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minus-squareGhostie@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29·5 days agoBefore I’d say building your own can be more cost effective, but I can’t even say that now with those RAM and GPU prices.
minus-squareMoltz@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·13 hours agoPriced a full build yesterday. A 9800X3D and 9700XT build with 2TB storage, 32GB RAM, Noctua Cooler, basic mid case, and 750 PSU is about $2400 before tax and shipping.
minus-squareArmchairAce1944@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·5 days agoI hope that they just fail in their half-assed attempts and the prices fall again.
minus-squareGhostie@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·5 days agoMe too or supply rises to met demand with new companies, which can also lower the price. But I mostly want AI to fail.
minus-squaretexture@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 days agoyeah prebuilts are cheaper now, sadly
Before I’d say building your own can be more cost effective, but I can’t even say that now with those RAM and GPU prices.
Priced a full build yesterday. A 9800X3D and 9700XT build with 2TB storage, 32GB RAM, Noctua Cooler, basic mid case, and 750 PSU is about $2400 before tax and shipping.
I hope that they just fail in their half-assed attempts and the prices fall again.
Me too or supply rises to met demand with new companies, which can also lower the price. But I mostly want AI to fail.
yeah prebuilts are cheaper now, sadly