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3060 reviews are up:

TLDW:

Can keep up or slightly faster than a 2070 in Raster with some games being slightly slower.
Always slightly ahead of the 2070 in Ray Tracing games. Slower than a 6800 in Ray Tracing
Resizable Bar has similar improvements to what AMD's SAM offers
3060 Ti for $70 more is recommended if you can find it at MSRP

Techpowerup's relative performance:

1080p:

1440p:

https://www.techpowerup.com/review/evga-geforce-rtx-3060-xc/30.html

Mining Nerf is working for now:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-lNLNfKr3s

Last edited by Jizz_Beard_thePirate - on 25 February 2021

                  

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The Thursday news:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

Valheim has now more than 4 million players in less than a month
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/valheim-has-now-more-than-4-million-players-in-less-than-a-month/
Last week, Chris informed you about Valheim passing 3 million players since its launch. And yesterday, Iron Gate revealed that the game has reached its next milestone. Yeap, in less than a month, Valheim has passed over 4 million players.

Steam has two new deals:

Fanatical has two new deals:

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

NVIDIA GeForce 461.72 WHQL driver adds support for RTX3060, fixes G-Synch issues with LG CX OLED TVs
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/nvidia-geforce-461-72-whql-driver-adds-support-for-rtx3060-fixes-g-synch-issues-with-lg-cx-oled-tvs/
NVIDIA has released a brand new driver for its graphics cards. According to the release notes, the NVIDIA GeForce 461.72 WHQL driver adds support for its latest NVIDIA GeForce GPU, the RTX3060. Moreover, it adds support for the Outriders demo, NVIDIA DLSS in Nioh 2 – The Complete Edition and Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord, and NVIDIA Reflex in Rainbow Six Siege.
As always, this new driver also comes with a number of fixes. For instance, it fixes some stuttering and low FPS issues in Edge of Eternity and Hitman 2 on G-Synch monitors. It also resolves an issue that could prevent the LG CX OLED TVs to be recognized as G-Synch compatible displays.
>> Available from here.

Give this optional Windows 10 update a whirl if your games don’t look right
https://www.pcgamer.com/give-this-optional-windows-10-update-a-whirl-if-your-games-dont-look-right/
While we wait for Microsoft to go big with its chunky Sun Valley Windows 10 Update later this year, it's once more serving up an optional 'preview' of its next cumulative update. That's the one that will arrive on the second Tuesday of next month (otherwise known as Patch Tuesday). The preview release (KB4601382) chases away over 40 bugs, including an "issue with screen rendering after opening games with certain hardware configurations."
Microsoft does not go into further detail on that specific bug fix, but if you are having any kind of rendering issues at all when firing up a game—colors that are off, screen flickering, slower than expected performance—it is worth giving this optional update a shot.

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

The Witcher 3 gets a new 4K HD Texture Pack, overhauling the textures in White Orchard
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-witcher-3-gets-a-new-4k-hd-texture-pack-overhauling-the-textures-in-white-orchard/
Modder ‘Gorgulla’ has released a new HD Texture Pack for The Witcher 3. According to the modder, this pack overhauls the terrain/landscape textures in the White Orchard area. Moreover, it features baked ambient occlusion, baked normalmaps, normalized colorization.
As Gorgulla noted, this pack features 4K textures that were made with Photogrammetry. Thus, the modder is aiming to provide the most realistic textures for the game. Furthermore, this pack will be compatible with the upcoming ray-traced version of The Witcher 3.
>> You'll find it at Nexus Mods.

GAMING NEWS

Anthem Next, or Anthem 2.0, has been officially cancelled
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/anthem-next-or-anthem-2-0-has-been-officially-cancelled/
In February 2020, EA and BioWare announced Anthem Next (also known as Anthem 2.0). This new version of Anthem was meant to overhaul its gameplay mechanics. However, BioWare has officially announced its cancellation.

Paradise Lost gets a new story trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/paradise-lost-gets-a-new-story-trailer/
All in! Games has released a new trailer for Paradise Lost, an upcoming game by PolyAmorous. The trailer transports you to the year 1980 in a world where WWII never ended and the heart of Europe is hidden behind a veil of radiation, transformed into a nuclear wasteland by the Nazis.

SAMURAI WARRIORS 5 coming to PC on July 27th, first details unveiled
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/samurai-warriors-5-coming-to-pc-on-july-27th-first-details-unveiled/
KOEI Tecmo and Omega Force have announced that SAMURAI WARRIORS 5 is coming to PC via Steam on July 27th. SAMURAI WARRIORS 5 introduces a re-imagined experience – from the visuals to the storyline – to open the curtain on an all-new SAMURAI WARRIORS series.



Please excuse my bad English.

Currently gaming on a PC with an i5-4670k@stock (for now), 16Gb RAM 1600 MHz and a GTX 1070

Steam / Live / NNID : jonxiquet    Add me if you want, but I'm a single player gamer.

Thursday news, part two:

Zombies are coming to Call of Duty: Warzone
https://www.pcgamer.com/zombies-are-coming-to-call-of-duty-warzone/
Call of Duty: Black Ops received its season two update earlier today, and a minor part of the new content confirms the long-teased arrival of zombies in Call of Duty: Warzone. A bunch of calling cards added to the game (basically player banners linked to challenges) reference killing zombies in Warzone (spotted by Eurogamer), with text including the likes of: "In Warzone, eliminate 8 zombies before the first circle closes."

Bethesda sued because Fallout 4's all-inclusive Season Pass did not include everything
https://www.pcgamer.com/bethesda-sued-because-fallout-4s-all-inclusive-season-pass-did-not-include-everything/
Bethesda and parent company Zenimax Media are facing a class-action lawsuit concerning the DLC for Fallout 4, which is currently in the discovery phase. The action was launched in 2019 and revolves around Fallout 4's Season Pass, which was sold before the game's release with the following promise: “To reward our most loyal fans, this time we’ll be offering a Season Pass that will get you all of the Fallout 4 DLC we ever do for just $30 [...] Based on what we did for Oblivion, Fallout 3, and Skyrim, we know that it will be worth at least $40, and if we do more, you’ll get it all with the Season Pass.”

Winter is coming to Crusader Kings 3
https://www.pcgamer.com/winter-is-coming-to-crusader-kings-3/
A development update on Crusader Kings 3 (PCG's strategy game of 2020) details some of the changes coming in the game's 1.3 update, with the most major being the introduction of Winter to your holy wars. The season will come in three different varieties of harshness, depending on geography, and affect armies in a wide variety of ways.

Leaked Rainbow Six Parasite gameplay appears online
https://www.pcgamer.com/rainbow-six-parasite-quarantine-gameplay-leak/
New details on Rainbow Six Parasite, the long-awaited Siege spinoff centered around co-op alien slaying, are starting to emerge after a long silence. Ubisoft is staying tight-lipped on the game until it's good and ready, but that hasn't stopped leakers from doing what they do best. Yesterday, a brief gameplay clip from Parasite (a codename Ubi is using until it decides on a final title) appeared on the Siege subreddit.

Fortnite is likely getting an Alien xenomorph skin
https://www.pcgamer.com/fortnite-xenomorph-alien/
Fortnite season 5 might genuinely be the wildest thing ever, even with season 4 having been a gigantic ad for Marvel. The theme of "hunters" coming together from across the multiverse to do battle has resulted in some of the greatest/dumbest cross-franchise collaborations I've ever seen in a game marketed primarily (though not exclusively) to kids and teenagers.
Which is why it doesn't surprise me at all to tell you that the next major leak for Fortnite season 5 is a new skin based on Alien's xenomorph.

US politician pitches a fresh new idea: Ban Grand Theft Auto
https://www.pcgamer.com/us-politician-pitches-a-fresh-new-idea-ban-grand-theft-auto/
The Chicago Sun-Times is reporting that, following a rise in carjackings in and near the city of Chicago, Illinois State Representative Marcus C Evans Jr is proposing a ban on the sale of violent vidogames. Bill HB3531, introduced by Evans last week, seeks to amend Illinois' Violent Video Games Law in the Criminal Code of 2012, which currently restricts the sale or rental of violent videogames to minors, "to prohibit the sale of all violent video games."
>> Same old, same old.

Minecraft Dungeons 'Flames of the Nether' arrives alongside a free endgame update
https://www.pcgamer.com/minecraft-dungeons-flames-of-the-nether-arrives-alongside-a-free-endgame-update/
Minecraft Dungeons just got even more Minecraft dungeons in the form of Flames of the Nether. It's a paid DLC pack and, as the name implies, it's set in the Nether. Down below you'll gain access to six missions, which if all goes smoothly should net you a bunch of new weapons, gear and artifacts—but you'll need to murder a bunch of new Nether-themed enemies to get that loot.

World of Warcraft's community is grappling with allegations of widespread racism in its top-end raiding guilds
https://www.pcgamer.com/world-of-warcrafts-community-is-grappling-with-allegations-of-widespread-racism-in-its-top-end-raiding-guilds/
Two of World of Warcraft's top North American raiding guilds have been called out for racist and intolerant behavior, sparking a wider discussion about racism and toxicity in WoW's competitive scene.
Early this week, an image gallery containing around 70 screenshots began circulating within different WoW communities showing 16 members of raid guild Clout Gang and Instant Dollars. Those images, taken from sources including private Discord servers and World of Warcraft's in-game chat, show members of Clout Gang and Instant Dollars frequently using the n-word and making jokes about murdering Black people in addition to homophobic and sexist comments. Though far from the biggest guilds in WoW's global raiding scene, Clout Gang and Instant Dollars are both top-tier raiding guilds on their respective servers.

Street Fighter V update makes it impossible for blind people to play
https://www.pcgamer.com/street-fighter-v-update-makes-it-impossible-for-blind-people-to-play/
Capcom pushed out an update for Street Fighter V a few days ago which has alienated a chunk of its players: blind gamers.
Patch 3.05 introduced returning fighter Dan Hibiki as well as add a new stage along with other tweaks, but the update also switched the audio from stereo to mono, a change that has had a huge impact on blind Street Fighter players.
>> I'm actually surprised that blind gamers can play a game like Street Fighter.

System Shock remake gets a final demo today ahead of summer launch
https://www.pcgamer.com/system-shock-remake-demo-preorders/
It won't be long now. When the retro game rescue crew at Nightdive first launched the Kickstarter campaign to remake System Shock in 2016, the studio ambitiously thought it could be finished in a year and a half. (...)
Three more years in, it's nearly finished: Pre-orders are available starting Thursday, and Nightdive's head of business development Larry Kuperman told me the launch isn't far off. The plan is for System Shock to be out this summer. A new demo, available for everyone to download today, represents a game that's finally almost at the finish line.



Please excuse my bad English.

Currently gaming on a PC with an i5-4670k@stock (for now), 16Gb RAM 1600 MHz and a GTX 1070

Steam / Live / NNID : jonxiquet    Add me if you want, but I'm a single player gamer.

So, who does the 3060 cater for? Because right now, it's almost better to buy a 2060 Super than the new card or, like Yuri said, go for the higher model.



Please excuse my bad English.

Currently gaming on a PC with an i5-4670k@stock (for now), 16Gb RAM 1600 MHz and a GTX 1070

Steam / Live / NNID : jonxiquet    Add me if you want, but I'm a single player gamer.

Kinda kicking myself that I didn't buy a second hand 2070 Super for £360 a few months ago. GPU market is so screwed now.



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JEMC said:

So, who does the 3060 cater for? Because right now, it's almost better to buy a 2060 Super than the new card or, like Yuri said, go for the higher model.

The funny thing is, because it's slower than a 2060 in mining... Miners would go for a 2060 Super than a 3060 so a gamer would technically have a higher chance at getting this card.



                  

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hinch said:

Kinda kicking myself that I didn't buy a second hand 2070 Super for £360 a few months ago. GPU market is so screwed now.

Imagine being the guy that sold a 2080 Ti for $500. With the current prices, 2080 Ti owners could have easily recouped their cost at msrp or near msrp



                  

PC Specs: CPU: 7800X3D || GPU: Strix 4090 || RAM: 32GB DDR5 6000 || Main SSD: WD 2TB SN850

Additional News

NVIDIA confirms Resizable BAR support on AMD Zen3 and Intel 10th & 11th Gen Core series

https://videocardz.com/press-release/nvidia-confirms-resizable-bar-support-on-amd-zen3-and-intel-10th-11th-gen-core-series

"For desktops, you will need a compatible CPU, compatible motherboard, motherboard SBIOS update, GPU VBIOS update (the GeForce RTX 3060 already ships with the necessary BIOS) and new GeForce Game Ready driver to enable Resizable BAR." "GeForce RTX 3060 desktop graphics cards launched February 25th, 2021, with a pre-installed Resizable BAR-ready VBIOS. If you purchase one, all you need is a compatible motherboard and motherboard SBIOS, described above, and our newest Game Ready Driver, detailed below.

Late March, NVIDIA will release downloadable VBIOS updates for all Founders Edition GeForce RTX 30 Series GPUs to enable Resizable BAR, and likewise, partners will release VBIOS updates for their custom models, too."


NVIDIA confirms its 30HX and 40HX Crypto Mining Processors are based on Turing architecture

https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-confirms-its-30hx-and-40hx-crypto-mining-processors-are-based-on-turing-architecture


President Biden to seek $37bn for new legislation to speed up semiconductor production

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-02-25-president-biden-orders-review-of-semiconductor-shortage-amid-ps5-xbox-stock-problems


Valve Ordered to Give Apple Information on 436 Steam Games As Part of Epic Games Legal Case

https://www.macrumors.com/2021/02/25/valve-apple-data-request-for-epic-games-case/


New Steam Client Beta: Remote Play Together - Invite Anyone, no Steam account needed to join a game

https://steamcommunity.com/groups/homestream/discussions/0/3111395750231979202/



                  

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Captain_Yuri said:
JEMC said:

So, who does the 3060 cater for? Because right now, it's almost better to buy a 2060 Super than the new card or, like Yuri said, go for the higher model.

The funny thing is, because it's slower than a 2060 in mining... Miners would go for a 2060 Super than a 3060 so a gamer would technically have a higher chance at getting this card.

Yeah, that's true. I guess the 3060 will become Steam's hardware survery most popular card in no time.

Captain_Yuri said:

Additional News

NVIDIA confirms Resizable BAR support on AMD Zen3 and Intel 10th & 11th Gen Core series

https://videocardz.com/press-release/nvidia-confirms-resizable-bar-support-on-amd-zen3-and-intel-10th-11th-gen-core-series

"For desktops, you will need a compatible CPU, compatible motherboard, motherboard SBIOS update, GPU VBIOS update (the GeForce RTX 3060 already ships with the necessary BIOS) and new GeForce Game Ready driver to enable Resizable BAR." "GeForce RTX 3060 desktop graphics cards launched February 25th, 2021, with a pre-installed Resizable BAR-ready VBIOS. If you purchase one, all you need is a compatible motherboard and motherboard SBIOS, described above, and our newest Game Ready Driver, detailed below.

Late March, NVIDIA will release downloadable VBIOS updates for all Founders Edition GeForce RTX 30 Series GPUs to enable Resizable BAR, and likewise, partners will release VBIOS updates for their custom models, too."



Valve Ordered to Give Apple Information on 436 Steam Games As Part of Epic Games Legal Case

https://www.macrumors.com/2021/02/25/valve-apple-data-request-for-epic-games-case/

Good to see that Nvidia's response to SAM hasn't taken a lot of time. Extra performance for free is excellent news for all of us.

Valve's situation, on the other hand, is not all that good, although their excuse for not doing it (is that all they could come up with? Really?) leaves a lot to be desired.



Please excuse my bad English.

Currently gaming on a PC with an i5-4670k@stock (for now), 16Gb RAM 1600 MHz and a GTX 1070

Steam / Live / NNID : jonxiquet    Add me if you want, but I'm a single player gamer.

Yea idk what Valve's lawyer is doing but...

"Gavin W. Stok, a lawyer representing Valve in the discovery hearing, urged Judge Hixson to reject the subpoena and not force his company to produce the data. Stok says that Valve is run by a small team and that collecting all the data Apple is requesting would require it to "dedicate multiple employees working full time," and that it would not be able to guarantee the request could be met on time."

Is very facepalm worthy if that's all they could come up with



                  

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