Despite all the talk about the new cards, we can't forget about the old ones, specially when they recieve price cuts!

NVIDIA Cuts Prices of GTX 980 Ti, GTX 980, and GTX 970

http://www.techpowerup.com/223432/nvidia-cuts-prices-of-gtx-980-ti-gtx-980-and-gtx-970

In the wake of its GeForce GTX 1080 and GTX 1070 graphics card launches, NVIDIA decided to cut prices of its previous-generation GeForce GTX 980 Ti, GeForce GTX 980, and GeForce GTX 970 graphics cards, in a bid to clear inventories. The $379 and 150W GTX 1070 is faster than the GTX 980 Ti and the GTX Titan X, rendering them obsolete. The price of the $620 GTX 980 Ti has been cut by $125, and is now down to $495~499. The GTX 980, on the other hand, sees its price cut by $75, bringing its price down from $399 to $324, less than the launch-price of the GTX 970. The smash-hit GTX 970, at the dusk of its market life, sees its price cut by $25, bringing it down from $289 to $265.

In summary:

GTX 980 Ti now $495~499
GTX 980 down to $324
GTX 970 down to $265

If only we had those prices over here in Europe... *sigh*

Man, i can't wait to get the XFX Radeon RX 480!

Words tho (lick)

If anyone is interested, or wants to be sure about the game before the Steam Summer Sale from next week, Killing Floor 2 is free this weekend:

http://store.steampowered.com/app/232090/

Gotcha. That makes sense. 

Remember the article I posted about MSI and Asus sending cards with modified BIOS to reviewers? Well, Asus has responded, and they feel it's fine and nothing to be ashamed of.

ASUS issues official statement on ‘boosted’ review samples
http://videocardz.com/61171/asus-issues-official-statement-on-boosted-review-samples

ASUS Responds to GTX 1080 "Reviewer VBIOS" Concerns
http://www.pcper.com/news/Cases-and-Cooling/ASUS-Responds-GTX-1080-Reviewer-VBIOS-Concerns

(I'll post some excerpts of the PCPer article)

ASUS sent along its official statement on the issue. 

ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1080 and GTX 1070 graphics cards come with exclusive GPU Tweak II software, which provides silent, gaming, and OC modes allowing users to select a performance profile that suits their requirements. Users can apply these modes easily from within GPU Tweak II. 

The press samples for the ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1080 OC and ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1070 OC cards are set to “OC Mode” by default. To save media time and effort, OC mode is enabled by default as we are well aware our graphics cards will be reviewed primarily on maximum performance. And when in OC mode, we can showcase both the maximum performance and the effectiveness of our cooling solution.

Retail products are in “Gaming Mode” by default, which allows gamers to experience the optimal balance between performance and silent operation. We encourage end-users to try GPU Tweak II and adjust between the available modes, to find the best mode according to personal needs or preferences.

For both the press samples and retail cards, all these modes can be selected through the GPU Tweak II software. There are no differences between the samples we sent out to media and the retail channels in terms of hardware and performance.

 

Sincerely,

ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.

While I don't believe that ASUS' intentions were entirely to save me time in my review, and I think that the majority of gamers paying $600+ for a graphics card would be willing to enable the OC mode through software, it's clearly a bad move on ASUS' part to have done this. Having a process in place at all to create a deviation from retail cards on press hardware is questionable, other than checking for functionality to avoid shipping DOA hardware to someone on a deadline.

Videocardz has posted a few RX 480 leaks under one big article, for our pleasure:

AMD RADEON RX 480 RUMORS

http://videocardz.com/61193/amd-radeon-rx-480-rumors

Rather than posting each of those news pieces separately, I think it would make more sense to post them all here.

XFX Radeon RX 480 on production line

First up, Radeon RX 480 waiting for final packaging on production line. Unlike other cards we saw, this one has full cover backplate. It’s hard to say from this angle if these cards are using reference design, but they do seem to utilize short PCB and blower type cooler.

XFX Radeon RX 480 GPU-Z

Next up, a screenshot allegedly showing custom XFX RX 480 specs (could be the same card you can see above). GPU-Z does yet support Polaris architecture, so all release related information is not displayed. Interestingly base clock is not detected as well, and as a result pixel fillrate and texture fillrate are not calculated. This picture would confirm that some RX 480 cards will ship with high factory-overclocking (+100 MHz).

RX 480 without the shroud

Here’s how RX 480 looks after removing cooler shroud.

AMD Radeon RX 480 preorders available in China

Expreview discovered that all popular GPU brands in China are already taking preorders for RX 480. For now it’s only reference design, but who knows what will be available next week?

Yeston Radeon RX 480

Finally new set of RX 480 pictures from company called Yeston. Some of you were asking for better photo of the back, so here it is.

AMD Radeon RX 480 supports DVI

Some people were worried that RX 480 may not support DVI. Well the good news is that AMD confirmed DVI support for Polaris 10. The DVI port was simply not installed on reference model, but proper connections are available on the circuit board. So it’s totally up to add-in-board partners to decide if they want to offer DVI-capable RX cards.

Mmm hot cakes.

Have a bad feeling about the 480 pricing in Canada. Some rumours are out and things are not looking great. The feels when an alleged $200 GPU ends up costing double that. 

Yeah, with the current exchange rates and how oddly priced are the PC components outside of the US, I wouldn't be surprised if the RX 480 ends up costing 250 € for the 4GB and 300 € for the 8GB models.

With E3 over, it's time to bring back the news. In this post I'll try to resume the best, non-E3 related news of these last days.

1-Mods

• New Brutal Doom video shows off volumetric lights and water reflections (tech demo available for download) (video inside) http://www.dsogaming.com/news/new-brutal-doom-video-shows-off-volumetric-lights-water-reflections-tech-demo-available-download/

2-Gaming News

DOOM – NEXT UPDATE WILL BRING NEW PHOTO MODE, CLASSIC DOOM WEAPON PLACEMENT & SNAPMAP FEATURES

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/doom-next-update-will-bring-new-photo-mode-classic-doom-weapon-placement-snapmap-features/

Bethesda has announced some of the key features that will be included in the next update for DOOM. According to the publisher, DOOM’s next update will include several improvements and will introduce a new Photo Mode, as well as a Classic DOOM weapon placement/view model option.

HITMAN WILL RECEIVE A BONUS EPISODE THIS JULY

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/hitman-will-receive-bonus-episode-july/

IO Interactive today confirmed that a bonus episode for HITMAN will be released on July 19th. The Summer Bonus Episode consists of two separate ICA missions which catalogue Agent 47’s first trips to both Sapienza and Marrakesh.

THE WITCHER 3: WILD HUNT – PATCH 1.22 IS NOW AVAILABLE, CHANGELOG REVEALED

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/witcher-3-wild-hunt-patch-1-22-now-available-changelog-revealed/

CD Projekt RED has released a new patch for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. According to its huge changelog, this patch will update your game’s version to 1.22 and fixes a lot of issues and bugs that have been reported by its community.

WARREN SPECTOR CONFIRMS THAT THE PC VERSIONS OF DEUS EX: INVISIBLE WAR & THIEF: DEADLY SHADOWS WERE AN AFTERTHOUGHT

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/warren-spector-confirms-pc-versions-deus-ex-invisible-war-thief-deadly-shadows-afterthought/

“Consolitus” is a word that a lot of console gamers hate. This word describes how some games “change” in order to be released on consoles. Developers do a lot of changes regarding the level design, the control mechanics, the AI, the graphics, and – generally speaking – everything in order to make the games enjoyable on consoles.

>>Never heard the word "consolitus" before.

F1 2016 TO BE RELEASED ON AUGUST 19TH

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/f1-2016-released-august-19th/

Codemasters has announced that F1 2016, the official videogame of the 2016 FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, will be released on August 19th. In addition, Codemasters released a new trailer for the game in which Daniel Ricciardo and Jolyon Palmer race around the brand new Baku Circuit.

DAYZ – UPDATE 0.60 IS NOW AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC, INCLUDES NEW DX11 RENDERER

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/dayz-update-0-60-now-available-public-includes-new-dx11-renderer/

Bohemia Interactive has announced the release of the highly anticipated 0.60 patch for DayZ. This update features the new DX11 renderer that significantly increases the game’s performance on a variety of PC configurations. This patch will be auto-downloaded from Steam, and you can view below some comparison videos between the game’s DX9 and DX11 modes!

SYSTEM SHOCK REMASTERED – NEW BEAUTIFUL SCREENSHOTS RELEASED

http://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/system-shock-remaster-new-beautiful-screenshots-released/

NightDive Studios has released some new screenshots for System Shock Remastered, showcasing the new and improved visuals that will be featured in this Remaster. System Shock Remastered is powered by the Unity Engine and Night Dive Studios aims to create a new game true to the classic experience, ‘keeping all the things you loved, while updating the user interface and graphics to use a modern day engine.’

INNER CHAINS DELAYED TO Q4 2016

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/inner-chains-delayed-q4-2016/

Telepaths’ Tree announced today that it has moved the Inner Chains’ release date to the turn of Q3 and Q4 2016 so that it can bring gamers the best FPS horror experience possible. As the press release reads, Telepaths’ Tree had to face a tough decision: whether to finish development on schedule, delivering what was promised, or to take some more time in order to bring FPS horror game fans out there a title that will be bigger in scale and richer in content, and that will truly meet gamers’ expectations.

HOMEFRONT: THE REVOLUTION – PATCH 1.5 IS NOW AVAILABLE

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/homefront-revolution-patch-1-5-now-available/

Dambuster Studio has released a new patch for Homefront: The Revolution. According to its changelog, this patch comes with additional Nvidia tweaks and fixes for a number of issues. In addition, this patch reduces the number of checkpoints saves that occur whilst playing.

MIRROR’S EDGE CATALYST – NEW PATCH RELEASED & DETAILED, IMPROVES PERFORMANCE

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/mirrors-edge-catalyst-new-patch-released-detailed/

DICE has released a new patch for Mirror’s Edge Catalyst. According to the changelog, this patch improves HW auto detect functionality, improves overall performance and comes with improvements for quad core machines in regards to an issue that caused a desync in audio during cut scenes.

STAR CITIZEN 2.4 – NEW LOVELY SCREENSHOTS SHOWCASE THE BEAUTY OF THIS SPACE SIM GAME

http://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/star-citizen-2-4-new-lovely-screenshots-showcase-beauty-space-sim-game/

Our reader ‘WrATH’ has shared with us some screenshots from the latest version of Star Citizen 2.4. This latest version provides access to the new Shopping experience, full Hangar interactivity from within the game client via new options and the Port Modification App. In addition, Cloud Imperium has made many changes to Crusader and Port Olisar including the implementation of new missions, Alpha Currency and Defender reputation.

UNITY RELEASES MIND-BLOWING REAL-TIME TECH DEMO, RUNNING AT 1440P ON A GEFORCE GTX980

http://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/unity-releases-mind-blowing-real-time-tech-demo-running-1440p-geforce-gtx980/

Unity Technologies has just released the full length film for its Adam tech demo. According to the company, the Adam demo is a real-time-rendered short film created with the Unity engine by its demo team, and it’s running at 1440p on a GeForce GTX980. This tech demo shows what Unity 5 Engine is actually capable of and it looks gorgeous, so be sure to check it out. Oh, and this demo will be available soon for download, so stay tuned everyone!

DOOM, DEAD BY DAYLIGHT & GRAND THEFT AUTO V ARE THIS WEEK’S BEST SELLING PC GAMES

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/doom-dead-daylight-grand-theft-auto-v-weeks-best-selling-pc-games/

The latest PC UK retail, Steam Digital and Green Man Gaming charts have been revealed and as we can see, DOOM, Dead by Daylight & Grand Theft Auto V are this week’s best selling games in UK, on Steam and on GMG.