sanitation@lemmy.radio to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months ago60% of PC gamers have no plans to build a new PC in the next two years — AI pricing crunch on RAM and other components paralyze enthusiast marketwww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square75linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-link60% of PC gamers have no plans to build a new PC in the next two years — AI pricing crunch on RAM and other components paralyze enthusiast marketwww.tomshardware.comsanitation@lemmy.radio to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square75linkfedilink
minus-squaresexy_peach@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 months agoI mean why build a pc with specs that I could have had years ago for the same price.
minus-squareTheBlackLounge@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 months ago40% of gamers: cause I didn’t build it those years ago
minus-squareLetThereBeNick@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 months agoSome percentage, including me, would have built a second or third
minus-squarezurohki@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 months agoFor a while now new hardware has been like 10% faster and also 10% more expensive, so they could have saved a lot of R&D time by continuing to manufacture everything from 2020 and added just a couple of new things to the top of the product stack.
minus-squareOrganicMustard@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 months agoExactly. My computer is 7 years old. I can build a new one that is twice as fast for triple what I spent then. No thanks.
I mean why build a pc with specs that I could have had years ago for the same price.
40% of gamers: cause I didn’t build it those years ago
Some percentage, including me, would have built a second or third
For a while now new hardware has been like 10% faster and also 10% more expensive, so they could have saved a lot of R&D time by continuing to manufacture everything from 2020 and added just a couple of new things to the top of the product stack.
Exactly. My computer is 7 years old. I can build a new one that is twice as fast for triple what I spent then. No thanks.