jesbiil t1_j8dmjzu wrote
Reply to comment by Stone-Baked in Motherboard Shipments Plummet by Ten Million Units in 2022 by Avieshek
Back in MY DAY I could build an entire desktop for...awww fuck we're old :).
Cynical_Cyanide t1_j8dmzfy wrote
Mate, it wasn't even that long ago! When the intel 8000 series and Nvidia 10 series was fresh, prices were sane. That was only 2017-18, man.
Ok-disaster2022 t1_j8dqavk wrote
Yep. And there was promise that prices would start to come down with AMD getting competitive on CPUs again. What ended up happening was Intel and AMD started increasing power consumption on CPUs to get even more clocks, and higher power draw means higher quality components. Then with the supply issues (even motherboards have on board chips) due to Pandemic price gouging became the norm, and Everyone was okay with it
PancAshAsh t1_j8du5oi wrote
What makes you think the supply chain issues plaguing us since the start of the pandemic have gone away?
BigDigger324 t1_j8e49bk wrote
They definitely haven’t gone away BUT they have lessened to a significant degree yet prices haven’t bothered to come back down….crazy who could have seen this coming?!
MakingItElsewhere t1_j8gmdng wrote
And when people ask "Why is random thing high priced!?!" all you get is "Have you been living under a rock for 3 years!?!"
Like, dude, shit shouldn't STAY doubled in price just because companies want to keep their stock price up.
Adam_is_Nutz t1_j8dwttw wrote
I built in 2019 right before the pandemic. Whole setup including mouse, keyboard, and monitor for just under $1200. My gpu was like $550 and my motherboard was $65.
Cynical_Cyanide t1_j8gxmzm wrote
With respect, that doesn't mean much without context. It's possible to build a PC for that amount right now - it'll just suck at gaming.
Adam_is_Nutz t1_j8gxsb9 wrote
Thats fair. It was basically top of the line amd right before Nvidia dropped the 3000s
sad_asian_noodle t1_j8hqv6t wrote
That's a cheap mobo.
Adam_is_Nutz t1_j8hv0qc wrote
Its PCIe 4. I bought the cheapest one I could find with that spec cuz it was my first build. No cool lights or anything.
FUTURE10S t1_j8e110v wrote
10 series? Try 9 or 7, the 970, outside of being 3.5GB+0.5GB, was exceptionally good performance for $329.
Cynical_Cyanide t1_j8gxksr wrote
I mean you're not wrong, but I'm just talking about acceptable value, not even great value.
zaphod4primeminister t1_j8ewuq3 wrote
The last Era of pc gaming being cost effective
lordytoo t1_j8fgiqk wrote
Blame eth.
Darth-Flan t1_j8ge3s2 wrote
Seriously I blame all this on crypto mining, then the pandemic then supply chain. In that order. Now manufacturers are not decreasing prices as demand and supply chain issues have lessened.
lordytoo t1_j8how2n wrote
Yea ppl are too caught up on gpu prices the pasy 2 years. I remember the last bull run in 2017 when 1000 series cards got jacked because eth hit 1400$. Good times lol
TheAmorphous t1_j8dporb wrote
I'm older. Back in the 90s building PCs was expensive. It's almost like we're going back to that.
FUTURE10S t1_j8e1c2p wrote
At least unlike the 90s, our PC hardware doesn't become irrelevant in 2 years. I'm only now starting to see problems using a Ryzen 3600, but I knew it was going to happen sooner or later, and it's only in specific scenarios. Waiting for the 7950X3D's benchmark before I upgrade and stick with a platform for a few years, but if the 14th gen Intel chips are the power efficiency powerhouse rumours say, I might just skip AMD altogether.
SoWereDoingThis t1_j8e3s6f wrote
Why not the ryzen 5800x3d for a lot less initial investment by staying with AM4?
FUTURE10S t1_j8fdjyl wrote
8 physical cores isn't enough, I need at least 12.
Stone-Baked t1_j8fqdqj wrote
Exactly what I did . Went from a 3600x to 5800x3d and it’s amazing!
TheAmorphous t1_j8e42ma wrote
I'm on an old Broadwell machine and was thinking the same. Then MicroCenter kept emailing me about that $600 7900x bundle and wore me down. Can't beat that price really.
Ok_Marionberry_9932 t1_j8ef020 wrote
If you recycled everything from you old computer a few hundred bucks and you’re top notch again
Stone-Baked t1_j9qkpmq wrote
😝
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