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A dev wont utilize a dedicated NPU anytime soon for games. GPUs already have the latest and greatest, and have enough market saturation to make it worth while. If PS6 or Xbox Series Y or w.e has a separate NPU, then sure, add another 2-3 years before we see some optimization.

Microsoft and commitments don't go well together. Potential is probably there but I remain extremely skeptical we'll see wide spread adoption of whatever they're trying to attempt. If they optimize the use of "NPUs" like tensor cores on Nvidia cards to improve performance when using DLSS or other neural rendering, sure I am all for it

Just a follow up, I purchased a USB-C powered / mini air compressor tools back in Oct/Nov. Been using it for months. My thoughts: I mainly use it for cleaning dust around the house. It's not powerful enough to get rid of fine dust particles on flat surfaces, but it helps with bigger dirt and debris. Top of door / window sills and trim, behind furniture etc. I also used it to blow out some water lines (winterizing). For electronics, its good enough... but not as good strong as a can of compressed air or using a workshop air compressor. Easily powerful enough to clear out dust between fins on a heatsink. OKish for a keyboard. I feel if it had a nozzle small enough, like from a can of WD40 / air compressor, it would be great. Best use case: Accelerating fuel burn for your fire. If you ever needed the BBQ or smoker to increase in temp quickly, 20 seconds of blasted air will get those coals glowing. I have one of these chimney starters to get the fire going quickly at the beginning, but when you tend to a BBQ/ Smoker for a long period of time, sometimes you just need a bit more air to light up whatever additional fuel you threw in. This tool makes it so much easier. Just be careful because if you're cooking food, you're gonna blow ashes everywhere. Link to the one I bought (Amazon Canuck edition). https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0BXH5JR7N

Kudos on keeping the torch lit! Just remember…

Yea… would love to see how the 5070 hits 4090 performance. Maybe if the 4090 has a partially melted 12pin cable and can only utilize half the power… maybe, just maybe, the 5070 will edge it out.

Sheet has been updated following the CES presentation yesterday. Not much has changed since leaks we're nearly 100% accurate. Costs are now included for Blackwell from 5090 to 5070.

Small correction since I checked out of the live stream after it was AI, AI, AI for 30mns straight. DLSS 4 is apparently simply more frame gen stuff. Exclusive to 50 series to no surprise. Also, they’re now calling DLSS (super resolution upscaler) a beta? Just a moment... VIDEOCARDZ.COM

Cliff notes: $549 5070 $749 5070 Ti $999 5080 $1999 5090 5070 = 4090 “performance”. DLSS 4 = More frame gen, exclusive to 50 series* January availability.

It’s getting ridiculous cringy with all this AI chip nonsense. The keynote speaker said it was as big as a disrupter as electricity. The truth is that we’ll never get a Skynet level AI. Especially if AI is training from the internet, which is basically just keyboard warriors spamming the word “brainrot”, memes, porn, and fat people making ASMR videos on Tiktok eating fried chicken.

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle 4K (Native), Supreme Settings (Max), HDR, Cinematic Aspect Ratio Nearing the end. Thoroughly enjoyed my time with the game. Curious to see how it all wraps up and may play it again if/once I have a GPU that supports path tracing or they unlock it for AMD. If you're into first person adventure games, highly recommend Indy

A few of my favourties. Never owned a PS2 personally but had access to one. I own Ratchet and Clank, the rest I've just played. GTA already been mentioned and while excellent, there are a few other games Ive enjoyed more on PS2. Played a stupid amount of SOCOM... I think that was the first console online multiplayer game I played.

Metroid Prime First time seeing this game, it blew me away. I think it was the first time I ever saw a first person platformer. Seeing the visor bob around, rain accumulating and being wiped away, and Samus’ reflection caught my attention like no other game. My friend just got the Gamecube, with Smash Melee and Prime. I felt like a peasant with my N64 XD Once I eventually got a Gamecube some years on, I got it with Prime and it instantly became my all time favourite. Watch a review if you want to better understand why. Or grab it on Switch, it’s been remastered and plays even better, since the controls have been updated. Heres a link to my favourite song from the game and heres the metroid metal version

With site closure looming ahead, I would like to thank everyone and Enterprise for providing an environment to support this community. I’ve really enjoyed sharing my hobby (sheet analytics, discussing, and hyping gaming) with fellow PC enthusiasts. PCs and Gaming is as important to me as bread and water. Ok, well maybe that’s a wee bit of a stretch… but either way, I throughly enjoyed my time here. As long as just one person received a bit of value in any of discussions here, then it was all worth it. I may do some polishing up on the backend of the sheet for archiving sake but beyond that, please consider this thread closed. Will there be a 2025 list? Possibly, but I I will take a break from forums for a while if this site is permanently down. If that is the case, where the new thread will live is yet to be seen. As I am not active anywhere else. I digress. Cheers to ExtremeHW! Thank you all and happy holidays!!!

Steam winter shopping: STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl Okami HD (on my wishlist since 2014!?) The Last of Us Part I Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time

I'll have to give it a go. Another weird issue that happens with Steam HDR screenshots is the game freezes for about 5-8 seconds. When I disable HDR, screenshots have no significant impact (maybe a slight stutter but nothing severe). I'm not sure if that's Indy specific, but I can try another game and see if the results are the same. I've been using Steam screenshots more since it's hosted on their cloud, rather than uploading directly here, but I'll try your recommendation and see if the results vary

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle 4K (Native), Supreme Settings (Max), HDR, Cinematic Aspect Ratio Still lacking “full RT” per discussion above. Also worth reminding that Steam HDR screenshots don’t come out correctly (low gamma / brightness). Steam HDR screenshots also appear to have too much chromatic aberration. Anyway, more interesting environments worth sharing. Game still manages to impress every time I boot it up.

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2024-12-17 Game Awards 2024 Announcements Below is a list of announcements, in order of announcement. Announcements could be simply new trailers for previously announced games (E.g., The Outer Worlds 2, The Witcher IV), release dates, and of course, a plethora of new games like Ninja Gaiden Ragebound, Elden Ring Nightreign, and more. I won't list every update pertaining to each title. I've excluded mobile exclusives (this is ExtremeHW after all...) Hyperlink to Steam page prioritized where applicable. I'll edit the post or post a follow up, with a spoiler tag with Youtube trailers. Enjoy! Ninja Gaiden Ragebound One Move Away Slay the Spire 2 Dave the Diver: In the Jungle (DLC) Thick as Thieves Shadow Labyrinth Kyora Rematch Solasta II The Witcher IV Elden Ring Nightreign Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth (PC) Catly Project Robot (A new game from Ico, Shadow of the Colossus, and The last Guardian) The Outer Worlds 2 Split Fiction Steel Hunters Blackfrost: The Long Dark 2 Borderlands 4 Tekken 8 - Clive Rosfield (Final Fantasy XVI protagonist) character DLC Splitgate 2 Virtua Fighter (Reboot) Project Century (New action game from developers of Yakuza / Like a Dragon series) Turok Origins Warframe 1999 Palword | Feybreak Update Onimusha: Way of the Sword The First Berserker: Khazan Dying Light: The Beast Stage Fright The Last of Us™ Part II Remastered (PC) Sonic Racing CrossWorlds Mafia: The Old Country Dispatch Okami Sequel Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet Source: https://www.eurogamer.net/everything-announced-at-the-game-awards-2024

All fair points. I guess we’ll know when they at least feel confident it’s on track and in good shape. I do believe with UE5 they will be able to avoid a lot of their challenges with CP2077. Since we don’t know how ambitious the new title is, whos to say they won’t into different technical hurdles.

It is Nvidia only. Im telling you its not an option in the menu It has nothing to do with hardware capabilities, its just straight up hidden.

Standard. "Full RT" is only supported on Nvidia 4000 series. I originally thought it was Nvidia GPUs only but there are reports from 3080 users that they don't have access to full RT.

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle 4K (Native), Supreme Settings (Max), HDR, Cinematic Aspect Ratio Really wish this game had a built-in photo mode. Running into some minor glitches where some assets don't load in fully (tires missing from cars). Either than that, it's really hard to find fault. Almost 6 hours in. Tried to post screenshots without spoilers. Just to give a better understanding of the vibe. I also decided to increase film grain from default of 25% to 50%. The photos from the stained-glass door and below have the extra film grain. Feels more on brand. Really liking the game the more I play it. Environments get bigger and you have a lot of different areas and paths to explore. Call it a casual Dishonored or Deus Ex, which caught me a bit off guard. So if you always wanted to try that "immersive-sim" genre, you'll like what they're doing here.