Back in MY DAY I could build an entire desktop for...awww fuck we're old :).

I upgraded from a 960 to 3080. My graphics card this time around was the price of my entire computer before. I use my rig for gaming and work but if things keep going the way they are going, my next rig would be a console and ill just keeo my computer for work. I could have probably bought a PS5, Switch, Xbox, TV and surround sound system for the price I paid for my current setup. I'm convinced that PC part manufacturers hate PC gamers.

Throughout my entire child good I was able to scrap together a decent build for cheap . Now it’s insane for new stuff

AI really wants us to have more than 5 fingers per hand huh

Consoles are definitely an option. I was always a build my own PC kind of gamer, but when GPUs got crazy but OEMs were still getting regular pricing it made it so a pre-built was more cost effective. That might still be the case. I've also seen gaming laptops (not the crazy high-end types) as a reasonable option. I'd say just evaluate all the alternatives.

Also in the last decade my Steam library has grown to the point where I'm pretty sure I wont finish it in what remains of my life (barring some serious advances in medicine), so I don' think I'll need to spend money on new games and new hardware to play those new games much anyway.

Oh nice, maybe he can get some one day. It's already been a couple years, but will probably take a while since he lives in rural Mississippi with no health insurance.

Am5 itx board are priced like they are made of rare earths. It's crazy.

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My entire budget is like 1/3 of a 4090...

The accepted defition of a recession is pretty clear. We have not seen two consecutive quarters of GDP decline, so it's not a recession.

And while the layoffs are concerning, the economy added 500k net jobs in January. We may well be in a recession soon, but we're really not right now.

I’ve found the last generation GPUs fairly reasonably priced recently if you don’t have to have the latest and greatest.

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Just going to leave this here:

https://youtube.com/shorts/pbm-aIrhcRo?feature=share

Remember when cheap boards were like $50 and the more expensive overclocker boards were $130? I remember the Z97 Anniversary, great board, $99.

Now, let's say I want to build a computer with the new 13th gen CPUs...

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By the time I started making enough income to consider using a chunk of it to update my old ass computer I realize that I’ve been priced out of the game completely.

I’m too reasonable to spend this much on a modern PC. I will just use an old laptop and game on consoles if this is how it’s going to be from now on.

This is it. The 4090 can use those faster PCIe lanes.

Edit: I concede that this is not it. Looked at others' demos and none showed more that a 5% improvement with a 4090 on PCIE 3 vs. 4.

We have one thumb, yes, but what about second thumb?

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Killer refresh rate.

Thumb prosthetics already exist. No need to wait for this invention.

I’d call that a mild success

Intel basically forces you to buy new mb every 2 generation of cpus so for everyone that wants to use intel cpu are guarantee to buy new mb.

Amd atleast can last 4 years with same mb so i can kind of take the hit with their price. Cause i will most likely be able to upgrade 2 cpus without switching board out

I been looking for a MB B550 from Gigabyte and MSI for an entire month , but couldn't , because all of the retailers in my country somehow don't want to stock them up anymore because they're too expensive , no one want to buy it or the manufacturers end the most popular line already ( wtf ?) , only cheap stuff like ASUS and Asrock were left , and the overpriced B650 is chock full on their shelves . I just don't get it , is it true that they won't make B550 anymore ?