PC motherboard sales are on track for some of the biggest corrections in recent times as manufacturers struggle with weak demand, according to a DigiTimes report. What began as AI data center expansion quickly started affecting consumer PC DIY endeavors, as severe silicon shortages across the indust...
Even if it is 10 bucks for a top-of-the-line mobo, people would not buy since new CPU is sold at hefty price, and GPUs, even used ones, are way overpriced to be needing new motherboard.
What is the point of getting new hardware when old hardware (say, 10yo) does well in today’s standards while new hardware cost you an arm and a leg?
Can’t even by HDD, not even SSD, with today’s prices.
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Lifetime of building my own PCs, the price of the mobo has NEVER been the biggest cost of a build
Why buy a mobo if you can’t afford the components to make it useful?
Even if it is 10 bucks for a top-of-the-line mobo, people would not buy since new CPU is sold at hefty price, and GPUs, even used ones, are way overpriced to be needing new motherboard.
What is the point of getting new hardware when old hardware (say, 10yo) does well in today’s standards while new hardware cost you an arm and a leg?
Can’t even by HDD, not even SSD, with today’s prices.
No shit dude. Lowering a mobo price will do nothing because that isn’t the budget breaker. Never has been.