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After RAM and SSDs, PSUs and CPU coolers are next in line for price hikes

• xvxvx 9mo ago
  As previously mentioned, we may be seeing the end of home PC's as we know it: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46511477 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46511477
  • general1465 9mo ago
    There are still absurd amount of computers available on eBay. They are not newest, but you can use them for most of the work and it will force software developers to optimize their programs, because ability to run software on 10-15 year old computer will become a competitive advantage.
    • pseudohadamard 9mo ago
      Not only that but if you're not trapped in the Microsoft hell of forced hardware updates there's no reason to move on from what you've got now. My desktop PC is from 2007 and, for what I use it for, not noticeably different in operation from what you'd buy now. The only change I made was upgrading to an SSD at some point, apart from that it's the original hardware.
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• calini 9mo ago
  So glad I upgraded my PC right before this.