AMD just released a new driver without Windows 10 support and without a warning about this incompatibility. Adrenalin Edition 26.6.2 removes your current driver, then can't install the new one and leaves your system in a broken state. It's the driver that was supposed to bring FSR 4.1 to older cards.

AMD have tried to pretend Windows 10 is no longer supported at all. When it was pointed out that it is updated for all users in Europe and for commercial partners, they gave up. The fix is coming later and as of now you can disable the update and install the previous version.

NVIDIA messed up the same way a bit earlier which makes it twice funnier.

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Stupid tech takes: Valve said Linus that they can't subsidize the device in any way since they can't guarantee that users will stay on Steam OS and/or buy games...

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This legend made a GPU cooling out of an ice maker:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHlZG8Nt-v8
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Folks, my ENTIRE PC is cheaper
It has RTX 5070 and CHEAPER

All that to help boomers to generate shitty postcards for their socials. Since we all know how fake cats are crucial to the society...

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#AI@GameDEV

Hold up...

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One day (I'll be 97 or smthn)

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Looks legit!

- Gave Mewman

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That's BS IMO, since these pieces are only possible during heavy subsidiary from governments and investors.

And AI is not making money, not causing rise in efficiency, and only rise prices for both consumers and corporations.

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And here's the second side of why it will not work: since prices are slowing down the whole damn economy, they are going to be treated as illegal and artificial and companies will either be fined or lower them back.

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And the economy effect of AI is still negative on all sides including its advocates, only NVIDIA made some money eventually, but everyone else lost:

https://isaiprofitable.com/
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Remember the passionate engineer who wanted to make the GPU that will be faster in Ray Tracing than the 5090? He actually did it, kinda:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fZM9wOvbh0
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DBrand (a famous accessories company) announced their companion cube mod for Steam Machines. And it received the best preorders ever... to be taken down in a few hours when Valve figured out.

They are not against the accessories but DBrand never warned them about Companion Cube usage and it's their IP. Its design, name, and such are Valve's property.

DBrand tried to negotiate and Valve insisted that due to the initial illegal usage they now can't allow it even if certain deal would be proposed.

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Finally, FSR 4.1 for rDNA 3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMVYk2s_Wq8
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LMAO

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It took about 20 minutes for one of the first Steam Machines to get the GPU fried. To make it funnier, the errors are marked as LED-stripe on the frontal part of the device. Which reminds of the legendary XBOX Ring of Death issue but it took weeks before the first case appeared, not days.

Users can't replace the GPU alone, it's not replaceable, so they've had to ask for the replacement from Valve (and wait due to supply issues)

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Finally, a cheap alternative!

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Who would've guessed, right?

- Water is wet!
- Sky is above us!

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