i really wish I could have eeked out one more GPU upgrade before the shit hit the fan…but GPUs are at the point now where you gotta upgrade the PSU to upgrade the GPU since power draw demands are getting absolutely donk.
The dominoes are falling: motherboard sales down 50% as PC enthusiasts are put off by stinking memory prices
Submitted 2 weeks ago by themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to technology@lemmy.world
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A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
ApatheticCactus@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Weird aside, but I have a 14900k which just eats power. About 400ish watts draw during CPU benchmarks for total ststem draw. I had a 1000w psu and finally got a 5090. Now a 400w cpu + 600w gpu should not work- but it did. I did stress test both at the same time and hit 1100w, but it lived. Thing is, most games do not stress borh CPU and GPU at max at the same time, so real world usage I was always under.
Still, I want headroom, so I got a deal on a 1500w psu. New PSU is more efficient, and running the same simultaneous cpu/gpu benchmark I hit about 960w, so the efficiency bump kept me under my old psu limit. It did lead me to get a new PSU, but technically it would have been mostly okay.
monotremata@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
GPUs at least are actually not that expensive right now. Aside from the 5090, they’re mostly close to MSRP, which is a pretty novel situation. I was waiting to upgrade my whole system for that, though, because my CPU would be a bottleneck at this point, and that’s not really an option now because of the crazy RAM prices. The past few years have been super frustrating for PC builders.
A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
for now
by the time i can afford it, and a new PSU, the ram issue will probably see GPUs skyrocket as well.
peopleproblems@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Wonder if we’ll getting consumer grade SoCs that are CPUs with integrated RAM.
floofloof@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
We’ll be getting the opportunity to rent low-powered cloud computers at premium prices.
peopleproblems@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
“You’ll own nothing and like it.”
brucethemoose@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Strix Halo (AI Max CPUs) are basically that.
But they’re still DDR5 hanging off a bus, manufactured in the same place as sticks, so that wouldn’t really affect the price.
peopleproblems@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I dont know enough about the hardware details of DDR5 admittedly. But it doesn’t seem improbable to architect x86_64 cpus to include a set amount.
Yeah, you lose the ability to upgrade it, but you gain guaranteed compatibility, one less component to damage and troubleshoot. People don’t seem to complain about the integrated RAM in ARM processors .
x00z@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Oh I didn’t even think of this. There are so many companies that could get into trouble because of this, and they will all get mad at the AI bullshitters.
aesthelete@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Honestly, probably a buy opportunity for good ddr5 motherboards. The bubble will burst and then you can buy the ram for pennies next year.
Infernal_pizza@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
Yeah in 2035 when we’ve moved to DDR7
DylanMc6@lemmy.ml 2 weeks ago
abolish money, in favor of labor vouchers. seriously!
QuandaleDingle@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
…and let your employer govern your livelihood? What?
douglasg14b@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Seriously.
They are already doing this through regulatory capture and corruption. Let’s not give them more power
DylanMc6@lemmy.ml 2 weeks ago
in some forms of marxism, money as a source of exchanging goods is abolished in favor of labor vouchers. seriousl!
queermunist@lemmy.ml 2 weeks ago
Your employer already governs your livelihood through your paycheck.
That’s why employers should be elected, not just be rich people that can afford to hire workers.
morto@piefed.social 2 weeks ago
Dominoes falling
Riot in the streets…Krompus@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Streets? PC enthusiasts? Riot in the forums.
morto@piefed.social 2 weeks ago
Oww, people didn’t get my reference :(
Digestive_Biscuit@feddit.uk 2 weeks ago
Baby this time There’s no retreat There’s no surrender
BilSabab@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
who would’ve thought that it would happen… (checks stats) yeah, it was EVERYONE. Gee, maybe someone needs to learn some supply and demand basics by this point. The tenacity!