Fair enough. On the other hand segments of the market who think of the computer as a blackbox that is a bicycle for the mind are even less likely to care about

Fair enough. On the other hand segments of the market who think of the computer as a blackbox that is a bicycle for the mind are even less likely to care about any individual specification. Most people I know who build their own PC's are trying to optimize for some spec that manufacturers dont usually care about - loudness, gpu performance, low power draw, size, aesthetics.