Well, the "rumored" bug in Windows 10 that affects Ryzen has gotten a little more real:

Microsoft Windows Bug Is Holding Back AMD Ryzen
http://www.guru3d.com/news-story/microsoft-confirms-windows-bug-is-holding-back-amd-ryzen.html
In nothing more then a tweet Microsoft seems to have confirmed the existence of this issue. So basically each core gets an extra simulated thread, that is SMT (simultaneous multi-threading) or what Intel refers to as hyper-threading. A real core obviously is stronger compared to a virtual threaded one. Aka we are back to thread-scheduler bugs. Things remain a bit trivial we feel, when we disabled SMT in the BIOS (and just ran 8-threads) performance only increased marginally on some titles, with an exception for some. But who knows, titles like Rise of the Tomb Raider (which is hit the most) might benefit from properly threaded processors big-time.

It's already friday, and that means... The last round of news of the week!

1-Drivers

NVIDIA GeForce 378.78 WHQL driver is out, features DirectX 12 optimizations
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/nvidia-geforce-378-78-whql-driver-is-out-features-directx-12-optimizations/
NVIDIA released today its highly anticipated DirectX 12 performance driver. According to the release notes, the GeForce 378.78 driver offers optimal performance in Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands and includes DirectX 12 optimizations which provide additional performance increases for a variety of titles.

>>As always, you can download them from here.

2-Gaming News

P.A.M.E.L.A. IS NOW AVAILABLE ON STEAM EARLY ACCESS
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/pamela-is-now-available-on-steam-early-access/
NVYVE Studios today announced that P.A.M.E.L.A., the first-person, open world, utopian, sci-fi, survival horror game, is available now on Steam Early Access. The Steam Early Access version contains all of the core elements that make up the P.A.M.E.L.A. experience: players will loot items and weapons to survive, construct safe havens, upgrade their character and equipment, defend themselves against hostile citizens, and explore a huge, open sci-fi city.

FIRST DETAILS AND SCREENSHOTS FOR MARVEL’S GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: THE TELLTALE SERIES
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/first-details-and-screenshots-for-marvels-guardians-of-the-galaxy-the-telltale-series/
Telltale Games, along with Marvel Entertainment, today shared the world-first screenshots and cast details for Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series. Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series is a brand new story of the universe’s unlikeliest heroes: Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax, Rocket, and Groot. In the wake of an epic battle, the Guardians discover an artifact of unspeakable power.

>>Shikamo has a thread on the subject.

HALO WARS 2 – UPDATE MARCH 9TH IS NOW AVAILABLE, PACKS PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS ON VARIOUS HARDWARE
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/halo-wars-2-update-march-9th-is-now-available-packs-performance-improvements-on-various-hardware/
Creative Assembly and 343 Industries have released a new patch for Halo Wars 2. According to the release notes, this update packs performance improvements on various hardware, fixes some performance hitches in Cooperative Campaign, and comes with under-the-hood preparations for future ranked multiplayer.

DESTINY, BIOSHOCK INFINITE, AND PROTOTYPE VETERANS WORKING ON A NEW FIRST-PERSON EXPLORATION GAME
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/destiny-bioshock-infinite-and-prototype-veterans-working-on-a-new-first-person-exploration-game/
The Station, a new Canadian independent game studio, is currently working on a game that promises to bring a fresh addition to the space genre with their new game, The Station. The Station will be powered by Unity 5 Engine, and the development team aims to showcase the potential for AAA-quality games to be made using open source software at a much lower overall cost.

ISOMETRIC SURVIVAL ADVENTURE GAME, 2DARK, GETS LAUNCH TRAILER
http://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/isometric-survival-adventure-game-2dark-gets-launch-trailer/
Gloomywood has released the launch trailer for its isometric survival adventure title, 2Dark. 2Dark is a stealth adventure game which aims to test your mettle and your thinking skills to the limit. Players will sneak through the shadows and escape merciless traps to master a series of intricate levels. The game releases on March 17th.

FIRST-PERSON HORROR ADVENTURE INSPIRED BY AMNESIA & BIOSHOCK, THE CROW’S EYE, RELEASES ON MARCH 20TH
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/first-person-horror-adventure-inspired-by-amnesia-bioshock-the-crows-eye-releases-on-march-20th/
3D2 Entertainment and Nkidu Games announced today that their first-person horror adventure game that is inspired by Amnesia & Bioshock, The Crow’s Eye, will be released on March 20th. In order to celebrate this announcement, the teams released a new trailer for this new adventure game that can be viewed below.

HEROES & GENERALS RECEIVES A NEW RENDER ENGINE, SUPPORTS DIRECTX12 IN EXPERIMENTAL MODE
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/heroes-generals-receives-a-new-render-engine-supports-directx12-in-experimental-mode/
Reto-Moto announced today that Heroes & Generals has received a new render engine providing significant performance improvements. Heroes & Generals is running on its own proprietary technology called Retox, and it now supports DX12 in experimental mode.

LAUNCH TRAILER RELEASED FOR STYX: SHARDS OF DARKNESS
http://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/launch-trailer-released-for-styx-shards-of-darkness/
Focus Home Interactive has released the launch trailer for Cyanide’s Styx: Shards of Darkness. In Styx: Shards of Darkness, players will take control of agile goblin thief Styx, as he assassinates, sneaks and snarks his way across an immense, dark fantasy world filled with deadly secrets and enemies.

The other news post:

VICTOR VRAN: FRACTURED WORLDS EXPANSION IS COMING THIS SPRING, SO HERE'S A NEW TRAILER
http://www.pcgamer.com/victor-vran-fractured-worlds-expansion-is-coming-this-spring-so-heres-a-new-trailer/
We said in our 2015 review that the monster-hunting action-RPG Victor Vran suffered from "a limp story and weak jokes," but the core combat was so good that it ended up with an 82/100 score anyway. "Thumping skeletons with a hammer never gets old," we said, which is good, because today developer Haemimont Games announced that the Fractured Worlds expansion, and also that Motorhead DLC from a couple of years ago, will be out this spring.

JOHN CARMACK SUES ZENIMAX FOR $22.5 MILLION
http://www.pcgamer.com/john-carmack-sues-zenimax-for-225-million/
As reported by the Dallas News (via Kotaku), the complaint filed on behalf of Carmack alleges ZeniMax failed to make the final payment tied to the $150 million acquisition of id Software in 2009. Carmack of course co-founded id in the '90s, and alleges he's still owed $22.5 million. "ZeniMax clearly doesn’t want to pay," alleges the complaint.

QUAKE CHAMPIONS DEMOS DEBUT BLOOD COVENANT ARENA
http://www.pcgamer.com/quake-champions-demos-debut-blood-covenant-arena/
In what's been a busy week for id's incoming arena shooter, Quake Champions has teased its first arena—named Blood Covenant. This follows news of signups for its imminent closed beta, as well as a first look at its debut champion Nyx.

MORDHAU IS A MEDIEVAL MULTIPLAYER BRAWLER WITH 64-PLAYER SIEGES
http://www.pcgamer.com/mordhau-is-a-medieval-multiplayer-melee-game-with-64-player-sieges/
Mordhau bills itself as a "multiplayer medieval melee game featuring large open battles, siege engines, and mounted combat". It's been in development for the past year and a half, and has now been successfully crowdfunded in less than 24 hours—having accrued $107,331 over its $80,000 goal, at the time of writing.

MASS EFFECT: ANDROMEDA LAUNCH TRAILER ARRIVES A LITTLE EARLY
http://www.pcgamer.com/mass-effect-andromeda-launch-trailer-arrives-a-little-early-1/
Despite being over a week away from release, the Mass Effect: Andromeda launch trailer has joined EA and Bioware's final marketing sprint. There have been a lot of trailers>, but this could be the last. (Not likely.)

And of course, we can't end without this weekend deals on GOG and Steam:

+GOG

• There are no deals this weekend because GOG is celebrating its Spring Sale, which ends this weekend. Hurry up if you still haven't checked it out!

+Steam (as of now)

• Let's start with the Early Access title Slime Rancher with a 33% off sale: http://store.steampowered.com/app/433340/
• The next one is No Man's Sky (I can't hear your "boo"s or "pffff"s, but I can feel them). Anyway, it's 40% off in case you're interested: http://store.steampowered.com/app/275850/
• Gremlins, Inc. is also on sale, and it can be yours for half its usual price: http://store.steampowered.com/app/369990/
• Left 4 Dead! They are on sale with a 75% off discount, and yes, I said they because it applies to both the first game and the second one.
• And finally, the last one. Tis one is about this weekend's publisher deal featuring Slitherine... I admit that I don't recognize the publisher, but with 54 games on sale so you may find something that interest you: http://store.steampowered.com/sale/slitherine_midweek/

And that it. Have a happy and gaming weekend.

Another Ryzen bug. This one can increase some benchmark scores.

https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/749465-windows-sleep-bug-makes-amd-ryzen-overclock-higher-and-better-benchmark-results/

 
https://youtu.be/336hnBycerE?t=32m48s

^That's a weird bug. Honestly, unless it messes with voltages, putting the chip (and the whole PC) in danger, I would leave it and call it a feature .

I went to Tencent HQ in China this week and got the chance to see some of their projects. I'm surprised how much better the MMO games are over there. Not only they have their own server for some of the most popular MMOs out there, their in-house developer also make some amazing AAA MMOs. Who wouldv thought Monster Hunter MMO was made by a chinese company?

JEMC said: ^That's a weird bug. Honestly, unless it messes with voltages, putting the chip (and the whole PC) in danger, I would leave it and call it a feature .

Except. It is not representative of real world performance. :P

If you notice some benchmarks are artificially inflated, then this explains why, unless there a more bugs we are yet to discover. Ha.

Yeah, it's amazing how popular are MMOs in tha area (China, Korea). And, unlike western MMOs, they don't skimp on graphics for those with low-end graphic cards.

Pemalite said: JEMC said: ^That's a weird bug. Honestly, unless it messes with voltages, putting the chip (and the whole PC) in danger, I would leave it and call it a feature . Except. It is not representative of real world performance. :P If you notice some benchmarks are artificially inflated, then this explains why, unless there a more bugs we are yet to discover. Ha.

I know, I know.

But it's weird, and worrisome, how many bugs does Win10 have with Ryzen, specially considering that this is the only OS officially supported by the new processors.

Either MSoft and AMD haven't worked hard enough before launch to solve them, or MSoft didn't give it enough importance (because it's AMD, and who buys AMD CPUs?).

You're getting 2 for work, you're not fooling anyone.

Otherwise, why would you get two, if you say that one would be enough to achieve it?

Microsoft typically does patches on a monthly schedule, so it probably just wasn't ready for prime time yet.

AMD has finite resources sadly, being limited financially.

Because. #PCGamingMasterRace

Or Multi-Monitor.

We know that CGI doesn't play games on his PC though. He only uses it to take pictures of games. :P

I used my off time to fix up my PC a bit.

I finally found a good price for a Samsung 960 Pro 512GB and instantly got it. Finally the days of long loading times are over.


I also replaced my really old 5400RPM 2TB drive with a shiny new 7200RMP 8TB drive.

And to top it off I got myself a new mouse with more than 2 DPI. I haven't tried it yet in games but I hope the stutter will stop now.