C'mon! You have to compare it against its equivalent model, the 1080. And the jump is similar to that of previous gens.

Yeah, that's all fine, but.
Where is my 1180Ti?

I have a 1080Ti, so it isn't that big of an upgrade, for me.
I'm also pretty happy with my performance right now.

Same for me.

Looks like I'll be waiting on that 1180ti for another year or two.

Only thing I'm not entirely happy with is my G-sync monitor and the new games I'm trying to play, that don't support it all that well.

Also, I haven't played Dying Light in just about a year, but it appears to suffer from micro stuttering atm, and I appear to not be the only one seeing it either.

I also noticed that even though the devs implemented an option to disable CA, the option doesn't actually turn it off, because I can still see the effect whenever I take damage. 

Sorry but when was the last time the Ti model launched alongside the resgular one? Could it be never? The 1180Ti will appear six or so months after the launch of the other cards, like usual.

Also, if you're happy with your current performance, just enjoy it. There's no need to look forward to the next best thing.

Guys, AMD's new CPUs have finally launched. Here's a review roundup (most of them are about the 2700X and 2600X) so you can read more about them:

https://videocardz.com/75975/amd-ryzen-2000-pinnacle-ridge-review-roundup

Friday news... yay!

SALES & "SALES"/DEALS

Satellite Reign, spiritual successor to Syndicate Wars, is free for a limited time on Humble Bundle
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/satellite-reign-spiritual-successor-to-syndicate-wars-is-free-for-a-limited-time-on-humble-bundle/
Humble Bundle and 5 Live Studios are currently giving away free copies for the spiritual successor to Syndicate Wars, Satellite Reign. Satellite Reign is a real-time, class-based strategy game, set in an open-world cyberpunk city in which player command a group of 4 agents through rain-soaked, neon-lit streets, where the law is the will of mega-corporations.

>>You still have one day to grab it from the Humble Store.

The Steam VR Spring Sale is on now
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-steam-vr-spring-sale-is-on-now/
If you blew all your money on an Oculus Rift or HTC Vive and then realized you had none left over for games, this is your chance to stock up. The Steam VR Spring Sale (hey, that's a new one) is running through Monday at 10 am Pacific, and offers some hefty discounts on some of the most popular VR games.

Jackbox Games Inc. is having a sale at Fanatical: https://www.fanatical.com/en/publishers/jackbox-games-inc.

On the Humble Store, Capcom is the featured publisher in the weekend sale, up to 80% off in some titles: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/capcom-weekend/

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MODS/EMULATORS

God of War: Ascension and God of War 3 look great on PC with this PS3 emulator
https://www.pcgamer.com/god-of-war-ascension-and-god-of-war-3-look-great-on-pc-with-this-ps3-emulator/
After a short holiday in Los Santos, Kratos debuts on PlayStation 4 consoles today with the arrival of God of War. Which seems like the perfect time to revisit the RPCS3 emulator.
Having already brought esteemed console exclusives Demon's Souls and Persona 5 our way—and having showcased its ongoing work on Red Dead Redemption, Silent Hill: Downpour, Drakengard 3, and more—the project is in the process of bringing both God of War: Ascension and God of War 3 to desktops.

Photogrammetry Rocks mod, featuring 4K and 8K textures, is now available for Skyrim Special Edition
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/photogrammetry-rocks-mod-with-4k-and-8k-textures-is-now-available-for-skyrim-special-edition/
Last month, we informed you about a Photogrammetry mod for Skyrim that updated its rock textures. Created by modder ‘jd941’, this mod was available for the original Skyrim. Thankfully, modder ‘LupusHegemonia’ has brought this Texture Pack to the Special Edition of Skyrim.

>>Available from Nexus Mods.

GAMING NEWS

Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin is a new Psychonauts VR game, available now on Steam
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/psychonauts-in-the-rhombus-of-ruin-is-a-new-psychonauts-vr-game-available-now-on-steam/
Double Fine has just released an all-new Virtual Reality adventure game that takes players back into the mysterious and paranormal world of the Psychonauts for the first time in over ten years, Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin.

Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor – Martyr has been delayed until June 5th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/warhammer-40000-inquisitor-martyr-has-been-delayed-until-june-5th/
Neocore, Bigben and Maximum Games, today announce a delay in the release of Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor – Martyr, previously planned for May 11th. In order to offer players the most seamless gaming experience possible, the game will be released simultaneously on current-gen consoles and PC on June 5th.

Battlezone Gold Edition announced, will be playable without a VR headset, releases on May 1st
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/battlezone-gold-edition-announced-will-be-playable-without-a-vr-headset-releases-on-may-1st/
Rebellion has announced that a Gold Edition for Battlezone that will launch on May 1st and will be fully playable with or without a VR headset. Furthermore, those that have already purchased the game will get this Gold Edition for free.

Agony releases on May 29th, brand new screenshots revealed
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/agony-releases-on-may-29th-brand-new-screenshots-revealed/
Madmind Studio has announced that its first-person survival horror game, Agony, will be released on May 29th. In order to celebrate this announcement, the team released a new set of screenshots, as well as a new trailer.

Daedalic’s 3D adventure game, State of Mind, releases this August
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/daedalics-3d-adventure-game-state-of-mind-releases-this-august/
Daedalic Entertainment has announced that its new 3D adventure game, State of Mind, will be released this August. In order to celebrate this announcement, Daedalic has released a new teaser trailer for it that you can watch below.

Survarium patch 0.52 available, introduces new graphics renderer, minimizes input lag and more
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/survarium-patch-0-52-available-introduces-new-graphics-renderer-minimizes-input-lag-and-more/
Vostok Games has released a brand new update for its free-to-play online first-person shooter, Survarium. Patch 0.52 introduces a new graphics renderer, minimizes input lag without decreasing frames per second count, improves client performance when playing with a ping above 50ms and enables vertical synchronization in the game lobby.

The last news of the week:

Everspace dev reportedly says they paid thousands for a pro streamer who 'played like a f**king moron'
https://www.pcgamer.com/everspace-dev-reportedly-says-they-paid-thousands-for-a-pro-streamer-who-played-like-a-fking-moron/
Speaking today at the Reboot Develop conference in Croatia, Rockfish Games' co-founder Michael Schade criticised the way agencies assign influencers to promote their clients' games. When marketing its 3D sci-fi shooter Everspace, Schade and his team reportedly paid up to €5,000 an hour for one professional streamer who was "shit at playing the game."

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Crytek outlines anti-cheating plans for Hunt: Showdown
https://www.pcgamer.com/crytek-outlines-anti-cheating-plans-for-hunt-showdown/
Hunt: Showdown is a competitive multiplayer shooter, and inevitably that means that some players are going to cheat. Developer Crytek dove into the matter today with an update discussing the steps it's taking to deal with rule-breakers, and also describing some elements of the game that might look like cheating, but actually aren't.

Hearthstone designers explain what to expect from next week's Monster Hunt
https://www.pcgamer.com/hearthstone-designers-explain-what-to-expect-from-next-weeks-monster-hunt/
For Hearthstone fans who have grown frustrated by facing endless board-spamming Paladins, next week may offer some relief. That's when The Witchwood's single-player Monster Hunt mode is set to go live, and to help get everyone ready lead mission designer Dave Kosak sat down at the fireside with mission designers Paul Nguyen and Giovanni Scarpati to talk about what players have to look forward to in the spooky showdown.

Cynical cemetery sim Graveyard Keeper gets grim in new trailer
https://www.pcgamer.com/cynical-cemetery-sim-graveyard-keeper-gets-grim-in-new-trailer/
Developer Lazy Bear Games pitched Graveyard Keeper as "the most inaccurate medieval cemetery management sim of the year" when they revealed the game last year. I'm not disputing that, but after seeing its intriguing new gameplay trailer, I'm leaning more toward Andy's description: Stardew Cemetery.

Build the most confusing furniture store possible in Assembly Required
https://www.pcgamer.com/build-the-most-confusing-furniture-store-possible-in-assembly-required/
Assembly Required is a management sim that's all about engineering the dreaded feeling of emerging from a furniture store, wondering what day it is and absolutely despising the smell of leather. You play as the manager of a furniture store, and it's your job to create a maze of displays and merchandise that no customer can escape without losing some of their money, and any good mood they may have entered with.

Assassination party game Murderous Pursuits is holding an open beta this weekend
https://www.pcgamer.com/assassination-party-game-murderous-pursuits-is-holding-an-open-beta-this-weekend/
Ahead of its upcoming April 26 release, Murderous Pursuits, a game where you try to murder other players while disguising yourself as an NPC to avoid being murdered, will hold a final beta this weekend. The open beta begins on Friday, April 20 at 7 pm Pacific (10 pm Eastern) and runs through Sunday, April 22 at 9 pm Pacific (12 am Eastern). To join in the killing, just keep an eye on the game's Steam page.

Hanzo's long-anticipated Scatter Arrow replacement is now playable on the Overwatch PTR
https://www.pcgamer.com/hanzos-long-anticipated-scatter-arrow-replacement-is-now-playable-on-the-overwatch-ptr/
There's a new patch being tested on the Overwatch PTR, and this one has some pretty big changes. Primarily, it contains the long-awaited Hanzo rework, which replaces his Scatter Arrow with a new ability: Storm Arrows.

>>There are some nerfs for Tracer, Junkrat and Genji.

Battlefield 1's Rupture map is now free for everyone, Shock Operations coming in June
https://www.pcgamer.com/battlefield-1s-rupture-map-is-now-free-for-everyone-shock-operations-coming-in-june/
Electronic Arts is making maps from Battlefield 1 expansions available to all players, beginning today with Rupture, a map set during the Second Battle of Marne. Originally released as part of the first expansion, They Shall Not Pass, Rupture features poppy-covered fields bisected by a river, crossed by a medium-sized bridge that overlooks the middle of the map.

Netherlands Gaming Authority cracks down on loot boxes in some games
https://www.pcgamer.com/netherlands-gaming-authority-cracks-down-on-loot-boxes-in-some-games/
A recent study of loot boxes in 10 videogames by the Netherlands Gaming Authority has concluded that four of them are in violation of the country's gambling laws and must be changed. The regulatory body didn't reveal which games were included in the investigation, but warned that "enforcement action" will be taken against them if the loot boxes aren't modified to meet legal requirements by June 20.

PUBG 'Metal Rain' event has eight-player squads, flare guns and falling UAZs
https://www.pcgamer.com/pubg-metal-rain-event-has-eight-player-squads-flare-guns-and-falling-uazs/
This week's PUBG event, dubbed Metal Rain, takes us to Erangel, where eight-player squads (up to 12 squads in total) get to fight over flare guns hidden throughout the map's usual loot locations. And no, you won't be fighting with the flare guns, that would be silly. Instead, you'll use them to call down "heavily-armored UAZs". That's one in the picture above: they don't look like they'll blow up easily.

It looks like Fortnite could possibly launch in China next week
https://www.pcgamer.com/it-looks-like-fortnite-will-launch-in-china-next-week/
As Luke Winkie wrote earlier this week, Fortnite may dominate the battle royale scene in the west, but it's not on top of the world. And it won't be, so long as it has no presence in China.
But lo and behold, it looks like it may reach China sooner rather than later, if the fairly obvious "hints" contained in a new Fortnite Twitter missive are to go by.

>>To those of you that play the game: brace yourselves.

Football Manager 2018 partners with the NHS to promote mental health awareness
https://www.pcgamer.com/football-manager-2018-partners-with-the-nhs-to-promote-mental-health-awareness/
Football Manager 2018 will host an in-game mental health awareness campaign in partnership with the UK's National Health Service.
Designed to target "hard to reach" young men, digital pitch-side advertising boards promoting NHS Leeds Clinical Commissioning Group's MindMate website will be added to the game's 3D match engine.

Shenmue re-releases were planned before third game reveal, says Sega exec
https://www.pcgamer.com/shenmue-re-releases-were-planned-before-third-game-announcement-says-sega-exec/
Last week, Sega revealed the first two Shenmue games, originally released in 1999 and 2001 for the Dreamcast, are coming to PC. Now, John Clark, Sega Europe's vice president of publishing, has said this was tentatively planned internally for several years.

Tim Schafer would love to remaster more classic Lucasarts adventure games
https://www.pcgamer.com/tim-schafer-would-love-to-remaster-more-classic-lucasarts-adventure-games/
Double Fine has helped bring some of Lucasarts' most treasured adventure games to modern audiences in recent years, by remastering Grim Fandango, Full Throttle and Day of the Tentacle. At last weekend's Rezzed, Samuel caught up with head honcho Tim Schafer, who said he'd love to revisit more of his older games under the right circumstances.

And now, time to check the GOG and Steam deals for this weekend:

GOG

• Only one deal at GOG, the Most Wanted Games Sale featuring the 150plus games and DLCs most wanted by its users, p to 85% off.

Steam

• The game Eador. Masters of the Broken World is free on Steam for a limited time! http://store.steampowered.com/app/232050/Eador_Masters_of_the_Broken_World/
• The Early Access game Legion TD 2 is the daily deal, 50% off: http://store.steampowered.com/app/469600/Legion_TD_2/
• Daedalic is the star of this weekend publisher sale. Discounts of up to 90%: http://store.steampowered.com/sale/daedalic
• And of course, don't forget the weeklong deals.

That's all folks! Have a happy and gaming weekend.

Quite some jump for just a refresh, kudos AMD

If Zen2 will be anything like promised, then Intel will get some very serious competition there

Yay!!! A free game! I always love those

VGPolyglot said: Yay!!! A free game! I always love those

They're actually two free games: Eador. Masters of the Broken World from Steam and Satellite Reign from the Humble Store. But maybe we can add a third one...

Here's a free game to add to your GOG account: Constructor (1997). Go here, log in to your account and add it: https://www.gog.com/redeem/ZVSYRAFB?pp=