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ASUS & MSI US Official Stores Raise GeForce RTX 5090 & 5080 MSRPs

Bwaze I agree, but the thing is - right before the release various AIBs were actually saying on the record that Nvidia's MSRP were set too low, that we will see a very limited number of cards, and everybody agreed that this means instant out of stock status and eventually scalper prices from shops and AIB partners - officially, not just from scalpers that managed to grab some cards quickly and are reselling them for profit.

But review conclusions don't even mention any of that - and I'm sure TechPowerUP had a very good picture of what we're going to see in the coming weeks, or rather months. But it's all "La la land" about how even small performance uplift is enough to beat anything else on the market, and is therefore A Blessing From A Lord...

bug Rather than TPU constantly chasing a moving target, why not read the review and badges as they are: recommended if/when the price matches the price listed in the article.

TPU already includes price/perf graphs at various price points, I think they're doing the best they can already.

AIB's are ironically more honest than NVIDIA or some reviewers and that's the funny part. Too bad NVIDIA really wants to screw over their AIB partners it seems. Business is business though (not that AIB partners are pure angels themselves, [website] mean I'll say this. There's no guarantee that TPU isn't under some sort of agreement when they get these samples to review, and that might be where some of that is starting. (of course, if they were, I don't think they could actually comment on that or not until long after the fact), but some transparency would be appreciated where [website] could be missing something too, who [website] think another issue is that TPU reviews seem to stray as far away as being too critical as possible; they'll certainly mention problems if they exist, no doubt, but they almost kind of gloss over them instead of really going into detail to inform you. I took a gander through the RX 6600XT, RX 6700XT, RTX 4060, RTX 5080, reviews (FE / reference reviews where possible) and I've seen a consistent pattern of just them kinda.. pulling their punches with the cons / negatives of these cards. Not asking for some AVGN / Nostalgia Critic level of cartoonishly negative reviews to the point of absurdist humor but the reviews don't feel entirely honest as a result. The 4060 reviews (at least one of the few I took the time to really read) do mention the performance expected being lackluster; but the biggest problem with the 4060 for many people (the fact its not really a huge performance jump compared to the 3060) is seemingly glossed over. 5080 review doesn't even mention the fact that the 5080 is hardly an improvement over the 4080 / 4080S, despite being listed as a [website] think if there's a negative listed, it should be elaborated upon imo. It seems many of the newer reviews conclusions focus entirely on just the positives and forget to mention the cons. Perhaps I just haven't read enough reviews though (and to be fair it seems this has only started happening lately)I don't think the ''bias'' (not the word or term I'd use but its one I see thrown around a lot) in TPU reviews is really as bad as people make it out to be but I do agree that something needs changed; or addressed. Especially in regards to their GPU reviews in recent times (I honestly took a gander through their other non gpu reviews and they seem fine to me mostly)I think in good faith when it comes to this because it'd be unfair for me to assume that TPU is being 'biased' on purpose, or that they're being misleading. But there's no denying that TPU could amend reviews later to address future (and confirmed, with reports) problems that either didn't exist at the time or writing or weren't confirmed. Many reviewers already do this, even the ones many people do not like around here.

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(PR) Capcom Releases Monster Hunter Wilds PC Performance Benchmark Tool

Benchmark Flow: Title Screen -> Performance check whilst displaying a demonstration -> Results screen.

A score will be provided based on the performance of your PC (see below for gradings).

Note: There's no character creation available.

The Monster Hunter Wilds Benchmark is live!

It's free to use and you can download it HERE.

A way to experience the state of optimization for your PC in the production version of the game.

It's adjustable to give you information that reflects your preferred settings choices.

The OBT 1 & 2 builds are old and do not reflect the current state of optimization and performance.

The OBT 2 build does not include any of the Pre-Launch Community modification improvements, they're coming Day 1 at launch.

Hey hunters, how's it going? February is here, which means we are officially in the launch month of Monster Hunter Wilds ! On February 28, your journey into the Forbidden Lands begins. Now, to help ensure you have a satisfying, fun experience come launch, we're pleased to share that the Monster Hunter Wilds Benchmark we'd previously mentioned we were looking into, is real, it's ready, and it's live from right now for you to try!With the Monster Hunter Wilds Benchmark, we want to help our PC players feel more confident about how their PC will run Monster Hunter Wilds. In the next section, we're going to explain what the Monster Hunter Wilds Benchmark is, how it works, as well as some critical information and differences you'll see between this and the Open Beta Test 1 and 2 experiences, so please take a moment to check it [website] Monster Hunter Wilds Benchmark will allow you to see how the near-launch version of the game will run on your rig, via watching a demo play out. Please note, this occurs via a demonstration, so you won't actually be playing the Benchmark yourself, nor have access to Character [website] were keen to create this for you, following the community feedback on performance and optimization we saw from Open Beta Test 1. Now, here comes that critical part we just mentioned:Open Beta Test 1 was a much older version of the game's build, and not representative of the current state of the full game's optimization when the beta occurred, nor what it is currently like now. Open Beta Test 2 will also be running on that same, old build, but with a bit more content included, such as Arkveld and Gypceros, so please don't expect any performance differences there, nor anything we covered in the Pre-Launch Community modification (which we'll link at the end of this post). Those improvements and adjustments, including optimization and weapon changes, will be in the game Day 1 at [website] means that neither Open Beta Test 1 or 2 are representative of the experience you'll have when the game launches, so please don't base your optimization / performance expectations on those. Instead, please download and give the Monster Hunter Wilds Benchmark a spin, and you'll get a much more accurate and reliable insight into how your PC will run the game at [website] can download the Monster Hunter Wilds Benchmark directly from Steam The Monster Hunter Wilds Benchmark isn't just one setting though, we recommend using the Options menu to adjust game, graphics, audio and language settings to try out different combinations, or most accurately reflect your preferred settings come [website]'s also a Loop setting that can be used to automatically rerun the benchmark. When it's set to ON, the benchmark will automatically rerun after 1 minutes have passed on the results [website] be aware that the Option menu you see in the Benchmark is not exactly the same as the launch version, also, any settings you adjust here won't be transferred into the main [website]'s worth noting that the benchmark may not be able to run properly if your computer does not meet Monster Hunter Wilds minimum requirements, which are available on the Store page!And one last, critical point to share with you before we wrap up this post. The Monster Hunter Wilds Benchmark does not guarantee the performance of your system for Monster Hunter Wilds, but does give you advanced insight and information, especially when compared to playing Open Betas 1 and [website] pretty much wraps things up, all that's left is for those of you that want to try the benchmark ahead of launch, is to download it and give it a go!If you had unexpected performance issues in the Open Beta Test, or just want to make sure your PC is ready to rock, we highly recommend running the Benchmark and watching the demo play through to get your results!There we have it, the benchmark is real, and it's ready for you!That wraps up today's post! We're all incredibly excited for launch and cannot wait for the PC community to experience Monster Hunter Wilds and the Forbidden Lands. Let us know in the comments how you're getting on with the Monster Hunter Wilds Benchmark! See you in the hunt.

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Former Sony Exec Believes PlayStation 6 Will Retain Optical Disc Support

The Von Matrices I agree that some form of flash media makes more sense. It would have to be a USB drive because otherwise the console would need an extra-cost card reader. But that would make the game more expensive to manufacture and would require a higher selling price.

The problem is consumers' reaction to pricing. It would be hard for Sony to sell physical copies of games if each game with physical media was priced $5-$10 higher than the version without. The blu-ray disc drive costs $80, and most consumers would actually save money by paying more per-game instead of buying the disc drive (since there are a limited number of consumers who have 10+ games for their console). However, I still think that most consumers with slow internet connections would put up with the hassle of digital distribution if it meant saving money per-game.

freeagent Problem is that not everyone is lucky enough to share the same internet. Like 5 or 6 years ago I was rocking out at [website] took 4 hours for 10GB.

TheinsanegamerN Flash memory's cold storage performance is absolutely horrific. Bitrot can set in within months. Not a good format for games. If you use non volatile flash memory like nintendo, you are simultaneously hit with higher costs for the media and restricted capacities which are already too small for modern games.

So, I view these three comments together as the story of physical [website] one end, I've been in places where satellite internet is the best they can do. You may live in the middle of nowhere, but you still wants to play games. Your only option is either an Xbox 360 (timely joke), or to basically play something that fits on your mobile device. Both solutions suck. That introduced, it's not like internet infrastructure is evolving [website] then have the people living where the internet is good, pretending that losing the $80 optical drive will actually see the consumers get a penny back. Not sure how people got so optimistic, because what I see is them losing the cost, keeping the profits, and charging you more for an add-on. How much did they charge for that PS5 pro again?Then you get to the new media format. It might be slightly more expensive than a disc [website] people will complain about their $60 or $70 game costing [website] they still own it and can sell it for real money when they are done. Nothing quite like [website] people wait for games to come down in price because there's literally no resale market. Oh, but MS is in the middle of fixing it now that Xbox as a brand is cratering. They release games pass, you pay regularly, and you own nothing. Knowing their history, in two years they'll announce games pass platinum, and call their current version silver. Silver will be 20% less cost, but feature only the 20 latest games while platinum functions everything. Tell me that doesn't sound like the MS way, and I'll show you a person either too young or too gullible to see the MS [website] a perfect world you buy the game on a piece of non-volatile ROM. Your ROM acts as a one time check key, that loads the game onto your console drive. Each key calls home once, using minimum data, to authorize the key. If it's on a new console but an old key, MS freezes that game on your system without the same key. 30 days, or manually chosen, the local image is hidden on the drive until space is required, and once it is the image can be overwritten (with game save file data stored elsewhere and preserved). In this way you can resell games, they are more durable, and there's still some value in old games for collectors or somebody in 10 years who wants to play an old game but the servers are down...because preservation is a thing. Lord knows old NES carts are basically silver or [website] most of those are older than me. Despite that, disc rot has already seen some PS1 games start to vanish.Unfortunately, I think Sony wants to pull a Nintendo and charge $20 for a 30 year old ROM. Lord knows they aren't shy about remakes.

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