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[–] Jesus_666@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

When did it just become expected that everybody would upgrade GPU’s every year and that’s suppose to be normal?

Somewhere around 1996 when the 3dfx Voodoo came out. Once a year was a relatively conservative upgrade schedule in the late 90s.

[–] GrindingGears@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Those cards were like what though, $199?

[–] Jesus_666@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

That's still not cheap when you account for inflation. Of course there's a world of difference between "not cheap" and what they charge these days.