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60% of PC gamers have no plans to build a new PC in the next two years — AI pricing crunch on RAM and other components paralyze enthusiast market (www.tomshardware.com)
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[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago

When the RAM and SSD prices started shooting up I bought 2 spare (used) sticks of DDR4 and an SSD and put them on my shelf as potential replacement parts for my 5950X/RTX3080 PC. I don't anticipate changing anything except replacing what breaks, for the foreseeable future. I was always a tech enthusiast but I'm getting old and don't know how long I can stay employed, so if the prices stay high this may be where my tech journey stops.