AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7000 reportedly launching in September 2023

https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-ryzen-threadripper-7000-reportedly-launching-in-september-2023

ASUS ROG Hints At 18-inch Gaming Laptop To Compete With Alienware & Razer Offerings

https://wccftech.com/asus-rog-hints-at-18-inch-gaming-laptop-to-compete-with-alienware-razer-offerings/#comments

AMD 7900XTX VRAM Issue leads to HUGE Performance LOSS! Help!

Essentially if you have a reference 7900XTX (This likely affects XT as well), and you overclock the frequency on the core, it actually downclocks the Vram frequency significantly without telling you because it's power limited. If you check the vram frequency section, you will notice that it is being downclocked but it's odd that there is no notice or anything that it does that as traditionally, the core OC shouldn't affect vram clocks. The auto-OC is also terrible. This doesn't affect AIB boards because they aren't power limited.

Im like 377 on my tank and got a couple of alts at 70 im sure we can manage something

355 for me.

What server region are you on?.

I'm Eu Germany, though I'm UK based.

GPU Benchmarks and Hierarchy 2022: Graphics Cards Ranked

https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gpu-hierarchy,4388.html

4090 is truly in another League in Raster and in another Generation in Ray Tracing

TSMC's 3nm Node: No SRAM Scaling Implies More Expensive CPUs and GPUs

https://www.tomshardware.com/news/no-sram-scaling-implies-on-more-expensive-cpus-and-gpus

AMD CEO, Dr. Lisa Su, To Host Opening CES 2023 Keynote on 4th January: RDNA 3, Zen 4 X3D & More To Be Unveiled

https://wccftech.com/amd-ceo-dr-lisa-su-to-host-opening-ces-2023-keynote-on-4th-january-rdna-3-zen-4-x3d-more-to-be-unveiled/

X3D is AMD's last real chance to save this generation. Their CPUs are only really worth it at a deep discount and their GPUs have a lot of problems. Hopefully, it's good and most importantly, they don't put greed first over value like they did with Zen 4 launch.

Intel Core i9-13900HX Raptor Lake-HX Laptop CPU Is Faster Than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X & Intel Core i9-12900K

https://wccftech.com/intel-core-i9-13900hx-raptor-lake-hx-laptop-cpu-faster-than-amd-ryzen-9-7900x-core-i9-12900k/

Of course to cool such a monster consistently, you will likely need liquid cooling which at that point, is it even worth getting a laptop?

Intel Core i5-13400F 10-core CPU has been listed by US retailer for $216

https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-core-i5-13400f-10-core-cpu-has-been-listed-by-us-retailer-for-216

Insane value. Just think how far we have come after almost a decade of quad core chips for consumer.

The Tuesday news, all in one post:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

Support charity and win a set of Winter Wonderland gaming peripherals by entering our giveaway!
https://www.pcgamer.com/support-charity-and-win-a-set-of-winter-wonderland-gaming-peripherals-by-entering-our-giveaway/
I've got a confession to make: Absolutely none of my PC peripherals match. My mouse is some kind of green, my monitor is red and black, and my keyboard is a toxic clash of colours that have never ever encountered one another in nature. It's a mess, but you don't have to make my mistake, because we've joined up with Overclockers UK, noblechairs, Endgame Gear, and Ducky to give out a set of peripherals in gleaming winter white. It's all in support of SpecialEffect, a charity that uses technology to help people with physical challenges enjoy games and improve their quality of life.
We're giving away a full kit: The winner will get their hands on a noblechairs LEGEND gaming chair, a Ducky One 3 Classic keyboard, plus an XSTRM RGB mic and XM1-RGB mouse from Endgame Gear. They're all in Winter Wonderland white, so not only will your dinner guests never mock you for the garish hues on your desk, you'll be seasonally appropriate, too.

The Epic Store free game is Wolfenstein: The New Order: https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/wolfenstein-the-new-order.

GOG has new deals:

• The GOG Collection Exploration 2-pack features the games "Journey to the Savage Planet" and "Aquanox Deep Descent Collector’s Edition" with a 78% discount until the Winter Sale ends: https://www.gog.com/game/gog_collection_exploration_2pack
• The Indie BYOB features 25 titles to choose your bundle with as many games as you want. There are additional discounts when purchasing some number of games, but you need to buy or already own so many that it's not worth sharing. This Indie BYOB will last until the end of the Winter Sale: https://www.gog.com/en/promo/2022_winter_sale_indie_byob
• Finally, Bethesda, Focus Entertainment and Ubisoft have joined the Winter Sale, and now you can buy games from these publishers with up to 80% discounts. Find out some of them here: https://www.gog.com/en/news/bethesda_focus_entertainment_and_ubisoft_have_joined_the_winter_sale_alongside_the_quake_enhanced_update

Steam has two new deals and also new weeklong deals:

• The daily deal is Kraken Academy!! , 60% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1158220/Kraken_Academy/
• My Friend Pedro will be 75% off until Thursday: https://store.steampowered.com/app/557340/My_Friend_Pedro/
• As far as the weeklong deals go, of the 640 listed plus another 15 excluded for some reason, only a handful have a score (I try to post only very positive or better games when doing this), and the rest of mostly DLCs. Therefore, it will be better if you check them out by yourselves.

The Humble Store has several new sales:

• The DRM Freedom Sale features up to 90% discounts and the duration varies from game to game (I've seen from 3 to 12 days), There are keys for Steam, GOG and 1 for EGS: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/drm-freedom/
• The Rockstar Holiday Sale features up to 70% discounts during 6 days. There are keys for EGS, Steam (1) and their own thing: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/rockstar-holiday-sale/
• The Bethesda Holiday Sale comes with up to 80% discounts during 6 days. The keys are for Steam: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/bethesda-holiday-sale/
• The Humble Games Holiday Sale features up to 80% discounts during 6 days. The keys are for Steam, except one that's a direct download: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/humble-games-holiday-sale/
• Finally, there's Private Division's Holiday Sale, putting its games up to 75% off during 10 days. There are keys are for Steam and EGS: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/private-division-holiday-sale/

Fanatical has three new deals:

• There's a Flash Sale with The Division 2, 78% off during 40 hours. The key is for UPlay: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/the-division-2
• The new Star Deal is DOOM Eternal - Deluxe Edition, 79% off during 48 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/doom-eternal-deluxe-edition
• And the Star Wars Collection Bundle comes with 14 games with a 79% discount during 7 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/star-wars-collection

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

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MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Elden Ring gets HQ Swords Replacers & Bill Clinton Mods
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/elden-ring-gets-hq-swords-replacers-bill-clinton-mods/
Modder ‘OunceStripes’ has released a compilation of weapons replacers for Elden Ring. Additionally, modder ‘Arestame’ released a mod that allows you to play as “Bill Clinton – The Reformed Rabbi Orthodox”.
>> The Bill Clinton mod comes from what happened during the Game Awards.

After 3 years of work, modders have remastered the first Star Wars FPS
https://www.pcgamer.com/after-3-years-of-work-modders-have-remastered-the-first-star-wars-fps/
Star Wars: Dark Forces, the first Star Wars FPS and predecessor to the Jedi Knight series, has finally gotten the ZDoom treatment. Developers luciusDXL, winterheart, and gilmorem560 have released the 1.0 build of the Force Engine, an open source reverse engineering of Dark Forces (and soon, its lesser known cousin, Outlaws) that lets you play it with modern conveniences and at high resolution.
>> There's a 2 minutes long video.

GAMING NEWS

Here are 40 minutes of gameplay footage from Project the Perceiver
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-are-40-minutes-of-gameplay-footage-from-project-the-perceiver/
Last month, PaperGames and 17ZHE Studio announced a new open-world action game, called Project the Perceiver. And from the looks of it, the developers held a livestream in which they showed more gameplay footage from it.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 & Warzone 2.0 December 19th Update Release Notes
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-2-warzone-2-0-december-19th-update-release-notes/
Infinity Ward has released a brand new update for both Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Call of Duty Warzone 2.0. According to the release notes, the December 19th Update packs numerous fixes for bugs that players have reported.

UNCHARTED: Legacy of Thieves Collection gets a new patch that fixes absolutely nothing
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/uncharted-legacy-of-thieves-collection-gets-a-new-patch-that-fixes-absolutely-nothing/
Iron Galaxy has released the fourth update for the PC version of UNCHARTED: Legacy of Thieves Collection that fixes absolutely nothing.
When Sony announced that Iron Galaxy would be handling the PC version of UNCHARTED: Legacy of Thieves Collection, I was a bit worried. Iron Galaxy was the team behind Batman: Arkham Knight, and we all know how that went. Still, I was willing to give the team the benefit of doubt. However, and after how it treated UNCHARTED: Legacy of Thieves Collection PC, I can wholeheartedly say that I’m hugely disappointed by it.

One Piece Odyssey gets a new 13-minute gameplay video
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/one-piece-odyssey-gets-a-new-13-minute-gameplay-video/
GameInformer has shared a new video, showcasing 13 minutes of brand new gameplay footage from One Piece Odyssey. This video shows off the game’s combat mechanics, as well as its dialogue system. It also gives us a glimpse at some of its environments.

Epic slammed with half-a-billion dollar FTC fine in landmark ruling over Fortnite's failure to protect childrens' privacy
https://www.pcgamer.com/Epic-slammed-with-half-a-billion-dollar-FTC-fine-in-landmark-ruling-over-Fortnites-failure-to-protect-childrens-privacy/
The US Federal Trade Commission has reached agreements with Epic Games that will see the videogame giant pay a total of $520 million in penalties and refunds, following allegations that the company violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and used dark patterns (UI design tricks meant to fool users) to dupe players into purchases.
>> Deserved. Sadly, 520 million is like pocket change for Epic given how much the game does every year.

FIFA 23 predicted the winner of the world cup in November
https://www.pcgamer.com/fifa-23-predicted-the-winner-of-the-world-cup-in-november/
Back on November 10, EA Sports posted about a recurring piece of fun with the FIFA series: using the current entry, in this case FIFA 23, to predict the outcome of the Qatar world cup. The actual event ended this past Sunday with Argentina versus France, and ended up delivering a final that will go down as one of the greats. After extra time the score was 3-3, and ultimately the trophy went to Argentina on penalties.
Well: FIFA 23 got it right. Not every result in the tournament, of course, but it predicted that the eventual winner of this world cup would be Argentina. It further predicted that this triumph would be spearheaded by Lionel Messi with eight goals (Messi scored seven in the real thing). It even correctly predicted that Argentina's Emiliano Martínez would scoop the golden glove as the tournament's best keeper.

I am only posting this cause it's pretty high effort shit posting which I found funny.

Is it, tho? From the article:

"According to this listing, the next-gen CPU series would be 24% to 27% pricier than the predecessor. Although this seems like a massive increase, one must mention that the i5-13400 should end up significantly faster than the Alder Lake version. This is mainly due to increase in core count from 6 to 10, or more precisely the enablement of 4 Efficient cores on the die itself.

Some early leaks have shown that i5-13400 could end up 28% faster than 12400 in multi-core test. At the same time, only 7% increase can be observed in synthetic benchmarks for single-threaded workloads."

You're roughly paying 1% more for each 1% more performance in multithreaded situations, and a negative result in single threaded ones. It brings no better value than a 12400 and, like the 4080 vs 3080, it shows stagnation.

Meanwhile, we still don't have the full range of Ada and RDNA3 cards, but we're already seeing rumors about the next ones:

AMD RDNA4 Rumored Specifications: Monstrous 129 FP32 TFLOPS GPU, GDDR7, 3.5 GHz Clock Rates And More
https://wccftech.com/amd-rdna4-rumored-specifications-monstrous-129-fp32-tflops-gpu-gddr7-3-5-ghz-clock-rates-and-more/

Rumor: NVIDIA RTX 50 Series ‘Blackwell’ GPUs Will Bring Biggest Performance Leap In NVIDIA’s History
https://wccftech.com/rumor-nvidia-rtx-50-series-blackwell-gpus-will-bring-biggest-performance-leap-in-nvidias-history/

I haven't even bothered reading them because, honestly, at this point in time, I doubt there's anyone that gives a f*ck.

Yea that's true. I didn't look at it that way so good point.

Yea I mainly skipped those cause the only leaker with a good track record at this point in Kopite. So until he starts spamming his leaks, it may as well all be false.

Only 7% increase for the performance cores seems too low? Wasn't there a promise of 30% uplift?