Idiotic tariffs, indifferent retailers, depraved flippers and AI mania are making the simple act of buying a graphics card the defining misery of PC gaming in 2025.
    • ImplyingImplications@lemmy.caEnglish
      245·
      8 months ago

      Because I’m a Gamer! A Gamer! The most oppressed minority on the planet!

      But the author’s actual reason is:

      Our hobby deserves better from the companies that made their billions on the backs of PC gaming

      Which seems about as true as saying Microsoft made their billions on the backs of PC gaming.

      • breadguyyyyyyy@lemm.eeEnglish
        101·
        8 months ago

        we could always stop buying stuff there’s a shit ton of good games that run on low end hardware

      • Viri4thus@feddit.orgEnglish
        16·
        8 months ago

        Because I’m a Gamer! A Gamer! The most oppressed minority on the planet!

        Said no one with 2 neurons to rub together, ever…

        Except in OP’s whet dreams where they ride a white horse to battle to save all those oppressed by the moustache twirling evil aryan gamers.

  • MyOpinion@lemm.eeEnglish
    121·
    8 months ago

    They have been starving the market for months. All part of the plan.

  • JohnWorks@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    7·
    8 months ago

    Was legit surprised to see my local microcenter sold out when I checked today. Pretty sure they had multiple hundreds in stock and now there’s only 1 left today.

      • ReallyActuallyFrankenstein@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
        11·
        8 months ago

        It’s partially AI, but in all likelihood customers aren’t buying with AI as a high priority; instead, supply is constrained because most of the same production capacity is being used on AI-focused enterprise hardware.

      • JohnWorks@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        2·
        8 months ago

        Not as far as I know most of the popular coins either use asic mining or proof of stake. Maybe they use them for memecoin or something idk.

  • WereCat@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    8 months ago

    Buying RX 6800 XT in early 2023 for €400 was the best decision I could make. The card even OCs by almost 20%… Coil whine is exceptionally bad on it though.

    There is literally nothing I can upgrade to that makes any financial sense.

    • CancerMancer@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      2·
      8 months ago

      I’m on a 2080 Ti and even I’m having a hard time justifying these upgrades. Upgraded my wife’s 1080 with a used 3070 instead.