▲ 142 ▼ PC Motherboard sales face sharp 25%+ decline amid weak demand (www.techpowerup.com) submitted 5 months ago by alessandro@lemmy.ca to c/pcgaming@lemmy.ca 24 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] alfredon996@feddit.it -1 points 5 months ago (5 children) I've heard that prices of motherboards are decreasing permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] DiarrheaSommelier@lemmy.ca 30 points 5 months ago (4 children) Who cares if a MSRP$199 motherboard now costs $239 instead of the $249 it did last month? RAM is still thousands of dollars. GPUs are still thousands of dollars. There is no point trying to build a PC anymore. Run what you have until the industry collapses, and only spend any money on indie games. The industry has chosen to fuck you over completely. Never forget that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Typhoon@lemmy.ca 13 points 5 months ago (3 children) Most of these manufacturers will go out of business by the time the AI bubble bursts and you still won't be able to buy one for a reasonable amount. They're intentionally destroying the market so you're forced into cheap cloud-based devices they can force you into contracts to run. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Whostosay@sh.itjust.works 12 points 5 months ago I will play DND through the fucking post office before I do that. permalink fedilink source parent [–] BillyTheKid2@lemmy.ca 5 points 5 months ago (1 child) Does everybody still think the bubble will burst? I honestly don't think it will... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Typhoon@lemmy.ca 1 point 5 months ago Every bubble pops. It's just a question of when. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DiarrheaSommelier@lemmy.ca 30 points 5 months ago (4 children) Who cares if a MSRP$199 motherboard now costs $239 instead of the $249 it did last month? RAM is still thousands of dollars. GPUs are still thousands of dollars. There is no point trying to build a PC anymore. Run what you have until the industry collapses, and only spend any money on indie games. The industry has chosen to fuck you over completely. Never forget that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Typhoon@lemmy.ca 13 points 5 months ago (3 children) Most of these manufacturers will go out of business by the time the AI bubble bursts and you still won't be able to buy one for a reasonable amount. They're intentionally destroying the market so you're forced into cheap cloud-based devices they can force you into contracts to run. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Whostosay@sh.itjust.works 12 points 5 months ago I will play DND through the fucking post office before I do that. permalink fedilink source parent [–] BillyTheKid2@lemmy.ca 5 points 5 months ago (1 child) Does everybody still think the bubble will burst? I honestly don't think it will... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Typhoon@lemmy.ca 1 point 5 months ago Every bubble pops. It's just a question of when. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Typhoon@lemmy.ca 13 points 5 months ago (3 children) Most of these manufacturers will go out of business by the time the AI bubble bursts and you still won't be able to buy one for a reasonable amount. They're intentionally destroying the market so you're forced into cheap cloud-based devices they can force you into contracts to run. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Whostosay@sh.itjust.works 12 points 5 months ago I will play DND through the fucking post office before I do that. permalink fedilink source parent [–] BillyTheKid2@lemmy.ca 5 points 5 months ago (1 child) Does everybody still think the bubble will burst? I honestly don't think it will... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Typhoon@lemmy.ca 1 point 5 months ago Every bubble pops. It's just a question of when. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Whostosay@sh.itjust.works 12 points 5 months ago I will play DND through the fucking post office before I do that. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BillyTheKid2@lemmy.ca 5 points 5 months ago (1 child) Does everybody still think the bubble will burst? I honestly don't think it will... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Typhoon@lemmy.ca 1 point 5 months ago Every bubble pops. It's just a question of when. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Typhoon@lemmy.ca 1 point 5 months ago Every bubble pops. It's just a question of when. permalink fedilink source parent