AMD Ryzen 9 5900 & Ryzen 7 5800 Zen 3 OEM Desktop CPUs Launched

https://wccftech.com/amd-ryzen-9-5900-ryzen-7-5800-zen-3-oem-desktop-cpus-launched-8-core/

OEM only? Seriously?



Even Intel gives DIY users the ability to purchase cheaper chips. This would be like if Intel only shipped K series chips. If anyone thought AMD at the top would be fine, it's time to rethink that idea. This is exactly why we need competition.

Hopefully AMD will still release a DIY version.

Damn those non X look damn good and only runs at 65watts - even the 5900! But only OEM.. AMD lul.

Maybe these are the lower binned chips that couldn't make the cut for retail and are sold as OEMs.

Keep in mind that at it's base it's a mobile chip that's being used on desktop here. Considering that PCIe 4.0 still needs quite a bit of power, enough to require active cooling on most X570 motherboards, I think  it would just have soaked up a lot of the power budget of the chip, way too much to be viable in it's mobile form.

As for what's not in short supply, I'd say shortages...

Could be that AMD needed to lock these chips to OEMs for now due to the chip crunch to ensure having something to deliver to them. The Cezanne desktop chips were already pushed back one quarter due to it to have enough supply at launch, so chances are that they will come at a later date if the chip crunch resolves itself at some point.

Maybe but they really should have announced something by now. Last time they announced the cheaper versions at launch, at least for their mid-low end chips and Intel always announces the cheaper versions.

I was surprised by the CPU (or should i say APU) inside his rig, it's definitely time for a full upgrade.

You may be right, but I'm still surprised AMD did't go for it, even if it's only for the bragging rights. And they could use the lines from the CPU for that while using a chip capped at PCIe 3.0 like the B550.

Oh, and yes, we have plenty of shortages nowadays, much to our dismay.

By the way, guys, despite the shortages, the sales of PCs are still soaring, with grows of up to 111% compared to the same quarter last year:
https://www.guru3d.com/news-story/pc-sales-have-have-risen-significantly-in-q1-of-2021despite-all-shortages.html

And those of you with X570/B550 MSI motherboards can start downloading the new AGESA BIOS that fixes the USB problem:
https://www.guru3d.com/news-story/msi-issues-agesa-1-2-2-bios-updates-for-msi-x570b550-motherboards-fixes-usb-issues.html

Tuesday news:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

Steam has two new daily deals and a new set of weeklong deals:

• The first daily deal is Root, 35% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/965580/Root/
• The second one is Quern: Pensamientos Inmortales, 75% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/512790/Quern_Pensamientos_Inmortales/
• And here's a bunch of weeklong deals:
  • A Monster's Expedition gets a 20% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1052990/A_Monsters_Expedition/
  • KINGDOMS, still in Early Access, is 40% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/409590/KINGDOMS/
  • Gutwhale has a 50% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1267810/Gutwhale/
  • Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition is 75% off (the rest of the games in the franchise are also on sale): https://store.steampowered.com/app/346940/Shadowrun_Hong_Kong__Extended_Edition/
  • And Zombie Night Terror is 90% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/416680/Zombie_Night_Terror/

The Humble Store has three new sales:

• The Cybernetic Sale comes with up to 86% discounts during the next 6 days. The keys are for Steam and GOG: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/cybernetic-sale/
• The Planes, trains & automobiles Sale features up to 90% discounts during the next 6 days. The keys are for Steam and GOG: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/planes-trains-automobiles-sale/
• And the Plug in Digital Sale brings up to 90% discounts during the same 6 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/plug-in-digital-sale/

Fanatical has two new deals:

• The new Star Deal is the Guns, Gore & Cannoli 1 + 2 Pack, 87% off during the next 48 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/guns-gore-and-cannoli-1-2-pack
• And the Funcom Sale features up to 64% discounts during the next 7 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/publishers/funcom

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

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MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Far Cry 2 Modernized HD Mod is now available for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/pc-performance-analyses/far-cry-2-modernized-hd-mod-is-now-available-for-download/
In 2019, we informed you about Far Cry 2 Redux. And today, modder ‘PuppyUnicorn’ released a reworked version of it. This is a mod for those that want to replay this classic FC game, and we highly recommend downloading it.
Far Cry 2: Modernized is essentially a game overhaul; prioritizing graphical fidelity, realism, and consistency. Far Cry 2 Modernized brings bug fixes, extra content, a custom HDR and sharpness-based ReShade, upscaled and improved textures.
As said, this mod uses Far Cry 2 Redux as a base. Therefore, all the improvements that this mod features are already included. The modder has also managed to further increase shadows, LOD, terrain, and render distance.
Moreover, this mod includes some other FC2 mods too.
>> You'll find it at Nexus Mods.

This Valheim labeled storage box mod will change your life
https://www.pcgamer.com/this-valheim-labeled-storage-box-mod-will-change-your-life/
Since Valheim launched, busy Vikings have been fighting to keep their storage chests organized as often as they've been fighting trolls and greydwarfs.
First, someone figured out how to stack chests on top of one another using little wooden shelves, then someone realized you could place the chests sideways to cram more of them into a smaller space. Extensive labeling systems using wooden signs were quick to follow, though it's still remarkably easy for your storage room, filled with rows of identical chests, to get disorganized from time to time.
Well, here's a life-changing solution for your Viking's storage needs. It's the Item Drawers mod. This exceedingly clever mod adds a new craftable box (it requires 10 fine wood) that will transform your storage room in an absolute paragon of organization.

Modders find native online co-op code in The Binding of Isaac: Repentance
https://www.pcgamer.com/modders-find-native-online-co-op-code-in-the-binding-of-isaac-repentance/
The final expansion of The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth took a while to reach us. The Binding of Isaac: Repentance was first announced back in 2018, and there was a delay of a few months from December 2020 to March of this year as it slowly approached release.
Now that it's here, players are flocking back to the roguelike en masse: The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth recently broke its concurrent playercount record on Steam set in October of 2015.
And there may be another reason for players to stick around a while. After Repentance's release, modders dug around in the game's code and found signs of a native online co-op mode, and even managed to get it working with up to four players.

GAMING NEWS

Metro Exodus Mac and Linux Requirements Revealed
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/metro-exodus-mac-and-linux-requirements-revealed/
Metro Exodus will be coming to Mac and Linux in a couple of days. As such, 4A Games revealed its official Mac and Linux requirements. Now we don’t usually share such requirements but since today is a slow news day and this is Metro Exodus we’re talking about, we’ve decided to go ahead and share them.

Top-down Metal Gear Solid parody game, UnMetal, gets an official trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/top-down-metal-gear-solid-parody-game-unmetal-gets-an-official-trailer/
Back in August 2020 we revealed a top-down Metal Gear Solid parody game, called UnMetal. And today, Versus Evil has officially announced that a full version will be coming soon on PC.

2D platformer, They Always Run, gets an official gameplay trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/2d-platformer-they-always-run-gets-an-official-gameplay-trailer/
Alawar Premium has released a gameplay teaser trailer for its upcoming 2D platformer, They Always Run. They Always Run is a 2D platformer with a space-western setting that will be coming to PC later this year.

2D urban survival RPG, Highrisers, releases on May 6th, gets gameplay trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/2d-urban-survival-rpg-highrisers-releases-on-may-6th-gets-gameplay-trailer/
Assemble Entertainment and Solar Powered Games have announced that their survival RPG with heavy crafting elements, Highrisers, will release on May 6th. In order to celebrate this announcement, the teams released a new gameplay trailer that you can find below.

First Yakuza 6 PC Patch reduces CPU usage, fixes phone camera issue
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/first-yakuza-6-pc-patch-reduces-cpu-usage-fixes-phone-camera-issue/
QLOC has released the first PC patch for Yakuza 6: The Song of Life. According to the release notes, this patch reduces CPU usage when not in focus, and addresses multiple issues and bugs.

After more than four years, NieR Automata will receive its first PC patch
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/after-more-than-four-years-nier-automata-will-receive-its-first-pc-patch/
NieR Automata came out on PC in March 2017 and had not received a single patch. However, and after four whole years, that’s about to change. According to its official Twitter account, a new PC patch will come out soon for the Steam version of NieR Automata.
>> It will probably put it on par with the GamePass version, with its pros and cons.

WRC 10 releases in September 2021, first screenshots, Steam version confirmed
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/wrc-10-releases-in-september-2021-first-screenshots-steam-version-confirmed/
NACON has officially announced the next part in its WRC racing series, WRC 10. WRC 10 will release on the PC on September 2nd, 2021. Furthermore, and contrary to WRC 9, it will release simultaneously on both Epic Games Store and Steam.

The Tuesday news, part two:

Tomorrow's Hearthstone patch will nerf Deck of Lunacy, Jandice, Pen Flinger, and more
https://www.pcgamer.com/tomorrows-hearthstone-patch-will-nerf-deck-of-lunacy-jandice-pen-flinger-and-more/
ast week, Hearthstone lead designer Alec Dawson noted that much-needed balance changes to address the Hearthstone meta's descent into lunacy were on their way, and more details would be coming soon. Now, in a blog post just published, we've got those details—and yes, Deck of Lunacy is being nerfed. Its cost is doubling from 2 to 4 Mana, and hopefully that will be enough to prevent No Minion Mage from being such a regular annoyance on the ladder. (Right now there's a copy of Deck of Lunacy in 22.6 percent of all decks.)

Sorry, but EA says it's not teasing a new Mirror's Edge game
https://www.pcgamer.com/sorry-but-ea-says-its-not-teasing-a-new-mirrors-edge-game/
Just ahead of the weekend, EA France caused a bit of a stir with a tweet asking, "Who recognizes this game?" The attached image was heavily pixelated but immediately recognizable nonetheless as a still from the most excellent parkour game Mirror's Edge.

Outriders’ inventory wipe bug is ‘drastically reduced’ but not yet gone
https://www.pcgamer.com/outriders-inventory-wipe-bug-is-drastically-reduced-but-not-yet-gone/
(...) In a new Reddit thread dedicated to the inventory wipe bug, Square Enix said that it has made additional server-side changes that should "drastically reduce"—but not eliminate—the bug's occurrence, and asked players to only report inventory wipes that happen after 1 pm PT/4 pm ET on April 11. They’ve obliged, and while developers are clearly having trouble nailing down the issue, it sounds like progress is being made.

BioShock 4 job listings appear to confirm an open world and sidequests
https://www.pcgamer.com/bioshock-4-job-listings-appear-to-confirm-an-open-world-and-sidequests/
Cloud Chamber, the 2K Games studio tasked with developing a new BioShock game, has listed a handful of new dev positions on its website. The job descriptions appear to confirm at least two things about the long-in-gestation project: that it’ll be open world, and that like most open world games, it’ll have both primary and secondary quests.

Oculus will showcase a bunch of games, including Lone Echo 2, next week
https://www.pcgamer.com/oculus-will-showcase-a-bunch-of-games-including-lone-echo-2-next-week/
Oculus has announced its first entirely game focused showcase for next week, with Lone Echo 2, Pistol Whip and Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy's Edge all confirmed to be in attendance. In addition to those titles there will apparently be some "surprises in store".

Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare's missing maps will return with 'a bit more love'
https://www.pcgamer.com/call-of-duty-modern-warfares-missing-maps-will-return-with-a-bit-more-love/
After two weeks of silence on the surprise addition, and subsequent removal, of two new maps for Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare, Infinity Ward has finally explained that the 2019 shooter will still be getting the new maps—they just arrived a little earlier than intended.

Steam Invites and TF2 community servers may have been used to hijack PCs, hack hunters claim
https://www.pcgamer.com/steam-invites-and-tf2-community-servers-may-have-been-used-to-hijack-pcs-hack-hunters-claim/
An exploit in Source Engine games like Team Fortress 2 and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive may have let hackers remotely access players' PCs for years, a non-profit reverse-engineering group revealed this weekend.

Horrible things are going to happen to your villagers in Gord
https://www.pcgamer.com/horrible-things-are-going-to-happen-to-your-villagers-in-gord/
They're calling Gord a "strategy adventure" game, and I can't disagree with that label: There are narrative prompts and quest expeditions, and you'll gather resources and manage a town. They're also calling Gord "grim," and I can't find fault in that, either. It reminds me a little of Frostpunk, but without the punk and with giant spiders, child sacrifices, and some other very bad stuff. One guy gets swarmed by bugs (locusts?), and another guy's arm appears to spontaneously snap. Pretty grim!

Here's how Hood: Outlaws & Legends' competitive heists work
https://www.pcgamer.com/heres-how-hood-outlaws-and-legends-competitive-heists-work/
A new trailer for medieval multiplayer heist 'em up Hood: Outlaws & Legends has given us a full overview of how the game's competitive breaking and entering will play out.

AMD launches Ryzen 5000G “Cezanne” desktop CPUs with integrated graphics... To OEMs only!!!! (For now)

https://www.guru3d.com/news-story/amd-announces-ryzen-5000-g-series-desktop-processors-with-radeon-graphic.html

"The AMD Ryzen 5000 G-Series will initially be available in pre-built systems and look forward to bringing it to the channel for DIY customers later this year. "

Thank you AMD for treating the DIY market like second class citizens... I really hope Alder Lake is a success and Intel comes back in full force cause clearly, AMD doesn't care about DIY the moment they are on top.



Corsair Sabre RGB Pro Mouse Review: the High CPU Cost of 8,000 Hz

https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/corsair-sabre-rgb-pro

"Corsair says your system should sport a Intel Core i7 9th Gen or AMD Ryzen 7 2nd Gen CPU or higher to use the Sabre RGB Pro at full clip. And they aren’t kidding. In some anecdotal testing using my custom-built Ryzen 5 2600X system, I saw CPU use spike 10-16% or more when just moving my cursor around quickly at the desktop. That lessened to about 6-10% when doing the same thing on a more recent Ryzen 7 3700X machine. "

Yea I'd skip this mouse.


Speaking of nonsense...

Microsoft announces Surface Laptop 4 witn Intel Tiger Lake and AMD Renoir APUs

https://videocardz.com/press-release/microsoft-announces-surface-laptop-4-witn-intel-tiger-lake-and-amd-renoir-apus

Really MS? Last generation CPUs on new generation products?



Least you can now get a 8 core surface laptop which is better than before...

quite sure the surface productline never has been cutting edge