They could have done so years ago when everybody was shitting on AMD drivers, so why now?

Don't forget launching two new versions of the RTX 3060 one of which should have been called the 3050Ti. 

Bercause AMD doesn't count! Do you see Intel talking about them regarding their GPUs? Nope, they only compare themselves with Nvidia. And so Nvidia is doing the same.

AMD may want to get some of that attention as well, but they can get it from the new GPU announcements from next week, so they don't need to fuck up their drivers for that. But it's AMD, they can still fuck it up in some other way.

I'm both laughing internally and also concerned for next weeks showing.

Testing Burning NVIDIA 12VHPWR Adapter Cable Theories (RTX 4090)

The plot thickens but this is what feels like the most plausible.

The cable Igor got was rated for 150 volts vs the 5 cables GN got and tested with are rated for 300 volts. According to AIBs, the cable that everyone with a 4090 supposed to get is the one for 300 volts. There's also a number of big differences between the way Igors cable was soldered vs how GNs was. GNs cable was soldered in such a way where bending it even very aggressively wouldn't cause it to fail where as with Igors cable, it would. He also mentions that if ATX 3.0 PSU cables are made the same way as the 150 volt cable, those could also fail.

GN intentionally damaged their cable and put it through 8 hour 100% workload and it didn't fail. So it sounds like it could be a bad batch issue which is still pretty bad.

Imo:

What a clusterfuck of a mess. Nvidia needed to do stringent QC on this and not cheap out, especially for 4090s. There shouldn't be a scenario where some users are getting cables with different voltages and more so, significantly different soldering quality. This may be why we aren't seeing any FEs fail or higher end cards like the Strix fail because Nvidia and Asus could be ensuring they are shipping with the correct voltage cables. But in reality, all cables should have the correct voltage cable.

While GN didn't manage to get any of the hoped results, the video is still interesting for several reasons, the biggest of them being that there are different adaptors going around and that they're build different and with parts rated for different voltages. So yeah, simply put, some supplier decided to skimp on materials and build quality, and we may be seeing the results of that.

We'll have to wait and see if Nvidia and its partners find, and what happens after that.

On another note, Steve can edit the video well enough, but when it comes to film the video... well, we now know why he got someone for that.
Also, Patrick had a haircut. When will Steve do the same?

The burning happens at the top of the little plugs, not at the soldered cables at the end of the connector. The female pins are the weak point.

Well, that would fit the hypothesis that the fault is in the connector of the adapter, that it's not well designed and it fails to make proper connection, causing the troubles.

In any case, it's guaranteed that the adapters are the cause of the problems. What's yet unknown is what problem or problems are causing it.

AMD Radeon RX 7900 “RDNA 3” Engineering Sample Pictured, Massive Triple-Fan Cooler With Just Two 8-Pin Connectors

https://wccftech.com/amd-radeon-rx-7900-rdna-3-graphics-card-leak-triple-fan-cooler-two-8-pin-connectors/

Looks like this is supposed to be the one with 10752 streaming processors based on the number of pins and rumoured tdp.

Intel Desktop Meteor Lake-S CPUs To Feature Up To 22 Cores, Arrow Lake-S Up To 24 Cores, Quad Xe iGPU Cores & 125W TDPs

https://wccftech.com/intel-14th-gen-meteor-lake-s-22-cores-15th-gen-arrow-lake-s-24-cores-desktop-lga-1851-platform/

Hopefully MTL doesn't actually only have only 6 P cores cause that would be dumb

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Graphics Card Listed By US & UK Retailers, Starting at $1200 US

https://wccftech.com/nvidia-geforce-rtx-4080-graphics-card-listed-by-us-uk-retailers-starting-at-1200-us/

A card no one should be buying at it's current price

The Monday news!

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

Steam's top 10

GOG's Halloween Sale will last some more days, but that doesn't mean that they don't have new deals:

• There's a new Giveaway: Jazz Jackrabbit 2 Collection will be free to get during another 70 hours: https://www.gog.com/en/game/jazz_jackrabbit_2_collection
• There are four new Deals of the Day that will end on Wednesday:
  • Foundation, still in development, is 25% off: https://www.gog.com/en/game/foundation
  • BloodRayne: Terminal Cut is 40% off: https://www.gog.com/en/game/bloodrayne_terminal_cut
  • Powerslave is also 40% off: https://www.gog.com/en/game/powerslave
  • And Kenshi gets a 50% discount: https://www.gog.com/en/game/kenshi
• BloodRayne celebrates its 20th anniversary (feel old yet?) with a sale featuring up to 40% discounts until Novemeber 7th: https://www.gog.com/partner/2022_bloodrayne_anniversary

Steam's Halloween Sale will also last a couple more days, but it has another two deals:

• Rival Stars Horse Racing: Desktop Edition gets a 30% discount until November 6: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1166860/Rival_Stars_Horse_Racing_Desktop_Edition/
• Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager is 80% off until the same Sunday 6th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/978520/Legend_of_Keepers_Career_of_a_Dungeon_Manager/

We have several new deals at Humble

• At Humble Bundle we find the Train Simulator All Aboard Bundle, featuring the game and up to 18 DLCs during the next 18 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/games/train-simulator-all-aboard-bundle
• And at the Humble Store there's a Halloween Sale with up to 90% discounts during another 4 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/halloween-sale/

And Fanatical

• The new Star Deal is Predator: Hunting Grounds - Predator Bundle Edition, 79% off during 24 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/predator-hunting-grounds-predator-bundle-edition
• And Bethesda puts its games on sale with up to 81% discounts during 8 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/publishers/bethesda-softworks

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

Potential Steam feature would be a godsend for users with data caps or slow internet
https://www.pcgamer.com/potential-steam-feature-would-be-a-godsend-for-users-with-data-caps-or-slow-internet/
On Thursday, SteamDB creator and regular dataminer Pavel Djundik tweeted a new discovery in Steam's code: a "peer content" client/server mode. His takeaway, soon confirmed by other programmers, was that "Valve is seemingly working on peer-to-peer Steam downloads on LAN."
Peer-to-peer downloads may make you think of file-sharing software like Bittorrent, but this feature isn't actually about downloading games over the internet: it's the opposite. The "LAN" element focuses on your local network, meaning one peer might be your desktop PC and the other could be your laptop or Steam Deck. After launching the handheld gaming system, Valve is clearly interested in giving players a way to transfer their game libraries to it without redownloading them.

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Playstation 4 emulator fpPS4 can now run 26 commercial games
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/playstation-4-emulator-fpps4-can-now-run-26-commercial-games/
The team behind the Playstation 4 emulator, fpPS4, has released a new version of it. According to reports, this new version can now run 26 commercial games and 12 homebrew games.
Now in case you’re wondering, the emulator cannot run any of the PS4 triple-A games. So while this is huge progress for this emulator, you should temper your expectations. In other words, you won’t be able to play games like Bloodborne, Ghost of Tsushima or The Last of Us Part 2.

Bayonetta 3 is already playable in 4K/60fps on PC via Nintendo Switch emulators
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/bayonetta-3-is-already-playable-in-4k-60fps-on-pc-via-nintendo-switch-emulators/
Nintendo has just released Bayonetta 3 on Nintendo Switch. And, while this game is exclusive to Nintendo’s console, PC gamers can already enjoy it as both yuzu and Ryujinx can emulate it.
Now what’s really amazing here is that PC gamers will get a much better experience than their console friends. Bayonetta 3 on Nintendo Switch has major performance issues. However, the game can run at native 4K and with constant 60fps on high-end PC systems. Seriously, this is the way the game is meant to be experienced, and only PC gamers can currently enjoy it.
>> There's a video with the game at 4k60fps, but with a 12900K and a 3080Ti so yeah, on high end PCs.

This Red Dead Redemption 2 Mod overhauls the game’s ragdoll physics
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/this-red-dead-redemption-2-mod-overhauls-ragdoll-physics/
Modder ‘FireHart100’ has released a pretty cool mod for Red Dead Redemption 2 that aims to overhaul the game’s ragdoll physics. According to its description, this mod aims to provide realistic ragdolls taken from LiveLeak Footage.
Furthermore, there have been some AI tweaks and adjustments. For instance, enemies will now try to grab a movable object when they fall near it. The mod also improves explosions as dynamite will blow enemies a little farther.
>> There are 2 videos.

This Skyrim Special Edition Mod adds destructible objects to the game
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/this-skyrim-special-edition-mod-adds-destructible-objects-to-the-game/
Modder ‘OddCoward’ has released a really cool mod for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition that adds destructible objects to the game. This mod is basically a permutation of djjohnjarvis’s Destructible Skyrim using powerofthree’s Base Object Swapper.
Right now, players can destroy a limited amount of objects. For instance, they can destroy barrels, chairs and tables. However, the modder plans to add more breakable objects and more moveable objects in future versions.
Do note that anything that isn’t physics enabled and is atop a destructible object will remain floating when the object beneath it is destroyed. So yeah, this is a WIP mod, so keep that in mind. Nevertheless, it’s really cool.

This Dragon Ball Mod for Elden Ring is a must-have for all DBZ/DBS fans
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/this-dragon-ball-mod-for-elden-ring-is-a-must-have-for-all-dbz-fans/
Modder ‘syyyke’ has released a new mod for Elden Ring that is a must-have for all Dragon Ball fans out there. As the title suggests, this mod allows you to play as Son Goku from the iconic manga/anime series. Furthermore, players can punch/kick their enemies, and blast Kamehameha attacks.
Going into more details, syyyke took some stuff from his Spellcaster’s Dream 2.0, mixed it with an armor replacer by Ercuallo, and added some unarmed balancing to make it viable. By doing so, the modder has managed to create an amazing crossover between DBZ and Elden Ring.
>> There's an almost 30 minutes video, in case you want to know how it looks,

The Witcher 3 gets Long Shadows & Unmarked Quests Journal Mods
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/the-witcher-3-gets-long-shadows-unmarked-quests-journal-mods/
Modders ‘MerseyRockoff’ and ‘KnighTec’ have released two new mods for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. The first mod adds long shadows to the game, similar to those found in other games such as Grand Theft Auto 5 and Red Dead Redemption 2. On the other hand, the second mod gives all unmarked quests in the game journal entries and objectives to complete.

The Witcher Prologue – Original vs The Witcher 3 Remake Mod
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/the-witcher-prologue-original-vs-the-witcher-3-remake-mod/
Last week, CD Projekt RED revealed that it will be remaking the first The Witcher game using Unreal Engine 5. And a couple of days ago, YouTuber Cycu1 released a comparison video between the prologue of the first game and its recreation in The Witcher 3.
Now obviously, this video is not representative of what the actual remake will look like. In theory, the remake will look significantly better than the mod. Still, this comparison is kind of cool, and can give us an idea of what we can expect from it.
>> The video is also long, more than 20 minutes, and while it will seem weird, I much prefer the original rather than this mod because of the atmosphere.

GAMING NEWS

16 minutes of gameplay from Unholy, the new horror game from former Painkiller, Bulletstorm & Gears of War developers
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/16-minutes-of-gameplay-from-unholy-the-new-horror-game-from-former-painkiller-bulletstorm-gears-of-war-developers/
IGN has shared a video, showcasing the first 16 minutes of gameplay from the upcoming first-person horror game, Unholy. Unholy is using Unreal Engine 4 and is being created by former Painkiller, Bulletstorm & Gears of War developers.

New gameplay trailer for Forspoken focuses on magic-enhanced parkour
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-gameplay-trailer-for-forspoken-focuses-on-magic-enhanced-parkour/
Square Enix and Luminous Productions have kicked off the release of a three-part video series, offering players a deeper look into the gameplay mechanics for their action-RPG, Forspoken. The first video in the series focuses on protagonist Frey Holland’s magic-enhanced parkour and traversal skills, as well as the variety of spells at her disposal.

Cyan has just announced that it is working on an official remake of Riven
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/cyan-has-just-announced-that-it-is-working-an-official-remake-of-riven/
Cyan has just announced that it is working on an official remake of Riven, and released an announcement teaser trailer for it. This teaser trailer does not show anything, so don’t expect to see any in-game footage.

Evil West gets a game overview trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/evil-west-gets-a-game-overview-trailer/
Focus Entertainment has released an overview trailer for Flying Wild Hog’s upcoming third-person action game, Evil West. This trailer details the game’s storyline and highlights some of its key features.