I was going to ask you if you have a heat wave over there as we're having one right now, making your PC hotter than it should. It's obviously not that, but it could be heat related.

I hope the new thermal paste solves it, because that would be a cheap solution to your problems.

The problems did start when it got warmer and this week we have the hottest week yet so it really could have something to do with heat. I don't have much hope applying new paste will solve anything. That thing broke when it wasn't under any load at all and it didn't work after it cooled down. I just hope the mainboard isn't shot.

It does seem likely Samsung will manage to release pseudo 7 nm mobile chips on 2018, and it would make sense for bigger chips from AMD to come on the same node by 2019, but wasn't GloFo developing their own pseudo 7 nm stuff, based off IBM's design, or something like that?

It's actually down to the voltage regulators. Kaby Lake-X and Sky Lake-X are different in that aspect.
The motherboards aren't recognizing the different regulators and are popping chips.

Intel has had platforms that support multiple chip architectures anyway and it was always fine. They just wen't full retard this time around.

You just expect more out of Intel, this is their premium platform.

Wait. Did paste get into the CPU socket?

Didn't look like it. Pins looked clean. Could've been a lot of things. Might've been not enough paste or the distribution or maybe the cooler wasn't sitting properly and a lot of it evaporated. BTW kudos to Noctua, the cooler removal went like a breeze. They really got it figured out.

I'll see this evening when I get new paste. Sadly my just in case replacement CPU won't be here before tomorrow.

I don't know. IBM, GloFo and Samsung have worked together for years to develop new nodes, and GloFo and Samsung partnered to share technology a couple of years ago or so, so I don't see why GloFo would do their own thing when they can use what they already have.

Unless Samsung's 7nm process isn't good enough for high power chips, like what happened with the 20nm node that was only used for smartphone SoCs.

I just bought the most expensive thermal paste I could find. Let's see if that can repair a broken CPU later.

Good Luck m8. May lord gaben look after you in your time of need

Let's go with the news of today, the day before the Steam Summer Sales

SALES & "SALES"/DEALS

Steam Summer Sale dates confirmed, the fun starts this week (Updated)
http://www.pcgamer.com/steam-summer-sale-dates-confirmed-by-paypal-the-fun-starts-this-week/
The Steam Summer Sale dates have been revealed, and once again we have PayPal to thank. The online payment company said on Twitter today that the big sale will begin at 6 pm BST/1 pm ET on June 22.
Update: A Valve rep has confirmed that the date indicated by PayPal is correct: The Steam Summer Sale will begin on June 22.

As awesome as that is, that will start tomorrow. For today, your best options are:

• GOG.com, where the Summer Sale has finished and they have a new weekly sale going on
• Or Steam, with its Midweek Madness sales:
  • Master of Orion at 50% off: http://store.steampowered.com/app/298050/Master_of_Orion/
  • This War of Mine, with a wooping 80% discount: http://store.steampowered.com/app/282070/This_War_of_Mine/

SOFTWARE

Denuvo anti-tamper tech has been removed from HITMAN
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/denuvo-anti-tamper-tech-has-been-removed-from-hitman/
IO Interactive has rolled out a new patch for HITMAN that has removed its Denuvo anti-tamper tech. We don’t know whether this removal was done on purpose or by accident. After all, we’ve seen in the past other developers rolling out patches for their games without the Denuvo anti-tamper tech, only to re-implement it later via another patch.

>>I hope it's not an accident, but another gesture of change after becoming independent again.

Twitch Prime subscribers are getting free Overwatch loot boxes
http://www.pcgamer.com/twitch-prime-subscribers-are-getting-free-overwatch-loot-boxes/
Twitch Prime subscribers can look forward to scoring some special in-game content for Blizzard games, beginning with an Overwatch Golden Loot Box containing a guaranteed Legendary item.

MODS/EMULATORS

This mod for Half-Life PC ports the HD models and maps from the Playstation 2 version
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/this-mod-for-half-life-pc-ports-the-hd-models-and-maps-from-the-playstation-2-version/
Modder ‘jpf_flema’ has just released a new mod for the first Half-Life game. This mod, called Half-Life PlayStation 2 Port, brings the HD models and the new maps that were featured in the game’s Playstation 2 version to the PC version.

>>It's not a very useful mod, but it's interesting as it uses console assets in a PC game.

GAMING NEWS

Battlefield 1's first night map is available now
http://www.pcgamer.com/battlefield-1s-first-night-map-is-available-now/
Battlefield 1's June update is now available, granting Premium Pass and They Shall Not Pass DLC owners a new night map called Nivelle Nights. Another night map, Prise de Tahure, will release next month for the same group.

Pitch and roll with this new Ace Combat 7 campaign footage
http://www.pcgamer.com/pitch-and-roll-with-this-new-ace-combat-7-campaign-footage/
"I'm curious to know, does the colour of the sky matter to you?" asked Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown's E3 trailer. As you might expect, I like it best when it's blue because when it's green it normally means I'm hurtling towards the ground at a rate of knots before—

Here is 14 minutes of gameplay footage from Rebellion’s Strange Brigade
http://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-is-14-minutes-of-gameplay-footage-from-rebellions-strange-brigade/
IGN has shared a video, showcasing 14 minutes of gameplay footage from the E3 2017 build of Rebellion’s Strange Brigade. Strange Brigade is a new third-person 1930s adventure game supporting up to four players, in which players will explore the ancient world as one of four dashing explorers, each blessed with their own weapons, tactics, and special superhuman powers, and will fight back-to-back against a terrifying army of mythological menaces.

The news, part two:

Only headshots count in Killing Floor 2 this week
http://www.pcgamer.com/only-headshots-count-in-killing-floor-2-this-week/
In "Cranium Cracker," players can only put down zeds with headshots, a test of marksmanship, especially for KF2's guns and character perks that don't emphasize single-shot accuracy. Beat Cranium Cracker, and you'll earn the "Headshot Weekly" skin for the Sharpshooter's SPX 464 Centerfire rifle, appropriately. If you're matchmaking, select the "Weekly" mode rather than the usual "Survival" to be queued into Cranium Cracker.

Electronic Arts hopes Anthem will become a 'ten-year journey'
http://www.pcgamer.com/electronic-arts-hopes-anthem-will-become-a-ten-year-journey/
The reveal of BioWare's "loot shooter" Anthem at E3 left us with mixed feelings, but one thing about it that really shines through is its obvious similarity to Destiny. As Tyler put it bluntly leading into that discussion, "Is this Destiny 2 but with a BioWare story?" Hopefully BioWare is doing all it can to differentiate its game, but EA's Patrick Soderlund invoked another parallel of sorts when he told Major Nelson at E3 last week that the release of the game will hopefully mark the start of a "ten-year journey."

Overwatch's new map Horizon Lunar Colony is now live
http://www.pcgamer.com/overwatchs-new-map-horizon-lunar-colony-is-now-live/
Overwatch's newest map, Horizon Lunar Colony, is now live. Overwatch's third new map since launch, Horizon Lunar Colony is a two-capture-point Assault map that takes place on the lunar laboratory where gorilla hero Winston was raised.

Nex Machina, Housemarque's latest arcade shooter, is out now
http://www.pcgamer.com/nex-machina-housemarques-latest-arcade-shooter-is-out-now/
Housemarque is one of the most respected developers of arcade style shooters in the industry, though most of their titles tend to be PlayStation exclusives. Stuff like Resogun, Dead Nation and Alienation has yet to – or probably won't – hit PC, but the studio's newest game Nex Machina in available right now.

XCOM 2 expansion teases first Chosen enemy, The Assassin
http://www.pcgamer.com/xcom-2-expansion-teases-first-chosen-enemy-the-assassin/
Announced at our E3 PC Gaming Show last week, the new XCOM 2 expansion will come with three distinct alien adversaries—the first of which Firaxis has chosen to showcase is the sword-wielding cyborg Assassin.

Pillars of Eternity 2 lets you 'recruit pirates and other sailors' to your ship HQ
http://www.pcgamer.com/pillars-of-eternity-2-lets-you-recruit-pirates-and-other-sailors-to-your-ship-hq/
Since its January reveal, Obsidian has been steadily drip-feeding new information about Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire and its new nautical-leaning setting. At E3 last week, this led to an extended walkthrough of its new open-world map, improved visuals and adjusted combat.

Total War: Warhammer 2 showcases new continents and races in first campaign footage
http://www.pcgamer.com/total-war-warhammer-2-showcases-new-continents-and-races-in-first-campaign-footage/
Creative Assembly has unveiled a new 'Campaign First Look' trailer that covers new continents Ulthuan and Lustria via the game's campaign map. Here, you'll find both the Lizardmen and the High Elves in situ while learning a wee bit about their intentions at war, and the game's mechanics too.