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Everyone has thought of building their own PC during their life. At the very least, they would like to acquire one by means of either purchasing separate parts and putting them together, or purchasing a pre-built computer. Both means of acquisitions have their benefits and detriments. However, it seems that the most plausible way of acquiring a PC would be by buying a pre-built computer due to a lack of a very crucial PC component in the market: the graphics card. The graphics card is one of, if not, the most important component when it comes to building a PC, especially for hardcore PC gamers. After all, it is where a chunk of the total cost comes from when doing so. The graphics card allows the player to run games at higher resolutions with higher clarity, smoother frames, and provides an overall better experience the more higher-end it is. Of course, they work in tandem with CPUs to create an immersive and splendorous gaming appearance as one cannot function at full capacity without the other provided that one does not outperform the other. However, at the turn of the year, the graphics card market supply reached an all-time low due to a plethora of factors. Demand for graphics cards skyrocketed and supply dwindled, Donald Trump imposed taxes on graphics card imports, leading to an increase in price and limited availability, thus causing GPU manufacturers such as NVIDIA and EVGA to create newer, marginally worse GPUs all for the sake of availability. The problem is, with limited availability, the demand will only increase further, leading to scalpers setting up ways to purchase the cheap (or sometimes, not-so-cheap) cards before other consumers even have a chance of refreshing the purchase page, only to resell them at a higher price to turn a profit. This has been repeated ad nauseum for the last four months, and shows no sign of stopping as there is clearly a lack of generosity and sympathy for those that are unable to purchase one in time. This is also reminiscent of the recent PS5 limited availability in which purchasing one at the exact time of release is virtually a dream (or nightmare, depending of your interpretation). Building a PC at this current point in time is clearly a bad idea, as one could purchase a pre-built PC that comes with a graphics card. However, many consumers and gamers began their PC endeavors as soon as this tragedy began, leaving many stranded ashore without any feasible way to complete their dream rig without breaking the bank, waiting, scalping, or even all three. Recap:
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AuthorBrady Bryan is quite familiar with blogs since he had to frequently post on his blog in 6th grade. Although its been a long time since then, he still knows what a proper blog should look like. Archives
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