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...
Maybe motherboard manufacturers should’ve been telling off the others so they don’t fuck over the consumers. But they didn’t say a word like all the rest of them. They just sat and watched.
Now they reap their harvest after they ignored the weeds.
Yeah, “weak demand” is a bullshit argument. It’s “hey, I’d love to build a new PC but I can’t fucking afford half the components anymore so I’m not getting any”
GPU - now the price of a 5 year old Toyota.
RAM - 10x price hike in the last year
CPUs - prices increasing faster than processing speed
Economy - destroyed
Wages - stagnant
Social contract for young adults - Broken
Motherboard manufacturers - “why is no one buying our products?”
Maybe motherboard manufacturers should’ve been telling off the others so they don’t fuck over the consumers. But they didn’t say a word like all the rest of them. They just sat and watched.
Now they reap their harvest after they ignored the weeds.
Yeah, “weak demand” is a bullshit argument. It’s “hey, I’d love to build a new PC but I can’t fucking afford half the components anymore so I’m not getting any”
Well when you put it like that, I see why the manufacturers are so confused…