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    From Utopian Galt@21:4/108 to All on Wed Dec 3 18:31:54 2025
    If Im not really a gamer should I buy a new rig due to the Data centers/AI eating up the Memory/SSDs?


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  • From tenser@21:1/101 to Utopian Galt on Fri Dec 5 01:39:34 2025
    On 03 Dec 2025 at 06:31p, Utopian Galt pondered and said...

    If Im not really a gamer should I buy a new rig due to the Data
    centers/AI eating up the Memory/SSDs?

    Is there something you think you could do with a newer machine
    that you cannot do with your current system? If so, then yeah.
    If not, then why bother?

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  • From Utopian Galt@21:4/108 to Tenser on Thu Dec 4 22:15:06 2025
    BY: tenser (21:1/101)

    |11t|09> |10Is there something you think you could do with a newer machine|07 |11t|09> |10that you cannot do with your current system? If so, then yeah.|07 |11t|09> |10If not, then why bother?|07
    my idea was to buy a 9060 xt and a 750 watt power supply and just weather it out for the next 18 months.


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  • From tenser@21:1/101 to Utopian Galt on Sat Dec 6 00:48:56 2025
    On 04 Dec 2025 at 10:15p, Utopian Galt pondered and said...

    BY: tenser (21:1/101)

    Is there something you think you could do with a newer machine
    that you cannot do with your current system? If so, then yeah.
    If not, then why bother?

    my idea was to buy a 9060 xt and a 750 watt power supply and just
    weather it out for the next 18 months.

    Heh, go for it.

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  • From neoshock@21:1/150 to Utopian Galt on Sun Dec 7 22:59:46 2025
    If Im not really a gamer should I buy a new rig due to the Data
    centers/AI eating up the Memory/SSDs?

    Unfortunately I feel that this is going to be the case for quite some time. If you are in need of a new PC I would say yes, as prices may continue to go up. I feel it may take a couple of years to come back down.

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  • From poindexter FORTRAN@21:4/122 to neoshock on Thu Dec 11 08:53:35 2025
    neoshock wrote to Utopian Galt <=-

    Unfortunately I feel that this is going to be the case for quite some time. If you are in need of a new PC I would say yes, as prices may continue to go up. I feel it may take a couple of years to come back
    down.

    I have a 9th generation i7 with 64 GB of RAM and an NVMe slot -
    I'm planning on this holding me over for some time.



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  • From Arelor@21:2/138 to Utopian Galt on Sun Dec 14 18:06:38 2025
    Re: pc buying question
    By: Utopian Galt to All on Wed Dec 03 2025 06:31 pm

    If Im not really a gamer should I buy a new rig due to the Data centers/AI eating up the Memory/SSDs?

    My opinion is "no."

    I mean, the price scalation is affecting comparatively recent hardware. If you have hardware that works for you *now* I don't think there is a reason for you to upgrade, specially considering the videogame market is in the process of crashing hard this year so I don't expact game requirements to skyrocket.

    If your concern is you won't be able to replace your computer when your actual one gets done for, I am sure you will be able to buy a used one for peanuts by the time that happens.


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  • From Utopian Galt@21:4/108 to Arelor on Sun Dec 14 17:41:14 2025
    BY: Arelor (21:2/138)

    |11A|09> |10I mean, the price scalation is affecting comparatively recent hardware.|07
    |11A|09> |10If you have hardware that works for you *now* I don't think there is a|07
    |11A|09> |10reason for you to upgrade, specially considering the videogame market is|07
    |11A|09> |10in the process of crashing hard this year so I don't expact game|07 |11A|09> |10requirements to skyrocket.|07
    |11A|09> |07
    |11A|09> |10If your concern is you won't be able to replace your computer when your|07
    |11A|09> |10actual one gets done for, I am sure you will be able to buy a used one|07
    |11A|09> |10for peanuts by the time that happens.|07
    I have windows desktop, mac laptop and windows laptop. I think I can survive two years at least. If worse comes to worse i'll need to take a 2-3 year loan on a new box.

    Yes, I dont think they will ask for an Ultra 7 265 to be mininum requirements, it will likely be a 8th or 9th gen i5-i7 or ryzen 1700 right now.


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