More like insane graphics demand on hardware. I don't have to game at 4K, so this is less of an issue for people like myself.
This is an extremely frustrating situation - I've been hoping to get a 1080 Ti for months now.
Then I realized it was far too expensive, so I set my sights on a 1080. Then I realized that even that was still way overpriced, so I checked out the 1070s. Same deal.
Finally, I looked at the 1060s - since I'm definitely not interested in paying the MSRP of a 1080 for a 6GB 1060, I've given up.
If anyone feels like selling me their old card for less than twice its price, let me know.
Nonsense to you. Consoles do NOT have spikes in prices... this is fact.The Gaming PC's inherent dependency on varied hardware is certainly costing it (and Gamers). Next I assume are SSDs? Consoles are starting to appeal more and more these days.
Nonsense, consoles have their temporary spikes in prices just the same as everything else.
For one thing consoles are NOT jailbroken... that's Apple products. The latest consoles are NOT hacked either. Get sick of PC fanboys spreading blatant lies.Talking about consoles, I thought PS4 and XB1 have been jail broken quite a while back and just requiring specific version of firmware? Maybe all the new systems come with new enough firmware that can't be cracked yet.If you can call it temporary. For the most part, consoles retain prices and are much more heavily discounted than PC 'parts' during sales. Their price hike isn't as stingy as PC parts.The Gaming PC's inherent dependency on varied hardware is certainly costing it (and Gamers). Next I assume are SSDs? Consoles are starting to appeal more and more these days.
Nonsense, consoles have their temporary spikes in prices just the same as everything else.
Also, this mining craze has been going on for more than what I'd call a temporary phase. Count in other factors, SSDs, expensive monitors, RAM prices (which was featured in part 1 of this article) and its cloudy for PC Gaming.
I just wonder how mining performance looks like there. It's probably not that great, but if power efficiency is close enough, maybe MS and Sony can take a few bullets for PC folks, evening out the pressure...
I watched a video the other day about cheaters on PUBG. They plainly stated that cheating was less of a problem on console than PC. So looking at it from that perspective, I can't rule out the possibility that consoles do get hacked.For one thing consoles are NOT jailbroken... that's Apple products. The latest consoles are NOT hacked either. Get sick of PC fanboys spreading blatant lies.
Nonsense to you. Consoles do NOT have spikes in prices... this is fact.
Now... Imagine Taiwan suffer a medium size earthquake and TSMC need to shut down a month for repairs.
Or Rocket dude decide he doesn't like the Winter Olympics and shoots a few rockets at Samsung's memory plants.
Sh*t is about to hit the fan folks.
I upgraded my motherboard, CPU, and RAM in 2016 but am still using my old 480 GTX. Although I would love to get a 1060, the 480 met my current needs and I could not justify spending another $190 back then. Now my fear is that the 480 will die before GPU prices return to sane levels. I would have to hope that my old 8800 GT still works, or get the cheapest 8400 GS I can find just to run my PC (no integrated graphic on my board).
C'mon....I don't think graphics cards prices are insane.
It is, if you chase after 4K gaming nonsense.
1080p 60fps gaming is accessible, affordable and practical.
Heck, even 720p gaming is cheap. `
Wake up. Open your eyes. See the world with your own eyes. It can appreciate more 'K's than the absurdly expensive monitor and system setup that you can build.
Even 320x200 resolution games are still enjoyable.
It's the gameplay that matters. Not the amount of absurdity in reproducing what your eyes can already appreciate surrounding you.[/QUOTE
What a bunch of nonsense. You might as well say to go play outside and use your inagination.
I've been holding out on buying a VR rig, and was planning on buying one early this year. Now that I've got the money together, the prices jumped up so dramatically that I don't even want to buy a new rig now.
How long should I wait to buy a VR rig now?