Thanks to the modular, scalable design of PCI-Express, consisting of independent data-paths called 'lanes', motherboard designers can control a limited PCI-Express lane budget, and offer multiple PCI-Express x16 slots. In mid-range motherboards, and particularly in most motherboards based on Intel's newest P55 chipset, 16 PCI-Express lanes are used to drive two PCI-Express slots with bandwidths of 8 lanes each.
Assassin's Creed Shadows digital storefront pages are up, and it confirms the game will require an internet connection, and MTX.
One thing that's messed up about this, is there will be people playing pirated versions of this without that restriction, while the paying customers will suffer. Just like how some games will have lower performance on PC due to DRM, while pirated copies don't.
Anyone that wants to say something like "Who doesn't have internet access in this day and age?" There's plenty reasons people won't always have access, such as living in rural areas with spotty coverage, for example.
Three single-player games in a row they've done this with now. Those f***ers weren't kidding when they said gamers need to be comfortable with not owning their games. As a physical collector, and somebody who enjoys Ubisoft's open worlds, this is a nightmare scenario for me. Absolute scumbag company.
Starfield’s latest update is here and it’s bringing several new features with it!
Here is the release date and time countdown for when the WWE 2K24 CM Punk ECW Pack DLC will come out along with the price.
I found this article very interesting so i thought i'd share.
The PCI-E 2.0 lanes in the 1156 (p55) motherboards is split between multiple cards, the difference between 2.0 16* and 2.0 8* is only 2% even with the current fastest gpu. So anyone that didn't want to get a 1156 motherboard or an Intel i7-8** for this reason doesn't have to worry, i'd say that 2% is a worthwhile trade of for a cheaper cpu+ motherboard...you could put that money into...well...another gpu :D
(this is when compared to an x58 motherboards and an i7-9** cpu, they support 2 or more PCI-E 2.0 16* lanes)