Would an AI put up with consoles? No, they're way too clever for that already.

Probably because Threadripper will launch soon, MSI has posted a video showing how to intall one of those in a motherboard. The method is different than usual because those b*stards are huge!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1j3S6MKB_E

Let's go with Monday news:

SALES & "SALES"/DEALS

Steam top 10

1. Playerunknown's Battlegrounds
2. PGL 2017 Krakow CS:GO Major Championship Mega Bundle
3. Dark and Light
4. Citadel: Forged with Fire
5. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
6. Car Mechanic Simulator 2018
7. DOOM
8. Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator
9. Grand Theft Auto V
10. Pyre

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds now holds peak player record for any non-Valve game
http://www.pcgamer.com/playerunknowns-battlegrounds-now-holds-peak-player-record-for-any-non-valve-game/
According to Steam Spy, around six million people now own PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds. Yesterday, the sales tracking site reckons around 481,304 players took to Bluehole's open world battle royale murder grounds—a figure which elevates it above the likes of Fallout 4, Grand Theft Auto 5 and Payday 2, so far as peak player counts are concerned.

>>jason1637 has made a thread about this.

Get up to 75 percent off Telltale games this week
http://www.pcgamer.com/get-up-to-75-percent-off-telltale-games-this-week/
This week on GOG you'll find adventure games galore in the Telltale Games sale. Most of the games in the deal are from Telltale's new line of adventure games which started with The Walking Dead, but there are a handful of the company's older franchises available too.

>>And don't forget to take a look at the weekly sale too! This week featuring games like Hyperdimension Neptunia, Metal Slug, King of Fighters, and more up to 80% off.

GOG offers free games with preorders of Absolver, Hello Neighbor, and more
http://www.pcgamer.com/gog-offers-free-games-for-preordering-absolver-hello-neighbor-and-more/
Preorder bonuses are a common part of the videogame business, but they usually come by way of a game's publisher, and not the platform where it's being sold. But GOG would like you to think about buying games from its digital storefront rather than, you know, elsewhere, and so it's offering free games to people who purchase Absolver, Hello Neighbor, The Pillars of the Earth, and/or Sudden Strike 4 through its storefront.

SOFTWARE

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MODS/EMULATORS

Extreme Wolfenstein 3D version 3 is now available, aiming to enhance id Software’s classic shooter
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/extreme-wolenstein-3d-version-3-is-now-available-aiming-to-enhance-id-softwares-classic-shooter/
Modder ‘Sigma64’ has released a new version of his Extreme mod for Wolfenstein 3D. Extreme Wolenstein 3D is an entity and gameplay enhancement pack for Wolfenstein 3D that improves realism, graphics, gameplay, adds completely new features, and has a few new secrets.

>>You can download the mod from here.

Doom 3 – New graphics overhaul mod aims to improve the visuals of this 13 year old shooter
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/doom-3-new-graphics-overhaul-mod-improve-visuals-13-year-old-shooter/
Doom 3 was released in 2004 and featured some truly amazing visuals for its time. However, and like everything released a decade ago, it does not really look great these days. Well, that’s until you start modding it. Modder ‘IZZoOn’ has released the Doom 3 NextGen Extreme mod for id Software’s shooter, aiming to overhaul its visuals for those who want to re-visit it.

>>This mod is still in beta, and you can download it from here.

BloodSouls mod brings Bloodborne's hunters to Dark Souls
http://www.pcgamer.com/bloodsouls-mod-brings-bloodbornes-hunters-to-dark-souls/
Dark Souls modder Abject has an impressive turnover when it comes to Souls mods. The last few months alone have seen Shovel Knight, Doom, Berserk, and pop culture fads among others transported to the sombre ruins of Lordran.

>>If you want to give it a try, go to the mod's page at Nexus Mods.

GAMING NEWS

Kingdom Come: Deliverance is easily one of the most beautiful games to date, new 4K screenshots
http://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/kingdom-come-deliverance-most-beautiful-game-new-4k-screenshots/
Even though Kingdom Come: Deliverance will be officially released in 2018, its Early Access version is already available for PC gamers to purchase and test it. And let us tell you that its latest version looks glorious. Powered by CRYENGINE, Kingdom Come: Deliverance displays some of the best visuals we’ve seen in a first-person game to date.

>>I'm posting this article just for viv, to both please him because this is one game he's looking to play, but also tease him for something he won't be able to enjoy until next year.

TEKKEN 7 – Latest PC update improves online experience but appears to contain a malware
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/tekken-7-latest-pc-update-improves-online-experience-contains-malware/
I have to be honest here; I am a huge fan of TEKKEN 7. And like many PC gamers, I was really frustrated by the lack of online improvements regarding its PC version. Fortunately, though, Bandai Namco has just released a new patch that addresses and improves the overall online experience on the PC.
HOWEVER, and that’s a big however, it appears that this PC patch contains a… malware. Or at least that’s what Avira is reporting. After Steam patching the game, we received the following alert.

>>Facepalm.

Here is 13 minutes of gameplay footage from NARUTO TO BORUTO: SHINOBI STRIKER
http://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-is-13-minutes-of-gameplay-footage-from-naruto-to-boruto-shinobi-striker/
YouTube’s ‘ShikasClouds’ has shared a video, showcasing 13 minutes of gameplay footage from NARUTO TO BORUTO: SHINOBI STRIKER. NARUTO TO BORUTO: SHINOBI STRIKER is a new action game that enables players to compete online in 4 vs. 4 matches against other teams, with all eight ninjas fighting simultaneously to become elite ninja masters.

D.R.O.N.E. is perhaps the most visually impressive Unity game we’ve seen so far
http://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/d-r-o-n-e-is-perhaps-the-most-visually-impressive-unity-game-weve-seen-so-far/
Five Studios Interactive has released a new trailer for its upcoming title D.R.O.N.E, revealing that the game is powered by the Unity Engine. D.R.O.N.E. is a community driven sci-fi multiplayer arena-shooter with focus on creativity and looks absolutely stunning. It features all modern-day effects, bendable vegetation, destructible objects, detailed textures and a dynamic day/night cycle.

Escape from Tarkov enters closed beta phase
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/escape-from-tarkov-enters-closed-beta-phase/
Battlestate Games has launched the Closed Beta Test for its realism-focused FPS/MMO – Escape from Tarkov. This Closed Beta Test access will be provided to all owners of early access packages and the admission of players will be conducted in waves.

>>At last!

Descent: Underground gets a free demo for a limited time
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/descent-underground-gets-a-free-demo-for-a-limited-time/
Descendent Studios released an exclusive free demo download of its upcoming game Descent: Underground, a reboot of the classic full-freedom shooter, Descent. The developers partnered with BrightLocker, makers of an innovative new platform for game discovery, community interaction and funding that bridges the connection between game developers and players in ways not seen before in the industry.

And now, the long, long part two of the news:

Night Trap: 25th Anniversary Edition trailer reveals August release date
http://www.pcgamer.com/night-trap-25th-anniversary-edition-trailer-reveals-august-release-date/
The early FMV game Night Trap is notable primarily for three things: Dana Plato, not being very good, and helping to usher in the Entertainment Software Rating Board. So what makes it worthy of a 25th anniversary re-release? I don't know. The world is a strange place. But as we noted back in April, it's happening, and developer Screaming Villains has now confirmed that a PC release will take place on August 15.

Tower of Time, a 'classic RPG' with RTS-style combat, comes to Steam Early Access
http://www.pcgamer.com/tower-of-time-a-classic-rpg-with-rts-style-combat-comes-to-steam-early-access/
Tower of Time, now on Steam Early Access, is an RPG tale of a once-beautiful land left broken by a mysterious cataclysm. 1000 years later, a great tower is uncovered by a massive earthquake, and the power within its walls compels a young boy (because it always is!) to lead a group of champions on a quest to discover its secrets. That's not necessarily the most original story setup ever, but it looks very pretty, and promises a "new take on classic RPGs" by combining isometric, party-based exploration with "small scale" RTS-style combat.

Super Lovely Planet is a little different, and out now
http://www.pcgamer.com/super-lovely-planet-is-a-little-different-and-out-now/
Lovely Planet was a wonderfully colourful, speedrunning first-person shooter/platformer, while its sequel Lovely Planet Arcade ditched the y-axis and focus on platforming, to put more emphasis on the business of shooting stuff. That trend for reinvention continues in the third entry, Super Lovely Planet, which has just released on Steam and the Humble Store.

PUBG studio promises changes to ban system after 'stream sniping' uproar (Updated)
http://www.pcgamer.com/pubg-studio-promises-changes-to-ban-system-after-stream-sniping-uproar/
Last week, one Playerunknown's Battleground player was temporarily banned from the game for team-killing a team-killer. Rules are rules, the admins declared, and thus his plea of self-defense fell on deaf ears. But a more recent and dubious ban, in which a player was given a seven-day timeout following accusations of "stream sniping," has prompted the developer Bluehole to acknowledge that the current system of bans and appeals isn't up to the job.
Update: PUBG creative director Brendan Greene has issued a statement on Twitter saying that he has seen the game data related to the stream sniping accusation, and that the ban was in fact justified. He also said that the fact the accusers were streamers did not have a bearing on the decision.

Sine Mora EX out soon, adds local co-op, English voice-overs and more
http://www.pcgamer.com/sine-mora-ex-out-soon-adds-local-co-op-english-voice-overs-and-more/
Shoot-'em-up Sine Mora has been remastered for PC, and for the current generation of consoles, with a gaggle of new modes, a more common aspect ratio, and 4K support. That's the pretty shmup featuring anthropomorphic animals piloting bullet-spewing ships, created by Digital Reality and (Killer is Dead developer) Grasshopper Manufacture.

Galaxy of Pen & Paper, the RPG about RPGs, is out now
http://www.pcgamer.com/galaxy-of-pen-paper-the-rpg-about-rpgs-is-out-now/
The Knights of Pen & Paper games cast you as a player in a tabletop fantasy role-playing game—Galaxy of Pen & Paper does the same, but instead of swords and mages there's spaceships and pew-pew lasers.

PlayerUnknown will let players mod Battlegrounds in search of 'the next PlayerUnknown'
http://www.pcgamer.com/playerunknown-will-let-players-mod-battlegrounds-in-search-of-the-next-playerunknown/
Brendan "PlayerUnknown" Greene's Arma 3 mod has catapulted him to success, and now he wants to let people mod his game in the hope of finding "the next PlayerUnknown".
In an interview with Cnet, he said the team behind the sensation that is PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds were trying to find a way to allow the community to tweak the title without allowing piracy.

Battlefield 1 has been played by more than 21 million players
http://www.pcgamer.com/battlefield-1-has-been-played-by-more-than-21-million-players/
EA has announced in a financial report that Battlefield 1 surpassed 21 million players "as of quarter end." That's a growth of around 2 million, as EA reported 19 million players back in May.

Serious Sam VR update adds skills and power-ups
http://www.pcgamer.com/serious-sam-vr-update-adds-skills-and-power-ups/
Serious Sam VR: The Last Hope, the virtual reality spin-off to Croteam's gloriously over-the-top Serious Sam series, has just received an updated Steam Early Access build that adds a couple of surprising new features. "For the first time in series history," the update notes explain, "Sam is not limited by his weapon handling skills and is able to annihilate even bigger alien armies thanks to the all new Skills and Power-Ups update."

Metal Gear Solid 5's next update lets you play as Revolver Ocelot
http://www.pcgamer.com/metal-gear-solid-5s-next-update-lets-you-play-as-revolver-ocelot/
Konami is gearing up to push out another update for Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. Yes, you read that right. The August 2017 update is set to implement functionalities for the Wormhole Generator and add new swimsuits for your FOB soldiers, but most notably, it'll give you the ability to play as Revolver Ocelot in FOB infiltration missions.

Here's why the player movement in Quake was slower than Doom
http://www.pcgamer.com/quakes-player-speed-was-slower-than-dooms-and-heres-why/
One of the best things about the original Doom was how fast Doomguy could run: you weren't so much a "guy" as you were a "hurtling rocket of death". So it might have taken some adjustment when Quake released, considering how slow the player-movement was by comparison, though the then-novelty of true 3D no doubt compensated for it.

Guild Wars 2's second expansion will be revealed this week
http://www.pcgamer.com/guild-wars-2s-second-expansion-will-be-revealed-this-week/
Guild Wars 2 got its first expansion way back in 2015, and fans have been clamouring for another ever since. Well, they're about to get their wish: developer ArenaNet will reveal details of the game's second expansion tomorrow at 9am PDT (5pm BST).

The Long Dark story mode launch trailer teases origins of winter apocalypse
http://www.pcgamer.com/the-long-dark-story-mode-launch-trailer-teases-origins-of-winter-apocalypse/
Despite European console delays, the first two chapters of The Long Dark's long-awaited and much-anticipated story mode land on PC tomorrow.

Sinner: Sacrifice for Redemption echoes Dark Souls, Shadow of the Colossus and The Divine Comedy
http://www.pcgamer.com/sinner-sacrifice-for-redemption-echoes-dark-souls-shadow-of-the-colossus-and-the-divine-comedy/
Dark Star Game Studios is a Hong Kong-based outfit whose team is comprised of ex-Ubisoft, Blizzard and Konami developers. Its debut venture, Sinner: Sacrifice of Redemption, is a boss battling action role-player that echoes the likes of Dark Souls, Shadow of the Colossus and Dante's The Divine Comedy.

I still can't believe how huge the cpu is

That's a chocolate chip.

Well, Threadripper, just like Epyc, are 4 Ryzen chips together

https://videocardz.com/71252/amd-ryzen-threadripper-delidding-by-der8auer-reveals-four-ryzen-dies

2 of the dies are not enabled, that's why they're "only" 16 cores, not 32.

There is allot of discussion about that and how wasteful it is on tech forums.

Either the dies are blank and specially fabricated for spacing reasons... Or AMD will switch them out for say... Aluminium Spacers for the consumer release. (Just so that there is even pressure across the entire package.)

Keen to see which way they take that. But having two dies completely going unused seems extremely wasteful, even if only 1-2 cores are functioning, they could still be used for some other market segments like Industrial low-power.

Well, replacing two dies that can probably be harvested into Ryzen 5 o 3 chips is smarter than just leaving them there doing nothing., so it wouldn't surprise me to see them replaced by aluminium spacers.

But it would be so cool if AMD leaved them there and someone found a way to bring them to life, even if only in part...

The first round of news of August:

SALES & "SALES"/DEALS

The Humble Store is running the "Worms Week", with saves of up to 80% in games of said franchise. Check them out here: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/worms-week/

Meanwhile, we have Steam with 401 weeklong deals, including:

• Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun, that is 30% off: http://store.steampowered.com/app/418240/Shadow_Tactics_Blades_of_the_Shogun/
• Day of Infamy, with a nice 45% off: http://store.steampowered.com/app/447820/Day_of_Infamy/
• Stronghold Crusader HD with a big 75% sale: http://store.steampowered.com/app/40970/Stronghold_Crusader_HD/
• GRID 2, that is also 75% off: http://store.steampowered.com/app/44350/GRID_2/
• Or the Anno franchise /from 1404 to 2205), with up to 75% off: http://store.steampowered.com/sale/anno

SOFTWARE

Wolfenstein 2 & Far Cry 5 will support AMD’s RX Vega exclusive feature, Rapid Packed Math
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/wolfenstein-2-far-cry-5-will-support-amds-vega-exclusive-feature-rapid-packed-math/
AMD and Ubisoft revealed that both Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus and Far Cry 5 will support Rapid Packed Math; a new feature that is – at least for now – exclusive to AMD’s latest RX Vega graphics cards. According to the developers, Rapid Packed Math allows a graphics card to execute two math instructions for the price of one.

MODS/EMULATORS

The Dolphin emulator developers spent two years fixing a nearly-impossible-to-solve stuttering problem
http://www.pcgamer.com/the-dolphin-emulator-developers-spent-two-years-fixing-a-nearly-impossible-to-solve-stuttering-problem/
Every month, the developers of the GameCube/Wii emulator Dolphin write an interesting progress report that digs into the emulator's new features, bug fixes, and recent changes. These updates offer some great insight into complex emulation topics and the inner workings of an open source project—you'll always learn something, even if you're not too technically minded. But a lengthy blog updated published on Sunday goes far beyond the usual progress report, offering a detailed look at how Dolphin's developers solved a problem that's been bugging the community for years. It's called "Ubershaders: a ridiculous solution to an impossible problem."

Here is the first graphics overhaul mod for DICE’s Star Wars: Battlefront, also adds two new game modes
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/here-is-the-first-graphics-overhaul-mod-for-dices-star-wars-battlefront-adds-two-new-game-modes/
Garrus_Valkyrin and his team have released the first graphics overhaul mod for DICE’s Star Wars: Battlefront. This mod basically replaces things like all trooper skins, hero skins, and vehicles skins to provide a more authentic and realistic feel.

>>If you want to give it a go, you can download it from here.

Modder brings back Alien: Isolation's VR mode
http://www.pcgamer.com/modder-brings-back-alien-isolations-vr-mode/
Sega showed off a VR mode for the first-person horror game Alien: Isolation, running on an early version of the Oculus Rift way back in the summer of 2014. It never evolved beyond the prototype stage, but the files that enabled the VR mode were still present in the game when it shipped. They were hidden, however, and more to the point inoperable, thanks to the many changes made to the Oculus SDK between the Development Kit 2 (which the demo ran on) and the release of the consumer version a couple of years later. But thanks to the magic of the MotherVR mod being developed by Zack "Nibre" Fannon, it's working (with some limitations) once again.

>>The mod is called MotherVR, and this is its page at github.

GAMING NEWS

Mass Effect: Andromeda – Update 1.10 is now available
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/mass-effect-andromeda-update-1-10-is-now-available/
Bioware has released a new update for Mass Effect: Andromeda. According to the release notes, this patch fixes a bug that allowed the enemies to get healed once players used a First Aid with the Supply Pack Transmitter, makes it possible so that the Naladen explosion can deal damage when Cryo or Incendiary Ammo are equipped, and fixes a variety of issues.

Ark: Survival Evolved delayed to August 29th, PC performance optimizations coming post release
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/ark-survival-evolved-delay-august-29-pc-performance-optimizations-coming-post-release/
Back in June, Studio Wildcard announced that Ark: Survival Evolved would be leaving Steam Early Access on August 8th. However, and while the game has already gone Gold, it has been delayed to August 29th.

Star Citizen – Alpha 3.0 delayed to September
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/star-citizen-alpha-3-0-delayed-to-september/
Cloud Imperium has revealed that the highly anticipated alpha 3.0 release of Star Citizen has been delayed to September. While this build was said to be released in August, Cloud Imperium decided to delay it in order to further optimize it and address some stability issues.

Pro Evolution Soccer 2018 – Official PC Requirements
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/pro-evolution-soccer-2018-official-pc-requirements/
Konami has revealed the official PC requirements for Pro Evolution Soccer 2018. According to the specs, PC gamers will need at least an Intel Core i5-3450 or an AMD FX-4100 CPU with 8GB of RAM and an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 or an AMD Radeon HD 7750 graphics card.

F1 2017 – New official screenshots released
http://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/f1-2017-new-official-screenshots-released/
Codemasters has released a new set of official screenshots for F1 2017. F1 2017 will feature a deeper career mode, numerous multiplayer enhancements, and a brand new ‘Championships’ game mode. The game is currently planned for an August 25th release.

1st Person Servers Added to PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/1st-person-servers-added-to-playerunknowns-battlegrounds/
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is due for its big monthly update and this one might be one of the best one’s yet, adding 1st person servers, field of view slider and performance optimisations.

The Long Dark – “Make It Right” Launch Trailer Released
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-long-dark-make-it-right-launch-trailer-released/
Thrown into the expansive frozen wilderness in the aftermath of a geomagnetic disaster ‘The Long Dark’ has finally released it’s launch trailer showing off everything to be expected from the Hinterland Studio.