Hello PC Builders!
Things are getting hot with the release of PC Building Simulator 2 Update v1.5! Good thing there’s an abundance of coolers. In today's update, you're getting access to the newest cases, cooling, peripherals, and an added GPU from beloved (part)ners like InWin, MSI, CoolerMaster, and NVIDIA. But first... we've been up all night 'til the sun so you could get Lucky! Read further to uncover more details about what's new:
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Decorator Theme: MSI
Harness the power of the dragon with MSI's new workshop theme. Elegance has no limits and flair is redefined as you walk your shop in a style reflective of your skills.
Feeling Lucky? Good. He's right outside your window encouraging your success as you dominate repairs across the shop.
Controller Support
Take full control of your PC Building experience with official controller support. This feature touches on preferred playstyle, as well as an enhancement to the increasing offers of accessibility features within PC Building Simulator 2.
New Parts
Highlights
A selection of the new products from MSI in update 1.5
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Halo Black
Fractal Design Ridge Chalk & Charcoal
InWin ModFree & Dubili
NVIDIA RTX 4060Ti
Full Parts List:
Cases
Fractal Design Ridge (Chalk)
Fractal Design Ridge (Charcoal)
InWin ModFree
InWin Dubili
GPUs
NVIDIA RTX 4060Ti (8GB)
NVIDIA RTX 4060Ti (16GB)
Case Fans
Cooler Master MasterFan 120 Halo
InWin AN120
InWin DN120 Pro
InWin DN140 Pro
Liquid Coolers
InWin BR36
InWin MR24
InWin MR36
MSI MEG CORELIQUID S360
Air Coolers
Cool Master Hyper 212 Halo Black
Motherboards
MSI MEG Z790 ACE
MSI MAG B650 MORTAR WIFI
Keyboards
MSI VIGOR GK50 ELITE BOX WHITE
MSI VIGOR GK71 SONIC - RED SWITCHES
Mice
MSI CLUTCH GM51 LIGHTWEIGHT WIRELESS
MSI CLUTCH GM31 LIGHTWEIGHT WIRELESS
Power Supplies
MSI MPG A850G PCIE5
Bug Fixes
General
Added the ability in freebuild to choose a case via selecting a desk.
The calendar highlight now updates correctly.
The Job Link text now updates correctly for Spares'N'Repairs PCs.
Standardised the date format across the tablet and apps.
The Futuristic theme ceiling no longer clips when paired with walls of another theme.
The Space theme walls no longer clip with the LTT theme ceiling.
The Apocalyptic theme ceiling no longer clips with floors from other themes.
Fixed the tooltip for part selection when opening the inventory.
When changing the fans on a radiator and having only case fans that are too big or small for the radiator, players no longer get stuck.
Adjusted the texture around the Vintage Theme windows.
When assigning the PC to a build job, Spares'N'Repairs tasks now correctly remove from the job list.
Stickers no longer look grainy when disabling anti-aliasing.
The job status panel no longer gets stuck on the "Parts" tab when looking at a PC.
Parts
Prevented the game from spawning AIO coolers on E-ATX motherboards if they can't be removed.
Fractal Design Meshify 2 cases no longer spawn in Spares'N'Repairs with AIO coolers inside case parts.
The GamerStorm MF120 case fan now faces the correct way in the Fractal Torrent case.
The top M.2 slot on the Asus ROG Z690 Hero motherboard is no longer blocked by the first RAM slot.
The fan brackets in the Fractal Design North case now have the correct name.
The power cable no longer clips through the AZZA Opus 809 case.
SSDs no longer clip inside the Cooler Master HAF 700 EVO case.
Corrected which new parts email the NVIDIA Geforce RTX 2070 appears on.
The power splitter on the GeForce RTX 3090 FE | Corsair Hydro X Series XG7 RGB GPU no longer clips into itself.
Fixed some cases that could not be cleaned with the Compressed Air tool.
Improved compatibility of AIO coolers inside the AeroCool Aero One case.
Adjusted cable management inside the Antec P120 Crystal case.
Fixed radiators clipping inside the InWin 309 case.
Fixed cables clipping through pins on the EVGA X299 FTW K motherboard.
The AZZA BLIZZARD SP 240 AIO CPU cooler no longer clips through the motherboard.
The Rajintek CALORE C360D no longer clips inside the Lian Li LANCOOL III case.
Fixed name on MSI MPG Gungnir 100 being active even though the case is not functional.
Rear-mounted M.2s no longer clip through the back of the SilverStone RVZ03 case.
The Ryzen 5800X3D now has the correct number of CCDs.
Fixed radiator generation issues inside the Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic case.
The Fractal Design Meshify 2 XL Dark TG case now uses the correct cable type to connect SSDs.
The power button of the Dark Base 700 case now depresses to the correct distance when powering on the PC.
Reduced motherboard clipping inside the SilverStone RVZ03 cases.
The HYTE Revolt 3 now arrives with a PSU installed.
The AZZA Pyramid 804L case now shows GPU thermals in the thermal app.
Watercooled GPU length now updates in the inventory and within cases.
Fixed colouration of multiple EKWB EK-Surpemacy CPU Blocks.
Fixed the inability to install EKWB- AIO 120 D-RGB in the majority of PC builds.
Improved AIO compatibility with the Gigabyte Z690i AORUS ULTRA PLUS DDR4 motherboard.
The frame of the Raijintek IRIS 14 RBW is no longer transparent.
The power connectors are now correctly aligned on the watercooled NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090.
The MSI MEG Z690 UNIFY X motherboard power connectors are now correctly aligned.
Watercooled NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 GPUs now use the correct number of PCI slots.
The Antec SIGNATURE 1300 PLATINUM is no longer hollow when viewed via the Thermal App.
The keyboard and mouse cables no longer clip through the desk when connected to a Hyte Revolt 3 case.
The EKWB- AIO 120 D-RGB now uses the correct length power cable.
Fans can now plug into headers inside the Kolink Observatory Y cases.
Fixed the positioning of the SLI bridge on the ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 2080 Super Amp GPU.
AIOs no longer clip with DIMM.2 motherboards inside the Phanteks Enthoo Pro 2 TG case.
The EKWB EK-AIO D-RGB no longer causes a crash when installed inside the Azza Pyramid 804L.
Updated the Water-cooled RTX 2070 FTW3 Ultra Gaming GPU to use the correct number of PCI slots when installed.
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 GPU can now be installed inside the iCUE 220T RGB Airflow case.
The EKWB EK-Quantum Vector XC3 RTX 3080/3090 D-RGB - Nickel, Plexi + Black Backplate is no longer misaligned on the EVGA GeForce RTX 3080/3090 XC3 ULTRA GAMING GPUs.
The Kolink Observatory case no longer comes with 2 extra default case fans.
Cables no longer clip through pins on the ASUS ROG Strix Z370-G Gaming (Wi-Fi AC) motherboard.
Cables no longer clip through pins on the MSI MPG Z490M Gaming Edge Wifi motherboard.
Cables no longer clip through pins on the MSI B450M Mortar Max motherboard.
Cables no longer clip through pins on the MSI MAG B550M MORTAR WIFI motherboard.
The power button connector on the Colorful CVN Z390M GAMING PRO V20 motherboard no longer installs into a SATA port.
Aligned screws on the watercooled variants of the Zotac GAMING RTX 2080 TI AMP GPU.
Corrected the waterblock placement on the ROG Strix RTX 3090 024G GPU.
The stock cooler retention bracket is now removed when watercooling the ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 024G GPU.
Corrected screw alignment on the Radeon 6900XT GPU.
Improved power connector alignment on GPUs.
Single-slot GPUs installed in the Fractal Design Define R6 case now use the correct PCIe shield position.
Fixed plate clipping inside the EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 SuperXC Ultra.
Fixed the highlighting of the VRM during the motherboard watercooling tutorial.
It is now possible to cable radiators for all motherboards inside the Raijintek PAEAN case.
The logo on the Alphacool Eiszapfen 13mm fittings is no longer upside down.
The RGB strip of the RX 7900 XT/XTX GPUs no longer renders infront of glass case panels.
The front I/O of the Antec P6 now works.
Jobs
The initial delidding job no longer arrives with fans unplugged.
Job PCs no longer arrive with AIOs that can't be installed in the original positions.
XMP now stays on if a job is part of a job chain.
Build jobs can now be completed when using the AZZA Pyramid 804L as the case.
Tutorials
Players no longer get stuck when straying from the intended path during a watercooling onboarding.
RAM is now re-installable if removed during watercooling onboarding.
The shop PC no longer turns off when loading the game during the virus scan onboarding.
Amended the formatting on the Faulty RAM message.
Apps
Songs with numbered titles now play in the Music Player app.
The daily Spares'N'Repairs email now arrives before the app is opened.
EKWB radiators no longer have a double fan count on the Fan Control app.
Spares'N'Repairs no longer attempts to spawn a PC with an invalid part.
Data
Added EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 FTW3 ULTRA GAMING and EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 Super XC ULTRA to the compatability of the Eisblock GPX-N Plexi Light Nvidia Geforce RTX 2070 M02 GPU block.
Improved socket compatibility for AIO coolers.
The GeForce RTX 2080Ti | Alphacool Eisblock GPX-N Plexi M02 GPU no longer shows as Crossfire supported.
Tablet
Adjusted the animation of the tablet popping when picking up a PC from storage using the tablet.
Tablet behaviour corrected when animating off/on.
Other
Cleared the scoreboard on the LTT wall theme when starting a new game in Career Mode.
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