But, will it be acurate or be as useless as most of those timers?

Holly sh!t. 8x 4TB SSDs in RAID... that thing will cost a fortune.

Congratulations!

By the way, I saw this article a couple days ago but I kind of forgot to post it:

The first 32GB DDR5 RAM kit lands at retail for $311 and it’s already sold out
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/the-first-32gb-kit-of-ddr5-4800-ram-lands-at-retail-for-dollar311-and-its-already-sold-out/
The DDR5 era has officially begun, just not in earnest. And by that I mean, the first consumer kit of DDR5 RAM has found its way to retail sites, including Amazon and Newegg, but if you purchase one you'll have to sit on it until Alder Lake arrives later this year.

What do you think? On one hand, $311 is a lot, but given that it's 32GB and brand new... well, it could be worse. We'll have to see how prices go when more models arrive.

I figure DDR5 ram will be hard to find in the initial launch months but since it's a new generation of RAM, it certainly is one of those things that people should wait for reviews before going into a mine field. Especially since Alder Lake S is supposed to have DDR4 as an option.

This ram in particular is probably going to perform terribly compared to a DDR4 version.

It's DDR5 4800 but the timings are 40-40-40-77 which is horrible. Compared to DDR4 which you can also get at 4800 but with much better 20-30-30-50 timings.

Since they were first revealed, I've been worried about the timings because all the announced kits so far have very, very high timings, which is quite worrisome.

So I'm probably skipping 9.1 for Dyson Sphere Program, the only improvement i can think of is maybe adding a multiplayer in a minecrafty way

So Flight Sim on PC is going to get a huge optimization update at the end of this month and here is a preview of it:

Specs:

i7 9700k
2060 Super
32GB ram

Current version:

FPS: 30-35
CPU: 100% utilization
Ram: 27GB/32GB
GPU: 75% utilization

Upcoming version:

FPS: 50-60
CPU: 75%
Ram: 14.5GB/32GB
GPU: 100% utilization

Absolutely nuts gains!

DLSS 2.2 Performance mode looks good! Quality was the only one I really wanted to use before but now it's a legitimate option for me.

The gift that keeps on giving

"In mid-July, we’ll be rolling out a new iteration of sliders that creates even more opportunities to support important causes. While splits on each bundle will vary, on average there will be a minimum amount for Humble Bundle between 15 – 30%. Sliders will clearly indicate any minimums to customers and the flexibility to adjust donations will be available in every purchase of a bundle. This change comes after ten years of having the option to lower Humble’s percentage to zero."

https://blog.humblebundle.com/2021/07/01/changes-coming-to-humble-bundle-sliders/

Humble Bundle is once again messing with the sliders. It's not as bad as last time when you could only donate a maximum of 15% to charity, and I usually did leave about 10% to HB, but I am still not pleased with this move.

"NIS America, the (shockingly) American arm of Japanese company NIS, has announced that they will be raising the price of a variety of their games on PC based platforms. This will impact all the expected PC store versions including Steam, Epic Games Store, Microsoft Store, in addition to Google Stadia"

https://techraptor.net/gaming/news/nisa-pc-game-prices-getting-hiked-up

Bummer, some of these games are on sale in the Steam Summer Sale.

The Friday news!

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

This week's free game at the Epic Store is The Spectrum Retreat. Next week, there will be two free games: Bridge Constructor: The Walking Dead and Ironcast.

And Fanatical has two new Flash Deals and a new contest:

• The first Flash Deal is Tropico 6 - El Prez Edition, 55% off during t he next 24 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/tropico-6-el-prez-edition
• The other one is Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire - Obsidian Edition, 70% off during the next 48 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/pillars-of-eternity-ii-deadfire-obsidian-edition
• The contest is to win one of the two keys for Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin. Learn more here: https://www.fanatical.com/en/blog/win-a-steam-pc-key-of-monster-hunter-stories-2-wings-of-ruin-with-fanatical

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

Download Nvidia's new hotfix driver to stop Doom Eternal from crashing
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/download-nvidias-new-hotfix-driver-to-stop-doom-eternal-from-crashing/
Nvidia reckons it has figured out why Doom Eternal is annoyingly crashing on some PCs that are powered by GeForce hardware, and has a released a hotfix driver that is supposed to fix the issue. It also stomps out a few other bugs, just for good measure.
>> This is starting to become the norm... Anyway, you can find it here.

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

King Kong & Godzilla GTA 5 Mods are now available for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/pc-performance-analyses/king-kong-godzilla-gta-5-mods-are-now-available-for-download/
Godzilla and King Kong fans, here is something really special for you today. Talented modder ‘JulioNIB’ has released pre-release versions of his King Kong and Godzilla mods for Grand Theft Auto 5. These mods will allow you to play as King Kong, Godzilla and Mecha Godzilla.
Similarly to his other “superhero” mods, JulioNIB has added a lot of iconic moves for all three creatures. For instance, King Kong can climb tall buildings. On the other hand, Godzilla can use its atomic breath, and it can even use its nuclear shockwave (the one it used against King Ghidorah).
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But anyway, you can download these pre-release versions from JulioNIB’s Patreon page. The modder plans to release the final versions for free at a later date.

Call of Duty gets an AI-enhanced HD Mod, overhauling all of its textures
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/call-of-duty-gets-an-ai-enhanced-hd-mod-overhauling-all-of-its-textures/
Modder ‘CountBuggula’ has released an AI-enhanced HD Mod for the original Call of Duty game. This mod is 3.7GB in size and uses ESRGAN and a variety of training models in order to enhance the original textures.
As with all AI-enhanced mods, this custom texture pack retains the original art style of Call of Duty 2003.
>> You can get it from Nexus Mods.

GAMING NEWS

Final Prototype Gameplay Trailer Released for Project Relic
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/final-prototype-gameplay-trailer-released-for-project-relic/
Project Cloud Games has shared the final prototype gameplay trailer for its upcoming multiplayer game, Project Relic. Unfortunately, though, the dev team did not reveal any additional details (although we know that the game targets a 2023 release date).

Here are 5 minutes of new gameplay footage from Dying Light 2: Stay Human
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-are-5-minutes-of-new-gameplay-footage-from-dying-light-2-stay-human/
Techland has released a new video for Dying Light 2: Stay Human, showcasing 5 minutes of brand new gameplay footage. This gameplay video shows some of the game’s monsters as we follow Aiden’s steps making his way through the abandoned GRE hospital.

Next-Gen Dragon Age and Mass Effect won’t be present at EA Play 2021
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/next-gen-dragon-age-and-mass-effect-wont-be-present-at-ea-play-2021/
Bioware has confirmed that its next-gen Dragon Age and Mass Effect games won’t be present at EA Play. Thus, don’t expect to see anything about these two projects in this upcoming event. This will obviously disappoint its fans but it’s at least good setting expectations before the show begins.

Here are nine minutes of gameplay footage from ELEX II
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-are-nine-minutes-of-gameplay-footage-from-elex-ii/
THQ Nordic has lifted the preview embargo for ELEX II and below you can find a video, showcasing nine minutes of gameplay footage from it. Do note though that this video is in German, courtesy of PCGames.de.

id Software is working on a single-player horde mode for Doom Eternal
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/id-software-is-working-on-a-single-player-horde-mode-for-doom-eternal/
id Software has announced that is currently working on a single-player horde mode for Doom Eternal. As Executive Producer Marty Stratton said, the team will re-focus and will be no longer working on the game’s promised Invasion Mode. Instead, it will work on the single-player horde mode and on BATTLEMODE.