What is the point of 6750 XT?

Also do Nvidia gpus use less Vram. They gave so much less than AMD cards. Some 3070 Ti's are coming in stock but only 8 GB vram. At what resolution it becomes a problem.

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Nvidia does use less Vram but the gap has shortened with RDNA 2. Personally I could never recommend a 3070 Ti GPU because of it. It's better to save money and get something like a 3070 or 3060 Ti or step up and get 3080. Typically if you are playing 1440p resolution, 8GB should be fine. If you are playing anything above, you could run into some level of Vram issues. 10GB might not seem like a big leap vs 8gb but many games use more than 8 but less than 10 when it comes to 4k.

You could also wait for Lovelace that's around the corner to wait till it's closer to that. But typically, I recommend getting a 6800 over 3070 Ti because while the 3070 Ti is powerful, the Vram is too limiting for it's price class.

Yea definitely waiting and seeing what comes next. Was asking about 3070 Ti in particular as it was sale for around same price (Around $900 CAD) as some 3070's are going for recently. Get sold out fast but stock is starting to show up. Let's hope for better launch of next gen of cards. 

The Tuesday news, all in one post:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

Steam has several new deals, including the weeklong deals:

• The Surgeon Simulator Anniversary Bundle will be 66% off until April 7 (the individual games are also on sale until the 8th): https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/25302/Surgeon_Simulator_Anniversary_Bundle/
• The METRO franchise is up to 75% off until Thursday: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/MetroFranchise
• The Titan Quest franchise is between 69 and 80% off until Thursday 7: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/titanquestfranchise
• Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor - Martyr is going to be 75% off until April 8 (the DLCs are 75% off): https://store.steampowered.com/app/527430/Warhammer_40000_Inquisitor__Martyr/
• S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl will be 80% off until the 11th of April (Other GSC games are also on sale): https://store.steampowered.com/app/4500/STALKER_Shadow_of_Chernobyl/
• HELLDIVERS Dive Harder Edition will sport a 75% discount until April 17 (other Playstation games are also on sale): https://store.steampowered.com/app/394510/HELLDIVERS_Dive_Harder_Edition/
• The Early Access title Noble Fates is going to be 20% off until the 18th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1769420/Noble_Fates/
• And here are some weeklong deals:
  • The Early Access title Wrench is 20% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/936720/Wrench/
  • The VR ONLY title Karnage Chronicles is 50% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/611160/Karnage_Chronicles/
  • HORROR TALES: The Wine gets a 65% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1340640/HORROR_TALES_The_Wine/
  • Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair is going to be 75% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/846870/YookaLaylee_and_the_Impossible_Lair/
  • And Garfield Kart will be 89% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/362930/Garfield_Kart/

The Humble Store has two new sales:

• GSC also launches its Charity Sale for Ukraine here, with 80% discounts during 6 days. The keys are for Steam: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/gsc-games-ukraine-charity-sale/
• The BAFTA Awards Sale features up to 85% discounts during 6 days. There are keys for Steam, GOG, UPlay and EGS (1): https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/bafta-awards-sale/

And Fanatical has a new bundle: the Rogue Souls Bundle features 6 games with a 90% discount: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/rogue-souls-bundle.

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

Your Epic Store achievements can now be seen by other people
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/your-epic-store-achievements-can-now-be-seen-by-other-people/
In 2020, achievements began to appear in a small, select number of games on the Epic Games Store. In 2021, the Epic Store's achievement system went into full launch. And now, in 2022, you can finally share and compare your cheevo progress with your friends through the My Achievements page.
The My Achievements page on the Epic store went live in November 2021, but with this update the achievements are now publicly viewable. It's a pretty significant change—showing off your mad gamer skills to the world is one of the main reasons to have achievements, after all. Those who prefer to treat achievements as a personal litany of accomplishment will be able to switch off public accessibility via the Epic Store's privacy controls.

AMD Adrenalin software reportedly alters user-set BIOS CPU settings
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/amd-adrenalin-software-reportedly-alters-user-set-bios-cpu-settings/
Reports are surfacing suggesting that AMD’s Adrenalin software for Radeon graphics cards is inadvertently altering the Precision Boost Overdrive settings of systems equipped with Ryzen CPUs. The fact that it’s doing it without user consent is the issue. When applying GPU profiles, the automatic enabling PBO can lead to issues for users with otherwise stable overclocks.
News of the issue comes via Igor’s Lab following an investigation. It says that the integration of AMD’s Ryzen Master CPU software and Adrenalin Radeon software is by default allowing the program to alter CPU overclocking parameters without user consent.
>>WTF?! **slaps AMD's hand** Bad, AMD. Bad!

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

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GAMING NEWS

Fortnite raises $144 million total in fundraising for Ukraine
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/fortnite-raises-dollar144-million-total-in-fundraising-for-ukraine/
Fortnite's fundraising period for Ukraine relief efforts has come to an end, with the Battle Royale game amassing a remarkable $144 million over a period of two weeks. The final total of proceeds will be split between five humanitarian organisations currently operating in Ukraine, namely UNICEF, Direct Relief, World Food Programme, World Central Kitchen, and the UN Refugee Agency.
>> Mighty impressive. And it also goes to show how much money does Fortnite make.

A week-long showcase of Chinese games is headed to Steam this month
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/a-week-long-showcase-of-chinese-games-is-headed-to-steam-this-month/
A week-long showcase of PC games created by Chinese developers is headed to Steam later this month. Called Enter the Dragon, the online event will feature more than 90 games from studios in China and Taiwan, including both indie releases and "the latest blockbusters."

Stardew Valley creator surprise reveals a boss theme song for his next game
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/stardew-valley-creator-surprise-reveals-a-boss-theme-song-for-his-next-game/
Ever one for popping up to share surprise teasers after months of quietly working, Stardew Valley's creator Eric Barone has sat down on a livestream with composing software Reason Studios to talk about creating Stardew's soundtrack and wound up debuting part of a track from his upcoming shop sim game Haunted Chocolatier too.

Stardew Valley creator isn't intimidated by the sophomore slump
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/stardew-valley-creator-isnt-intimidated-by-the-sophomore-slump/
Since 2016, dozens of farm and life sim games have been chasing the success of Stardew Valley—fated to be forever compared with Eric Barone's breakout indie hit. Now that he's announced his next game, the shop sim Haunted Chocolatier, Barone says he's well aware that his second game may wind up chasing after his first game just as much as all those others.

New Minecraft mode 'RiverCraft' teaches students about the real-world effects of climate change
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/new-minecraft-mode-rivercraft-teaches-students-about-the-real-world-effects-of-climate-change/
In conjunction with the UK Environment Agency, Microsoft has launched a new mode for Minecraft: Education Edition. Known as 'Rivercraft', the mode is designed to teach students about the impact of climate-change-induced flooding on local communities.

If I'm not mistaken, AMD did the xx50 treatment to the cards that used the full chip. The 6700XT used the full Navi 22 chip and that's why it has gotten the 6750XT version, like the 6900XT that uses the full Navi 21 chip and gets the 6950 model.

That's also why there's no 6850 or 6650 card.

Noctua presents NH-D12L low-height 120mm dual tower CPU cooler

https://noctua.at/en/noctua-presents-nh-d12l-low-height-120mm-dual-tower-cpu-cooler

All Noctua coolers except one support AMD’s upcoming AM5 socket for Ryzen 7000 CPUs

https://videocardz.com/newz/all-noctua-coolers-except-one-support-amds-upcoming-am5-socket-for-ryzen-7000-cpus#disqus_thread

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs. i5-12400 & 5600X CPU Review & Benchmarks

It performs very similarly to 5600X while costing less and both 12400 and 5600 perform about the same with some wins for Intel and some wins for AMD. So typically it will come down to the price of the rest of the components. If you are on an older AMD board, it will be better to upgrade to this than to spend money in a entirely new platform. Intel could also have issues with finding DDR4 motherboards and DDR5 is still very expensive.

Steam Hardware Survey results show hexa-core CPUs are most popular among gamers

https://wccftech.com/steam-hardware-survey-results-show-hexa-core-cpus-are-most-popular-among-gamers/

I wonder if that means those titles will be coming with subtitles, because we already have a few Chinese games on Steam that flat out don't come with any at all, and we already have a Chinese version of Steam, so it kinda makes releasing non subtitle games on WW Steam kinda pointless. 

You'd think one would be shocked by someone seeing your cheevos on EGS, but since EGS doesn't like hentai/porn games, I don't think it's going to matter who sees what cheevos you've got on there. 

Achievements/trophies are a better indicator of time investment on a platform than an indicator of gamer skills (some exceptions may apply).

The Humble Choice games for April have been revealed.

• Ghostrunner
• Destroy All Humans!
• Monster Sanctuary
• Killsquad
• Rogue Heroes
• Suzerain
• Chicken Police- Paint it RED!
• Naruto to Baruto: Shinobi Striker (or Space Accident in APAC regions)

Epic Games officially launch Unreal Engine 5, Matrix Awakens “City Sample” released as a free downloadable sample

https://videocardz.com/press-release/epic-games-officially-launch-unreal-engine-5-matrix-awakens-city-sample-released-as-a-free-downloadable-sample

It will be interesting to see how PCs perform now that we can download it


The next Tomb Raider game is built on Unreal Engine 5

https://videocardz.com/newz/the-next-tomb-raider-game-is-built-on-unreal-engine-5