5 reasons I am done with PC building
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A veteran PC builder of nearly 20 years explains why they are giving up on building new PCs. The reasons include buggy hardware launches (Nvidia RTX 50 series ROP issues, burning connectors, AMD Zen 5 post-launch patches), poor generational performance gains, inflated prices where mid-range GPUs now cost $600–$750 and MSRP is rarely honored, and PC games launching in unoptimized states with sky-high requirements. The author plans to keep using their current Ryzen 7 5700X / RTX 3080 rig, buy a PlayStation 6, and possibly a VR headset instead of investing in a new gaming PC build.
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Unfinished and buggy hardwarePoor generational gainsEven mid-range parts are too expensiveGames have sky-high requirements and poor optimizationA next-gen console plus my current PC is all I need144 Impressions