Hello PC Builders!
It’s nearly the end of the year but before we head off to sip mulled fruit-based beverages it’s time for our first major PC Building Simulator 2 update, patch 1.1. In today’s update, we’re introducing the latest AMD processors, the fastest Nvidia GPUs, Intel’s newest desktop processors, and team blue’s first entry into our GPU line-up.
First though, grab thine pennant and tune thy lyre, ‘tis the season of giving and we shan’t be found wanting…
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Decorator Theme: Medieval Workshop
As many among you expect to be besieged by snow, where better to seek refuge than at home in the comforts of a virtual workshop that doubles as a fortress?
Ascend your rightful, adjustable, and ergonomically approved swivel throne of PC repair becoming king or queen of ‘castrum reparare’. Rule the local knaves with this pageant-worthy customisation now usable in both free build and career mode.
Please note: Blankets and hot cocoa, whilst suggested, must be purchased separately.
Introducing Endorfy
Expanding our growing list of partners, today we’re welcoming case, cooling, PSUs, and peripherals brand Endorfy! In this update, we’re adding a selection of parts from the brand including Navis AIOs and a Supremo PSU.
To celebrate, the team at Endorfy are also hosting a giveaway so be sure to check in on their social media channels.
New GPU series: Intel ARC
Alongside our new partner and decorator theme, we’re pleased to welcome Blue team’s first GPU entries to PC Building Simulator – say ‘Hello there!’ to Intel Arc.
Codenamed Alchemist, Intel’s Arc A-Series GPUs expand our dedicated GPU line-up with the recently released Intel Arc A770 and the Arc A750.
New Parts
Since launch we’ve understandably had a long list of requests to include parts that were made available around our own release day, today we’re adding the first of them.
Highlights
Nvidia GeForce RTX™ 4090
AMD Ryzen™ 7000 Series
Intel® 13th Gen ‘Raptor Lake’
Full Parts List:
CPUs:
AMD Ryzen™ 9 7950X
AMD Ryzen™ 9 7900X
AMD Ryzen™ 7 7700X
AMD Ryzen™ 5 7600X
Intel® Core™ i9-13900K
Intel® Core™ i9-13900KF
Intel® Core™ i7-13700K
Intel® Core™ i7-13700KF
Intel® Core™ i5-13600K
Intel® Core™ i5-13600KF
GPUs:
NVIDIA® RTX™ 4090
Intel® Arc™ A770
Intel® Arc™ A750
Motherboards:
MSI MEG X670E GODLIKE
ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 HERO
ASUS ROG Strix Z690-I Gaming Wifi
ASUS ROG X570 Crosshair VIII Formula
GIGABYTE Z690 AERO D
GIGABYTE Z690I AORUS ULTRA PLUS
GIGABYTE X670E AORUS XTREME
Storage:
Patriot VIPER VP4300 1TB
Liquid Coolers:
Endorfy Navis F360 ARGB
Endorfy Navis F240
Endorfy Navis F280 ARGB
Air Coolers:
Endorfy FERA 5
Endorfy FERA 5 ARGB
Endorfy FERA 5 DUAL FAN
PSUs:
Endorfy Supremo FM5 Gold 1000
Case Fans:
Antec Fusion 120mm ARGB Fan
Antec Storm 120mm Fan
Peripherals:
Endorfy VIRO Plus Onyx White headset
Endorfy VIRO Plus Black headset
Endorfy Thock TKL Red keyboard
Endorfy LIX Plus mouse
Endorfy LIX Plus Onyx White mouse
Endgame Gear XM2w Wireless mouse
Cosmetic items:
Overclockers UK Stickers
SteelSeries Posters
SteelSeries Stickers
Cells Posters
PC Building Simulator Soundtrack 2
In addition to new parts, we’re continuing the trend of making the royalty-free soundtrack available to listen to on our official YouTube channel. Tune in and stream the full PC Building Simulator 2 playlist here.
For players requesting high-quality local versions of the soundtrack, we’ve also teamed up with Bandcamp, allowing you to take your favourite tracks out of the workshop.
Bug Fixes
General
The price of custom water-cooled components now includes the price of ALL the used components in the inventory
Fixed an issue which caused the home button to incorrectly appear on top of tooltips when viewing the window through the decorator application
Fixed an issue which caused visual glitches between wall coverings and posters
Adjusted microphone location on the office desk to prevent collision with monitors
Prevented cable head mesh renderers from being turned off as part of the distance Culling System
Edited geometry of theme floors to prevent gaps appearing between floor and walls
3DMark simulation now skips accurately when proceeding to the next day
Added a max GPU depth to case compatibility checks
Updated coolant meshes to improve visibility of coolant inside Watercooled GPU blocks
Added "Next" and "Previous" buttons to the Part Ranking app
Case fans that come with a case are no longer counted towards the total spent on the case
Made cable splitters auto add if using the auto cable tools, will remove the cable to make room for the splitter then plugs all the cables back in
Added Watercool RAM and Watercool GPU random jobs
Fixed an issue which could lead to randomly generated jobs displaying the wrong budget in their “spend no more than…” objective text
Improved the ability for randomly generated PCs to remove any cosmetic parts (e.g case beauty panels) if they are blocking other components
Changed "Current RAM Speed" to "Selected RAM Speed" in BIOS options
GPU Riser cables will now always choose the top available slot
Cables will now only trigger auto installation if there is no PSU mount for the case or after the PSU mount is installed
Fixed task tracker to be able to assign parts to jobs with more than one computer
Increased increments when using numpad + or - in BIOS options
Wireless mice will no longer incorrectly display wires on the main desk (ShopComputer Desk)
Ceiling lights for Futuristic Theme updated to use the correct lighting layer, this will prevent colour issues with lighting and coolant in PCs built when using this theme
Randomly generated jobs with “Use Case…” objectives have been updated to not include cases that are unavailable
Randomly generated jobs with “Overclock CPU…” objectives have been updated to not include motherboards which lack overclocking options
Motherboards now list how many PCI slots they have, and a filter has been added for this
GPUs now list the max amount of that GPU in one build, and a filter has been added for this
Made improvements to the system which highlights parts/objects during build mode process to more accurately match what is being highlighted
Parts
Re-routed 24 pin for ASUS ROG ZENITH EXTREME in Lian Li O11D XL-X case to avoid clipping
Re-aligned fans on the EKWB EK-CoolStream SE 120 radiator
Re-routed CPU power cable for motherboards in In Win 309 case to avoid clipping
Improved Radiator/Case collision in NZXT H510i
Adjusted positions of fans on Alphacool Eisbaer LT92 CPU cooler
Aligned components of ASRock Z390 motherboard correctly
The water-cooled RTX 3090 FE and Raijintek Calore 360D are no longer compatible together inside the Fractal Design Meshify C case
Moved the power button cable in the Antec Dark Avenger DA601 case to not clip with SATA cables
Updated Cable pathing inside the Kolink Observatory cases to reduce SATA cable twisting, clipping and mess
Slowed animation of removing M.2 shield on MSI MEG Z690 UNIFY motherboard
Increased animation speed of drive bay opening on SilverStone CS381 case
Corrected chipset heatsink material of EVGA Z270 Classified K
Added more cable points so the cables don't clip with the Dark Base 700 cases
Added more cable points so the cables don't clip with the Cooler Master COSMOS C700P case
Added RGB to EKWB FC2080 RTX Classic D-RGB GPU block
Improved alignment of the EKWB FC2080 RTX Classic D-RGB GPU block on graphics cards
Fans of Alphacool Eisbaer LT series AIO CPU coolers are now aligned correctly
Corrected data for MSI GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER GAMING X TRIO
Allowed simultaneous installation of SSD and HDD in Antec P120 Crystal
Moved the position of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 GPU power connector
Added RGB to EKWB 1070-1070ti FCGeforce GTX FE RGB GPU block
Improved fidelity of the Alphacool Eiszapfen pipe fittings' engravings
Fixed cable slots on ASRock Z590 Gaming ITX TB4 Motherboard
Moved the position of the cables to be further into the Cooler Master MWE Gold power supplies
Added separate material for LED indicators on K60 RGB PRO keyboard
Adjusted the placement of larger PSUs inside the CORSAIR iCUE 5000T case to prevent clipping
Drive bay holders must now be installed before the trays on the CORSAIR iCUE 5000T case
Improved the ability of the be quiet! Pure Wings 2 120mm fans to connect to fan headers or other fans
Added more cable routing options to the cables connecting the top radiators to the motherboard in the CORSAIR 570X case
Added more cable routing options so the HDMI cables don't clip with the Dark Base 900 cases
Animated Power Switches have been added to the Cooler Master MWE Gold 850 V2, MWE Gold 750 V2, MWE Gold 650 V2 and MWE Gold 550 V2 PSUs when the PC is turned on
Improved the collision of the CORSAIR A500 Dual Fan to improve interactions with high-profile memory and CPU power connectors
Updated motherboard GPU slots first occupied slot to be correct in the Cooler Master MasterCase Maker 5t
Temporarily disabled EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 Super custom water cooling options.
Changed some cable points and changed cable rigidity to make bends a bit more aggressive in the Kolink Observatory Z case
Adjusted cable pathing in Fractal design torrent case
Moved the backplate of X570 Aorus Pro Wifi so it no longer clips through the motherboard
Fixed the collider on the be quiet! Dark base 900 case dust filter so case fans can be removed correctly
Added new font material and LCD elements to NZXT Kraken Z73 liquid cooler
Aligned EKWB 1070-1070ti FCGeforce GTX FE Silver GPU block placement on GPUs
Corrected the number of screws on the CPU cover on the NZXT N7 Z590 Motherboard
More GPU power cables are now available in Kolink Observatory Z case
More cables are available in Kolink Big Chungus case
More cables are available in InWin 309 case when using the MSI MAG B550M MORTAR WIFI
Moved fans down in the NZXT H500 case so it no longer clips through the top
Correctly set up UV channel on CORSAIR Carbide SPEC-06 RGB (Black) case for case customisation
Solid state drives in the Fractal Design Torrent case now install correctly when auto-cabling and manual cabling
Correctly set up UV channel on NZXT H510i (Black + White) case for case customisation
Added cable slot to SATA ports on MSI MEG Z690 Unify motherboard
120mm fans can now be installed in the top slots of the Fractal Design Focus case
ASUS ROG ZENITH EXTREME M.2 Shields now correctly block the installation of M.2 drives if not moved first
Allowed zoom into the open bench table has been increased
Added additional cable routes to the Fractal Design Meshify 2 XL to allow 4 GPUs to be installed
Career Mode
Increased budget of 2nd Portia Laperta job to $540. Players no longer receive a penalty for going over budget
Removed GPU length restriction on reservoir slot in the job's case
Onboarding
Office PC can now be accessed at all times during the second day except when the actual painting of the case is taking place
The critical message that pops up when the shop front is unlocked now appears immediately
The action tip appearing on the monitor in GPU Overclocking onboarding now has no directional arrows
Added a tooltip to the rosette icon in the shop sales app to better explain its purpose
Allow tablet during steps of custom water cooling motherboard onboarding where the tablet can be allowed
Tutorial and/or control bars at the bottom left will no longer flicker when you move/perform actions
Localisation
Character names and email addresses will no longer be localised in random job emails
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