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redbrick5 t1_j90t49q wrote

Reply to comment by Gargenville in Ultra-enthusiast hardware is strangling PC gaming by redhatGizmo

I think for decades we have been accustomed to buying the latest/maxed out components when buying/building a new computer. Primarily because there was a huge improvement over the tech from 2yrs prior. No longer the situation and our lust for the best vs cost can't be rationalized

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stu54 t1_j910sts wrote

The tech is still hugely better over 2 generations, but the power consumption keeps rising. Somehow a 120 watt last gen GPU became entry level.

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