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jagermo@feddit.org ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

To be honest, i’d rather wait 6 months if that means the prices are not completly fucked.

I’m currently building a pc for my kid and i had to go to a DDR3 system from 2014 to have decent prices. The market is so screwed right now.

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sudoMakeUser@sh.itjust.works ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
An i7 4970K (DDR3) or similar CPU can actually be decent in 2026 for gaming.

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- jagermo@feddit.org ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  I hope so, i got one :). But nvme is expensive, gpu is expensive, it just sucks. But, the kid will learn about upgrading your stuff, i hope :)
  
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BlackLodgeCooper@lemmy.ml ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Would be ideal to release with the price they need it to be and do a price cut later but I know that’s difficult to do realistically.

We’re not getting any younger here. Prices have been creeping up for a while and the longer we wait, the idea of saving a few hundred dollars might end up being a wash with inflation and time lost. Also, there’s no guarantee prices won’t be even higher in 6 months.

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