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Dicehunter
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From what I read there's also no load line balancing on the AMD cards that use this connector so regardless of load it too can melt.
NeverBackDown
AMD Enthusiast
It's always been the connector. The Nvidia issues were that and the fact the power limit of the connector was hardly above full power Nvidia top end cards, just exasperated the problem.
Won't be long before there is a class action in america I suspect, if AMD are cards are now burning up as well.
All because manufacturers decide to cheap out and nGreedia do what nGreedia do best "create something new, force it on all and then let others fix all it's problems".
All because manufacturers decide to cheap out and nGreedia do what nGreedia do best "create something new, force it on all and then let others fix all it's problems".
WYP
News Guru
This is a part of the problem, and honestly, I do not understand why Sapphire didn't do load balancing and consider the connector as three 8-pins. Split the power evenly over the six 12V pins. 2 pins deliver up to 150W each.
That said, the lack of load balancing is only a problem because the standard has such a low safety tolerance.
Agreed. At a minimum, the standard needs to be updated to some form of load balancing on the powered device (in this case the GPU). It's very simple, consider the connector to be three 200W ports with two 12V pins. Then power the GPU like you would a GPU with three 8-pin power connectors, though with a 200W per connector limit instead of 150W. That is the MINIMUM that needs to be done to make things safer.
Ideally, I would like to see a new standard with a higher safety tolerance that also adopts a form of load balancing on the device side.
Given the current state of America, I do not see a class action against the country's most valuable company going well. That said, I would love to see some accountability.
Nvidia doesn't allow its high-end GPUs to use alternative power connectors, so Nvidia's partners literally can't use traditional connectors, even if they wanted to.
Dicehunter
Resident Newb
Apparently Nvidia told AIC, Whatever that is, That the Super series is simply delayed to Q3 and not cancelled - https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-...ill-lack-geforce-rtx-50-super-technical-specs
Dicehunter
Resident Newb
Death Stranding 2 gets ESRB PC age rating, Hopefully won't be too long before it releases on PC.
www.esrb.org
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach - ESRB
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach - Mature 17+ - Death Stranding 2: On the Beach is rated M for Mature 17+ by the ESRB with Blood and Gore, Partial Nudity, Strong Language, and Violence.
www.esrb.org
Dicehunter
Resident Newb
Todays new Nvidia driver re-adds 32bit Physx support to select games -
New driver re-adds 32bit Physx support to 5000 series on select titles
Alice: Madness Returns
Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag
Batman: Arkham City
Batman: Arkham Origins
Borderlands 2
Mafia II
Metro 2033
Metro: Last Light
Mirror’s Edge
Arkham Asylum Physx support also coming in early 2026 according to Nvidia's Jacob Freeman on Twitter.
Full article - https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/news/battlefield-6-winter-offensive-geforce-game-ready-driver/
New driver re-adds 32bit Physx support to 5000 series on select titles
Alice: Madness Returns
Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag
Batman: Arkham City
Batman: Arkham Origins
Borderlands 2
Mafia II
Metro 2033
Metro: Last Light
Mirror’s Edge
Arkham Asylum Physx support also coming in early 2026 according to Nvidia's Jacob Freeman on Twitter.
Full article - https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/news/battlefield-6-winter-offensive-geforce-game-ready-driver/
Dicehunter
Resident Newb
Todays update to Avatar Frontiers of Pandora has introduced DLSS4 with Transformer model, Nvidia Ray Reconstruction and Nvidia Multi Frame Gen.
Only took them 2 years to add
Only took them 2 years to add
WYP
News Guru
Todays update to Avatar Frontiers of Pandora has introduced DLSS4 with Transformer model, Nvidia Ray Reconstruction and Nvidia Multi Frame Gen.
Only took them 2 years to add
Well, the new movie is coming soon, and they have a DLC that ties into the movie. The timing makes sense.
Dicehunter
Resident Newb
Hogwarts Legacy is free on Epic until December 18th.
Dicehunter
Resident Newb
A demo of Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade is now available on PC via the Xbox app.
Get FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE INTERGRADE DEMO | Xbox
This is a demo of FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE INTERGRADE. In this demo, players can enjoy the entire first chapter - the mako reactor bombing mission.
www.xbox.com
Dicehunter
Resident Newb
GPU prices expected to rise quite sharply in 2026 what with AMD and Nvidia not releasing anything until 2027 at the earliest, Wafer prices going up and memory prices going up along with AI companies buying up everything.
5090's could go as high as $5000.
wccftech.com
5090's could go as high as $5000.
AMD And NVIDIA Are Expected To Hike GPU Prices Early 2026, And May Continue To Do So In The Following Months
As per a latest report, both NVIDIA and AMD are expected to increase the prices of their current-gen GPUs in early 2026.
wccftech.com
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Dicehunter
Resident Newb
CD Projekt Red has sold GoG, Not a bad thing though as it was bought by one of the original co-founders who deeply believes in game preservation.
www.escapistmagazine.com
CD PROJEKT sells GOG, leaving gamers curious about the future of preserving retro games - The Escapist
Gamers were curious about the future of GOG and its mission of preserving retro games after CD PROJEKT announced its sale.
www.escapistmagazine.com
NeverBackDown
AMD Enthusiast
It does beg the question of how this impacts CDPR. They had income flowing in every month funding their games. Now they don't have that store. They must be doing pretty good financially to give it up.
Dicehunter
Resident Newb
DLSS 4.5 incoming, 2nd gen Transformer model coming likely in the next few days or weeks and 50 series to get 6x dynamic MFG in the spring.
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Dicehunter
Resident Newb
The Witcher 3 may be getting another expansion, Acting as a bridge between The Witcher 3 and The Witcher 4, Set in the far off desert of Zerrikania... also acting as extra funding as CDPR are apparently in need of extra funding for The Witcher 4 which they could secure via an expansion drop, This may also explain them selling GoG to one of the original founders.
IGN Poland has supposedly known about the expansion for a number of years.
www.pcgamer.com
IGN Poland has supposedly known about the expansion for a number of years.
Witcher 3 DLC rumors pick up strength as IGN Poland says it knew about all of this years ago
It also appears that CD Projekt has a pretty powerful incentive for releasing something big and new before the end of 2026.
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NeverBackDown
AMD Enthusiast
I don't care how much it is I'm buying it!The Witcher 3 may be getting another expansion, Acting as a bridge between The Witcher 3 and The Witcher 4, Set in the far off desert of Zerrikania... also acting as extra funding as CDPR are apparently in need of extra funding for The Witcher 4 which they could secure via an expansion drop, This may also explain them selling GoG to one of the original founders.
IGN Poland has supposedly known about the expansion for a number of years.
Witcher 3 DLC rumors pick up strength as IGN Poland says it knew about all of this years ago
It also appears that CD Projekt has a pretty powerful incentive for releasing something big and new before the end of 2026.
