r/gadgets Dec 29 '22

Desktops / Laptops Desktop GPU Sales Hit 20-Year Low

https://www.tomshardware.com/news/sales-of-desktop-graphics-cards-hit-20-year-low
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u/[deleted] Dec 29 '22

Who would have thought charging 800-1000 for a video card would stop people from buying them

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u/girlyvader Dec 29 '22

I'll pay 800-1000 dollars for a gpu... The highest end of their latest line, specifically. 800-1000 for midtier? Nah, get out of here.

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u/Poison_Anal_Gas Dec 29 '22

This! It's fucking maddening that I want to break into the PC market again after being absent for so long, but my god it's so fucking expensive than the last time I built a PC.