CD Projekt Red responds to "mandatory crunch" allegations

Six-day working weeks are reportedly mandatory

Published: 30th September 2020 | Source: Multiple Sources | Author: Mark Campbell

CD Projekt Red responds to "mandatory crunch" allegations

Cyberpunk 2077 is due to release on November 19th, and CD Projekt Red is reportedly working overtime to prepare for the game's launch. Bloomberg's Jason Schreier has reported that CD Projekt Red has entered into a time of "mandatory crunch", with 6-day working weeks.

This
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Zotac releases full statement regarding CTD issues on Geforce RTX 3080 GPUs

're-install your graphics card drivers'

Published: 30th September 2020 | Source: Zotac Gaming | Author: Mark Campbell

Zotac releases full statement regarding CTD issues on Geforce RTX 3080 GPUs

Following Gigabyte and MSI , Zotac has released a statement regarding the "crashing to desktop" issues which have faced RTX 3080 GPUs. Like all other major Nvidia partners, Zotac has urged its customers to install Nvidia's Geforce 456.55 drivers , as the
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MSI's updating their 500-series AMD motherboards to support "future AM4 processors"

MSI's ready for Combo PI V2 1.1.0.0

Published: 30th September 2020 | Source: MSI | Author: Mark Campbell

MSI's updating their 500-series AMD motherboards to support "future AM4 processors"

AMD's preparing for the launch of its upcoming Zen 3 Ryzen processors and MSI has already started to prep their X570 motherboards for the transition.

Today, MSI has announced that they are no offerings X570
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AMD's Radeon Software 20.9.2 driver's ready for Star Wars: Squadrons

This driver also squashes more bugs and extends AMD's Vulkan support

Published: 29th September 2020 | Source: AMD Radeon Technologies Group | Author: Mark Campbell

AMD's Radeon Software 20.9.2 driver's ready for Star Wars: Squadrons

AMD has officially released its Radeon Software 20.9.2 driver, offering gamers driver-level optimisations for EA Motive's Star Wars: Squadrons, support for three new Vulkan extensions and fixes for 13 bugs.

Over
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MSI issues Statement Regarding Reported Instability with GeForce RTX 30 Series GPUs

MSI stands behind its design decisions

Published: 29th September 2020 | Source: MSI | Author: Mark Campbell

MSI issues Statement Regarding Reported Instability with GeForce RTX 30 Series GPUs

The more we have to discuss Nvidia's so-called "Capacitors Controversy", the more we feel sorry for Nvidia's hardware partners. They have all created products which have met, or exceeded, Nvidia's design specifications. Even so, they all now have to justify their design decisions because of an
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der8auer tested Nvidia's "Cap-Drama" so you don't have to - Mad Soldering skills

Do capacitors make much of a difference?

Published: 29th September 2020 | Source: der8auer | Author: Mark Campbell

der8auer tested Nvidia's "Cap-Drama" so you don't have to - Mad Soldering skills

While Nvidia's RTX 3080 "Cap Drama" has been solved thanks to the company's Geforce 456.55 drivers , that doesn't mean that there isn't a mystery to solve regarding capacitors and
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Here's what you need to run Yakuza: Like a Dragon on PC

The game is now due to release three days early

Published: 29th September 2020 | Source: Steam Store Page | Author: Mark Campbell

Here's what you need to run Yakuza: Like a Dragon on PC

Sega has released Yakuza: Like a Dragon's PC system requirements, and have confirmed that game will arrive on the platform three days earlier than expected.

Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios has confirmed that Yakuza: Like a Dragon's release date has been moved forward to November 10
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Gigabyte releases statement regarding SP-CAP and MLCC Capacitors on GeForce RTX 3080/3090 Graphics Cards

The POSCAP/SP-CAP witch hunt must end

Published: 29th September 2020 | Source: Gigabyte | Author: Mark Campbell

Gigabyte releases statement regarding SP-CAP and MLCC Capacitors on GeForce RTX 3080/3090 Graphics Cards

This morning, Gigabyte provided us with a detailed statement regarding the company's use of SP-CAP capacitors on its RTX 3080 and RTX 3090 Gaming OC and Eagle OC graphics cards, confirming out suspicions regarding Nvidia
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Leaked AMD Ryzen 7 5800X CPU delivers incredible gaming performance

Zen 3 delivers excellent performance in Ashes of the Singularity

Published: 29th September 2020 | Source: TUM_APISAK | Author: Mark Campbell

Leaked AMD Ryzen 7 5800X CPU delivers incredible gaming performance

AMD's Zen 3 processors are due to be revealed within the next two weeks, bringing with it a generational leap in performance and architectural enhancements which will address many of the perceived downsides of AMD's current Ryzen lineup.

Today, thanks to @TUM_APISAK , we have
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Nvidia releases official statement regarding RTX 3080 stability and partner board designs

POSCAPs and MLCC arrays are 'not necessarily indicative of quality'

Published: 28th September 2020 | Source: Nvidia | Author: Mark Campbell

Nvidia releases official statement regarding RTX 3080 stability and partner board designs

Earlier today, Nvidia released a statement regarding its RTX 3080 graphics cards, board stability and capacitors. While Nvidia's statement is brief and to the point, they confirm that the stability issues facing RTX 3080 users are real and that consumers shouldn'
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