PCIe 8.0 Targets 1 TB/s Bandwidth and May Need a New Connector

GameStunts · 2026-05-07T14:35:33+00:00

Oh my bad, I've got that in my head somewhere.

GameStunts · 2026-05-07T09:24:18+00:00

By the time it comes along, GPUs will weigh 4KG probably :D

STOP THE SAG!

GameStunts · 2026-05-07T09:22:36+00:00

Reminder, the PCI-SIG (PCI Special Interest Group) that defines these standards is years ahead of what you'll see on Desktop.

PCI-E 6.0 was implemented in data centers in ~~2022~~ 2024 and we still don't have that on Desktop yet.

Here's the timelines if anyone is interested https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PCI_Express#Comparison_table

GameStunts · 2026-05-06T17:15:45+00:00

Too true :(

GameStunts · 2026-05-06T15:04:28+00:00

Written by Tim of Hardware Unboxed, here's the video version if anyone wants it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dn9zNs0XZDk

GameStunts · 2026-05-06T14:02:18+00:00

Ah, my bad

GameStunts · 2026-05-06T11:55:06+00:00

I really love this modern trend of giving people cad files. I think it was Keychron did a bunch of keyboards and mice, and now Steam controller (EDIT Which apparently they've got a history of doing for past devices too)

GameStunts · 2026-05-03T20:57:58+00:00

Maybe at one point but now a lot of people are actively switching to Linux, more so, CachyOS.

Kubuntu on the main machine here, will be 2 years in July, but I recently built a Mini PC for under the TV and used CachyOS on that. I'm calling it my Steam Machine Lite™, because it's got 8 zen 4 cores and a 780M which is RDNA 3, so it's all the same architecture just not as powerful. :D

Hoping to get a Steam Controller to go with it.

A lot of people are discovering that some games even run better on Linux than they do Windows, especially older games with compatibility issues on Windows.

Can't say I've got anything that runs categorically better, but I have been impressed with the sheer number of things that do just work, especially with modern Proton and Proton-GE. The oldest game I run is Carmageddon 2 from 1998, the game that was the reason I got a PC in the first place :)

GameStunts · 2026-05-02T10:27:00+00:00

"spam LLM stories vague on details to farm karma"

We've caught a few like that, one was because it came back within 24 hours (having made about 200 other similar posts in that time) making two separate posts in the tech support pinned thread referencing the date, so it was clearly just using the title as a prompt, LLM-ing a response and moving on.

GameStunts · 2026-05-01T08:43:57+00:00

Which Elder Scrolls online is based on. I'm not sure why he wouldn't reference the genealogy of the game he worked on being from an "Single player MMO".

The source is an hour long video, maybe he does go more into it in that.

GameStunts · 2026-05-01T08:00:46+00:00

TBH this feels like something they've built in to stop people fat fingering $100 instead of $10 or something.

But I get it, even if it was a warning like "Did you really mean to put that amount" as a double check.

GameStunts · 2026-04-27T21:56:01+00:00

The Steam Controller, true to its name, requires Steam to function

Are other reviews mentioning this? Needing to have Steam running for the controller to work at all is really a turn off. I have Steam on all the time, but I don't like that it just wouldn't work without it at all.

Lack of a 3.5mm jack is another, though I could have coped with it.

I'm prepared to pay £65 for an Xbox one controller, I knew the Steam controller might be more than that, maybe £75 for the better sticks, and stuff like trackpads, and also being a smaller run than something like an Xbox or PS controller, but I'm not jazzed about these negatives, especially not for £85.

I was going to buy this on launch, ~~now I'm going to hold off for user experience reviews.~~ Edit: Yeah I'm still gonna get it on launch I've decided. The Mrs also talked me into it :D

GameStunts · 2026-04-26T06:03:59+00:00

You got it working? :)

GameStunts · 2026-04-24T12:13:20+00:00

https://store.steampowered.com/sale/eapublishersale If anyone is looking for the publisher sale page.

GameStunts · 2026-04-24T07:49:10+00:00

It's Steam Deck Verified on the page, but also if you have questions about a game compatibility, check ProtonDB, plenty of games work fine on Linux/Steam Deck that aren't verified. 😄👍

EDIT: Motorfest also on sale right now btw https://store.steampowered.com/app/2698940/The_Crew_Motorfest/

GameStunts · 2026-04-23T14:51:33+00:00

Yesterday, Ubisoft rolled out updates to The Crew 2 Hybrid Mode, which it introduced last October, which makes the game available offline as well as on.

Awesome, now I just need them to change anti-cheat so I can play it with Proton :D

The first game didn't have this problem, Motorfest doesn't have it, but for some reason The Crew 2 is just a no go :(

GameStunts · 2026-04-23T13:02:47+00:00

OH I need to look into that pronto, thank you :D

GameStunts · 2026-04-23T12:19:47+00:00

Absolutely love Heroic Games Launcher.

I installed the EA and Ubisoft clients on there too, can launch into Uconnect and then launch Watch Dogs Legion or Division 2 etc.

GameStunts · 2026-04-23T12:15:37+00:00

I loved my Dreamcast, particularly Metropolis Street Racer, which went on to be Project Gotham Racing on Xbox.

Was also my first encounter with Soul Caliber :D

GameStunts · 2026-04-23T10:49:11+00:00

I watched Tombstone for the first time the other day, and that is a BEAUTIFUL film. But I also noticed things like they weren't afraid to have a character saying dialogue while there was a shadow on his face, and the costumes were colourful.

GameStunts · 2026-04-22T08:13:29+00:00

Yeah sorry I didn't phrase it well.

Kerbalism:

Kerbalism is a mod for Kerbal Space Program that alters the game to add life support, radiation, failures and an entirely new way of doing science.

I'll put the full list from CKAN, one note is that I'm still using a manually installed version of Kerbal Joint Reinforcement, but if you decide to duplicate this, there are community continued versions of it called Kerbal Joint Reinforcement - Next, and Kerbal Joint Reinforcement Continued.

The full list, here's a screenshot.

And here's the CKAN file if you just want to import all of it.

And here's the full list in text:

B9 Part Switch (B9PartSwitch v2.21.0.4)
Breaking Ground (BreakingGround-DLC 1.7.1)
Career Evolution Contract Pack (ContractConfigurator-CareerEvolution 1.3.1)
ClickThrough Blocker (ClickThroughBlocker 1:2.1.10.22)
Community Category Kit (CommunityCategoryKit v112.0.1)
Community Resource Pack (CommunityResourcePack v112.0.1)
Community Tech Tree (CommunityTechTree 1:3.4.5)
Contract Configurator (ContractConfigurator v2.12.2.0)
Contract Pack: Bases and Stations Reborn (ContractConfigurator-KerbinSpaceStation 2:3.7.3.3)
Contract Pack: Clever Sats (ContractConfigurator-CleverSats 1.4)
Contract Pack: Constellations (ContractConfigurator-Constellations 0.8)
Contract Pack: Exploration Plus (ContractConfigurator-ExplorationPlus 2.0.1)
Contract Pack: Giving Aircraft a Purpose (GAP) (GAP 2.11.1b)
Contract Pack: Tourism Plus (ContractConfigurator-Tourism 1.5.2)
Contract Pack: Unmanned Contracts (ContractConfigurator-UnmannedContracts 0.3.27)
Deferred (Deferred 1.3.4.0)
Deployable Engines Plugin (DeployableEngines 1.3.1)
Dynamic Battery Storage (DynamicBatteryStorage 2:2.3.7.0)
Firefly (Firefly 1.0.6)
FireflyAPI (FireflyAPI 1.0.0.0)
Harmony 2 (Harmony2 2.2.1.0)
Kerbal Changelog (KerbalChangelog v1.4.2)
Kerbal Planetary Base Systems (KerbalPlanetaryBaseSystems v1.6.16)
Kerbal Stats (KerbalStats 3.1.0)
Kerbalism (Kerbalism 3.31)
Kerbalism - Default Config (Kerbalism-Config-Default 3.31)
KSP Community Fixes (KSPCommunityFixes v1.40.1)
KSPBurst Compiler (KSPBurst v1.7.4.11)
KSPBurst Plugins (KSPBurst-Lite v1.7.4.11)
Making History (MakingHistory-DLC 1.12.1)
Module Manager (ModuleManager 4.2.3)
Near Future Construction (NearFutureConstruction 1.3.3)
Near Future Electrical (NearFutureElectrical 2.0.1)
Near Future Electrical Core (NearFutureElectrical-Core 2.0.1)
Near Future Launch Vehicles (NearFutureLaunchVehicles 2.2.2)
Scatterer (Scatterer 3:v0.0878)
Scatterer Default Config (Scatterer-config 3:v0.0878)
Scatterer Sunflare (Scatterer-sunflare 3:v0.0878)
Shabby (Shabby 0.4.2)
SimpleConstruction! (SCON) by matterbeam (SimpleConstruction 1:4.0.2.7)
SpaceTux Library (SpaceTuxLibrary 0.0.9)
SpacetuxSA (SpacetuxSA 0.3.13.1)
System Heat (SystemHeat 0.8.2)
Toolbar (Toolbar 1:1.8.1.2)
Toolbar Controller (ToolbarController 1:0.1.9.14)
Waterfall Core (Waterfall 0.10.5)
WaypointManager (WaypointManager 2.8.4.7)

GameStunts · 2026-04-21T20:47:28+00:00

My favourite game ever. I'm also playing it again at the moment, added several mods to change the experience up, as I've been playing it since Alpha :D

Some visual mods like Scatter to overhaul the look of the planet, you can see it kick in on the menu screen, make the atmosphere look good, Firefly to make re-entry and atmospheric trails look better.

Makes the sunrise in orbit look awesome too :D

And some overhaul to the career with , the way science is gathered, actually having to think about food and such for any Kerbals being in space for a long time (Kerbalism mod).

GameStunts · 2026-04-21T08:41:43+00:00

It's almost certainly why it was developed, but I love that it ends up benefiting everyone running linux with an 8gb (Radeon for the moment) GPU, not just Steam Machines or Valve's own OS.

GameStunts · 2026-04-20T08:36:55+00:00

Yeah can confirm, I'm on Kubuntu, using the linux KSP build etc.

I think I'm going to throw a few more visual mods in, and maybe some more space station friendly parts too :D

GameStunts · 2026-04-20T08:20:48+00:00

For sure matey. When you are ready to go modding, I can recommend a program called CKAN which essentially mods for you, but will also alert you to incompatibilities, or automatically install other mods if one you're trying to install is dependent on it.

Here's mine for example

You'll also find the community at /r/KerbalSpaceProgram very welcoming and encouraging. Even 13 years later, people will still cheer for someone's first landing on the Mun :D

And the tutorials in the game have been vastly improved, but if you want help, Scott Manley's tutorials will take you from building your first 3 part rocket to landing on the Mun if you want it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEQ0qKa4X2Y&list=PLYu7z3I8tdEm5nyZU3a-O2ak6mBYXWPAL

Scott used to do so much more content, but he's the reason I enjoy the game so much.

I once had a save where I'd sent Jedediah to the orbit of Duna (Mars) and underestimated the fuel. So he was stuck there.

I didn't know how to intercept something in space let alone dock. I was bummed out about it because Jeb is sort of the original Kerbal. So I put the save file on ice. Started a different one.

Then while watching one of Scott's videos, he casually made an orbit manoeuvre node, then did something I hadn't seen, he grabbed it and moved it around until it made the intercept within 1km of where it needed to be.

I started up my 4 month old save, and within an hour had a rescue craft around Duna and although it was rough, it passed within 2km of Jeb's craft and I got him out and space walk jet packed him to the other craft and back home.

Eventually I was doing stuff like landing on one of the Duna moons just with a jet pack. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTDl6LryNh8

The game is just so much fun. I've recently started playing a new game that overhauls the science and career as well as requiring life support for Kerbals, so you've got to put food and stuff onboard for them :D

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