-bonin/
Nameless XIII, a new outfit from the co-founder of Life Is Strange developer Dontnod, is setting off on a long, miserable trek with its debut title Ashwalkers.
Set 200 years after a volcanic cataclysm smothered the world in grey, Ashwalkers (previously titled Cendres) takes your party of explorers on a trail through the disaster-wracked wilderness to find shelter for their people. Granted, they might not make it—there are 34 different endings to discover, with each trek taking about 2 hours assuming you don't take a surprise detour into an untimely end.

Hitman 3 DLC is 'definitely' coming, IO Interactive says
https://www.pcgamer.com/hitman-3-dlc-is-definitely-coming-io-interactive-says/
The Hitman trilogy is complete and work on a new James Bond game (which could also become a trilogy) is underway, but developer IO Interactive isn't done with Agent 47 just yet. Executive producer Forest Swartout Large told The Gamer that Hitman 3 DLC is coming, although it's not quite clear exactly what form it will take just yet.

HROT is a new retro-FPS that looks like Dusk in the mid-80s Soviet Union
https://www.pcgamer.com/hrot-is-a-new-retro-fps-that-looks-like-dusk-in-the-mid-80s-soviet-union/
A friend of mine told me today that HROT was about to launch on Steam Early Access, after which I spent several minutes trying to figure out what HROT meant without asking for help. I eventually discovered that it's not an acronym but an all-caps title for a new indie FPS set in a small Eastern Bloc country that's suffered some sort of ill-defined disaster in 1986.

BioMutant developers went silent for so long so they could fix bugs without crunching
https://www.pcgamer.com/biomutant-developers-went-silent-for-so-long-so-they-could-fix-bugs-without-crunching/
BioMutant was announced in 2017 and was supposed to be out in 2019, but that didn't happen—in fact, nothing happened, until 2020, when developer Experiment 101 came out of hiding to reassure everyone that work was still ongoing. There was still no sign of a release date, though, until earlier this week when the studio finally committed itself to launching in May.
The extended silence was a bit strange, but studio boss Stefan Ljungqvist told IGN that it was for a good reason: There were a lot of bugs to fix, and the studio was determined to avoid crunch while doing it.
>> Given how long they went silent, the game must had a ton of bugs.

Major Session update basically makes it Rodney Mullen's Pro Skater
https://www.pcgamer.com/major-session-update-basically-makes-it-rodney-mullens-pro-skater/
Session's 0.0.0.7 update arrived today, skipping the long-awaited 0.0.0.6 update to bring the biggest bundle of changes and additions to the skateboarding sim yet.
A complete physics overhaul that takes every aspect of the board into account, from what components you have, to how big your wheels are, to how tight you ride those trucks. Also in: Shuv-its (no pop required!), a manual rotation option if you don't like winding up, NPCs that dole out optional challenges, and more. Check the patch notes for the whole story.

Uh oh, this ghillie suit is literally turning Call of Duty: Warzone players invisible
https://www.pcgamer.com/cod-warzone-invisible-skin-glitch/
What's better camouflage than a ghillie suit crafted out of grass and moss? A ghillie suit made of bugs.
Beware, Call of Duty: Warzone players: a five-month-old purchasable skin is turning players invisible. Players wearing the bugged outfit will appear partially invisible to enemies the further away they get, making it the most effective ghillie suit you could ever ask for.

Lawsuit claims Valve is abusing its market dominance to keep prices high
https://www.pcgamer.com/lawsuit-claims-valve-is-abusing-its-market-dominance-to-keep-prices-high/
A lawsuit filed earlier this week accuses Valve of using its effective monopoly on the PC gaming marketplace to force developers to sell their games on all other digital storefronts at the same price as they're offered on Steam. The suit says a "Most Favored Nations" provision in the Steam Distribution Agreement, in which a seller agrees to give a client—in this case, Steam—the best terms that it makes available anywhere else, means that other storefronts, like the Epic Games Store or the Microsoft Store, cannot compete on price, and thus are unable to effectively compete at all.

Riot mocks Valorant hackers, says it will ban anyone who 'rides the cheat bus on the highway to hell'
https://www.pcgamer.com/riot-mocks-valorant-hackers-says-it-will-ban-anyone-who-rides-the-cheat-bus-on-the-highway-to-hell/
Riot's latest blogpost about Valorant reveals some of the lengths the developer is going to in order to combat cheaters. Even before the game was released, catching cheaters has been one of Riot's major priorities—not unreasonably, given how widespread cheating can be in competitive shooters.

Rust is getting delivery drones so your clan can be murder Amazon
https://www.pcgamer.com/rust-is-getting-delivery-drones-so-your-clan-can-be-murder-amazon/
Survival game Rust is getting delivery via drone in the coming patch, due to release February 4th. Rust producer Alistair McFarlane posted a video to Twitter of the drones in action as they leave a central drone station and fly to nearby vending machines to retrieve purchases. "The terminals will only be accessible within safezone(s) - can not be player crafted," he said when explaining how it works.

With a Black Lotus sold at $500k, Magic: The Gathering hits a new level
https://www.pcgamer.com/with-a-black-lotus-sold-at-dollar500k-magic-the-gathering-hits-a-new-level/
An alpha Black Lotus, the most infamous Magic: The Gathering card ever produced, was sold at auction on eBay for $511,100. Organized by trading card investment firm PWCC, it's the first single Magic CCG card to sell for over half a million dollars at open auction. Other collectible card game cards may have sold for more, usually unique single-printing cards, but if they did there's no public record of it. Past Alpha Black Lotus cards have gone for as much as $250k.

Warner Bros. filed a patent for the Mordor games' nemesis system
https://www.pcgamer.com/warner-bros-filed-a-patent-for-the-mordor-games-nemesis-system/
As pointed out by Mark Brown in his latest Game Maker's Toolkit video, Warner Bros. Interactive have applied for a patent on the nemesis system used in Shadow of Mordor and its sequel, Shadow of War—the system that personalizes orc NPCs in response to actions players take against them. Specifically, it's a patent for "Nemesis characters, nemesis forts, social vendettas and followers in computer games". Brown compares it to the patented floating arrow that told players where to go in Crazy Taxi, which was part of the lawsuit Sega filed against Fox Interactive in 2003, after The Simpsons: Road Rage used the same mechanic. (The suit was settled out of court for an undisclosed amount.)

Plague Inc: The Cure is out right now and totally free
https://www.pcgamer.com/plague-inc-the-cure-is-out-right-now-and-totally-free/
True to their promise from last year, the developers of Plague Inc have released a free DLC for owners of the original game about finding a cure to a global pandemic, rather than being one. "Created with the help of world health experts from all over the world including the WHO, CEPI and GOARN, Plague Inc: The Cure is an engaging and timely simulation of a global disease response," say Ndemic Creations in the game's description.

Mysterious Total War: Warhammer teaser hints at something, honestly your guess is as good as ours
https://www.pcgamer.com/mysterious-total-war-warhammer-teaser-hints-at-something-honestly-your-guess-is-as-good-as-ours/
A 50-second teaser video was posted across Total War: Warhammer social media late yesterday, and the speculation engines have begun revving up to speed. It shows a wizard of the Celestial College—the Empire's astrologers, who manipulate a wind of magic called Azyr—watching as a comet flies across the night sky. The comet then becomes the head of a constellation called Grungi's Baldric, "Revered by soldiers, dwarfs, and dimwits aplenty," the wizard sneers.

Garry's Mod successor Sandbox is looking lit in new development update
https://www.pcgamer.com/garrys-mod-successor-sandbox-is-looking-lit-in-new-development-update/
Sandbox, or s&box, is the heir apparent to Facepunch Studios' Garry's Mod. We first started hearing about it again last year, thanks to a meme-y tweet from Garry Newman, but since then its gotten a proper website with real development updates. The latest development update goes quite in-depth, explaining progress on Ragdolls, various sandbox tools like wheels and thrusters, chatboxes, pretty water, breakables, and perhaps most impressively: The sun.

Factorio 1.1 allows beautiful blueprint flipping, other quality of life changes
https://www.pcgamer.com/factorio-11-allows-beautiful-blueprint-flipping-other-quality-of-life-changes/
Obviously release hasn't stopped the vast and sprawling beauty of Factorio from growing, and the 1.1 patch just now out is packed with polish that makes the game simpler than ever to play. Among the updates are a feature to flip blueprints, a long-desired fantasy of Factorio fans. You can just... flip em. It's lovely. We've also got neat stuff like smart-building for conveyor belts, multithreading for conveyors, a brand-new interface for trains, and slick control tricks for Spidertron robots.

Silent Hill returns, as DLC for a party game
https://www.pcgamer.com/silent-hill-returns-as-dlc-for-a-party-game/
Silent Hill obsessives are used to being disappointed by now, so here's the latest announcement related to the classic horror series that isn't a new game or even a remake of the classics: Silent Hill will feature in an upcoming DLC for multiplayer party game Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals, which should be out in February.

Call Of Duty: Cold War's zombies shamble into Vietnam this week
https://www.pcgamer.com/call-of-duty-cold-wars-zombies-shamble-into-vietnam-this-week/
11 years after the series first ventured into Vietnam, Call Of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War is returning to the nation's humid jungles—and this time, it's brought a tide of rotting soldiers and 30ft flesh monsters.

EU to make preliminary ruling on Microsoft's $7.5 billion acquisition of Zenimax by March 5
https://www.pcgamer.com/eu-to-make-preliminary-ruling-on-microsofts-dollar75-billion-acquisition-of-zenimax-by-march-5/
The EU's antitrust regulators will soon decide whether to wave-through Microsoft's proposed $7.5 billion acquisition of ZeniMax Media, with a filing released today setting a provisional deadline of 5 March (thanks, Reuters). Microsoft requested approval from the European Commission on January 29.

Empire of Sin's next patch is taking aim at its biggest problems
https://www.pcgamer.com/empire-of-sins-next-patch-is-taking-aim-at-its-biggest-problems/
Empire of Sin was a big mess when it launched late last year. A great premise and a developer that seemed to understand the prohibition era was not enough to save it from the mountain of bugs and fundamental issues, unfortunately. Another patch is on the horizon, though, and this one's set to tackle some of the most glaring problems.

Battleborn servers shut down for good
https://www.pcgamer.com/battleborn-servers-shut-down-for-good/
Remember Battleborn? In decline from near-enough the moment it arrived, Gearbox's doomed hero shooter finally went offline for good this weekend.
Battleborn had been on minimal life support for some time. The game's final update was in October 2017, just 19 months after release. Two years later, Gearbox prepared for the end with the removal of premium currencies. Last night, the studio finally pulled the plug on the ailing game.

That ain't good news for us.