Hello PC Builders,
It has been a busy few weeks for the PC Building Simulator team but we have finally reached a point where we can release the initial version of our next big feature: Overclocking.
Please Note: This is a major feature update to the game and will be tweaked and improved in the coming weeks based on feedback and bug reports. Various art will be improved once functionality has been confirmed as working as expected.
Build v0.8.3.1 Highlights
Overclocking
With this update PC builders will be able to overclock their creations by adjusting areas such as CPU clock speed, CPU voltage, RAM speed, RAM voltage, GPU clock speed, VRAM clock speed and more.
Just like in real-life the aim with overclocking is to push the performance of your hardware to the maximum while maintaining system stability and balancing the heat generated from doing so. Be careful how much you push your hardware, if you push things too far you can break your overclocked components!
We have added a new PC app based on OCCT that will allow you to run a short (yes, this is shorter than the 3DMark time!) stress test of your overclocked hardware so let you know if the system is stable or not.
Overclocking things to know:
- Overclocking is unlocked for CPUs at level 6 and GPUs at level 13 in Career Mode or right away in Free Build mode.
- CPU and RAM settings are adjusted in the Bios which can be access via holding the DEL or F2 while booting a PC.
- Enabling XMP in the Bios for RAM will auto clock your RAM if you don’t want to manually set values.
- GPU settings are adjusted via a new PC app called GPU Tuner. Pushing the CPU and RAM too far can result in the part breaking permanently. GPUs can not currently break.
- Each purchased component has a variance in overclocking ability to simulate the silicon lottery.
- Overclocked system stability issues can result in blue screens on a PC and CPUs will throttle back performance when overheating.
- Jobs in Career do not currently request any overclocking features, this will change once the feature is complete.
Career Additions
The player level has been increased from 20 to 25 in this update to allow for 5 new story missions that will appear during these levels.
In addition, we have added random job support for both Dual GPUs and Water Cooling.
New Parts
Antec AIO Water Coolers
Kühler H2O K Series - K120 / 240
Mercury 120 / 240 / 360 RGB
NZXT Aer P 120mm /140mm Case Fans
SilverStone PS14 (Non-Windowed) Case
System Info Upgrade
This application has had an upgrade, if you have it running/open on a PC and run 3DMark it will now overlay information about your temperatures while the benchmark runs.
Full Patch Notes:
- Overclocking feature enabled, you can now overclock your CPU, RAM and GPU.
- Added Bios screens for each manufacturer.
- Added GPU Tuner application to adjust GPU settings.
- Added new stress testing app in the form of OCCT.
- Increased Career level cap to 25 to allow for new story based jobs.
- Added Dual GPU and Water Cooling based jobs to the random job pool.
- Added Antec AIO Water coolers: K120 / 240 & Mercury 120 / 240 / 360 RGB.
- Added NZXT Aer P 120mm/140mm Case Fans.
- Added non-windowed variant of the SilverStone PS14 case.
- System Info app now displays temperature details overlayed on 3DMark if open at the same time as 3DMark.
- Added the ability to power on a PC with ‘P’ when focussed on a screen.
- The Will it Run app will now take into account SLI performance when checking a PCs specs.
- Added further detail for RAM throughout the game to help with overclocking.
- Fixed the bug where pre-installed case fans would vanish when removed.
- Fixed the missing costs for workshop furniture in all non-English languages.
- Fixed a hang that was caused by using the compressed air in some jobs.
- Fixed an issue where cables were detached apart from their connections when vsync was disabled.
- Fixed an issue where the rear connections on the EVGA Z370 were out of alignment.
- Fixed an issue with the case side on the Cooler Master MasterBox 5 MSI Edition that would block installation of parts until it was removed.
- Fixed various reported cable clipping issues.
What’s Next?
Bug fixing and improvements to the new overclocking feature in the short-term, plus a bunch of new hardware partners we are excited to announce!
Work has begun on Steam Trading Cards, we get asked about these a lot so it will be great to release them as soon as this work is complete.
We are looking forward to seeing how everyone gets on with overclocking, please do share your results with us on the Forums and our Discord server!
Happy Overclocking!
The PC Building Simulator Team