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wastedkarma t1_j8d5jtk wrote

Reply to comment by DarkKitarist in Motherboard Shipments Plummet by Ten Million Units in 2022 by Avieshek

The SSD basically made upgrading obsolete for me. I used to be a gamer but I’m not anymore. Quick boot plus SSDs mean I’m up and running in under 10 seconds now. On a computer that’s 9 years old.

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DarkKitarist t1_j8d61jr wrote

I'm still into gaming, but it's become less and less viable to upgrade on a 2 year basis, since the prices keep rising and rising, especially in the GPU market. And if anything I wanted to regularly update my GPU since I also use it for 3D modeling and working in Unreal Engine. I wanted to upgrade to a 4090 this year, but there is no way in hell I'm paying over 2k€ for it. Also most higher end stuff is more expensive in EU so it's a bummer to be an PC enthusiasts these days...

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RickySpanish1272 t1_j8dlbri wrote

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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richardawkings t1_j8dm9fe wrote

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.

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Lord_Shisui t1_j8dcig6 wrote

Meh I'm not so sure about mechanical keyboards. Most of them are so obnoxiously loud I can't stand them.

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DarkKitarist t1_j8ddby0 wrote

I switched to a mechanical Razer keyboard with their orange switches and it's quiet enough to type and has that mecha feeling which made my typing much faster and accurate.

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MRaholan t1_j8ddlq9 wrote

A cheap desktop PC isn't going to rub you that much. And honestly for the firepower you get it's typically worth it since you can upgrade as you go for years

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Roro_Yurboat t1_j8dv470 wrote

Every time I've planned "upgrade as you go", there has been a pin change or chipset update or something that makes upgrading not worth the effort or expense.

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GenderBender3000 t1_j8dandi wrote

I still game. But my steam deck has been great. Plus my Nintendo switch. Between the two I don’t do much actual desktop gaming anymore. And when I do, it’s for some of my older titles that my system can weather. There’s too many new games and not enough time in my late 30s now. So my library just keep building. I’m not sure if I will continue upgrading anymore. Or just sort of freeze my computer and stop updating. Will essentially last forever (until the parts themselves burn out) without getting slow or laggy or not being able to keep up. But with cards nowadays costing as much as my whole gaming pc did when I built it, it’s not very enticing. Plus no more EVGA for GCs means I’m stumped there.

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DarkKitarist t1_j8de7uh wrote

EVGA leaving the GC space kinda broke my heart too... I have all GPUs from the 480 up until 1080ti from them, they were just soo good (damn nVidia for basically chasing them away with their practices...)

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StyleChuds42069 t1_j8dbq5r wrote

if you aren't ever going to game on it you can pick up a very nice refurbished ex-office desktop tower with an SSD for $150 that will do everything you need for years

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