Tariffs are likely to push up the cost of PC cases, graphics cards, and more, with companies such as Silverstone and InWin already worried.
  • yeehaw@lemmy.caEnglish
    5·
    3 hours ago

    yeah, well, my gripe since covid has been how high end graphics cards are triple the cost of a new switch 2. For just a graphics card. There’s no way the hardware and R&D costs so much they need to be that much. Get fucked. I’ll wait until another player gets up to speed or they come down.

    • Korhaka@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      1·
      1 hour ago

      Well it can be, very high end computer equipment costs a shitload. GPUs cost that much because people now want to spend that much on more performance.

      You can get a cheaper card or use the onboard graphics on the CPU.

  • Jakob Fel@retrolemmy.comEnglish
    12·
    7 hours ago

    For the short term, perhaps. Only reason they’re so expensive is because of how few countries are capable of chip manufacturing. The plan of returning American industry gives the US an amazing opportunity to increase chip production and make the supply chain more affordable.

  • WereCat@lemmy.worldEnglish
    101·
    21 hours ago

    BOOO! You won’t be able to afford what you’re already not able to afford!

  • atrielienz@lemmy.worldEnglish
    332·
    2 days ago

    About to? Comparatively it’s been up for quite some time now and I expect it to get more expensive as we go. Used to be $1000 could build you a pretty decent PC for gaming. Now? $2000+. And the tariffs are just gonna exacerbate everything for Americans.

  • SupraMario@lemmy.worldEnglish
    61·
    1 day ago

    This is why I built my new pc, my wifes new pc and built a friend a new pc. The writing was on the wall and you had to have been blind not to see it.

  • PlzGivHugs@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    51·
    2 days ago

    Is the US really that central to PC component manufacturing, or is this (mostly) just a US thing? Like, don’t get me wrong, I know a lot of these companies are US-based, but isn’t basically all the manufacturing and most of the distribution handled elsewhere?

      • Korhaka@sopuli.xyzEnglish
        1·
        1 hour ago

        Yes, in the US. Some of us don’t live in the US though. Given that parts are made in countries like Taiwan surely the tariffs won’t matter much to anyone outside the US?

        • SquiffSquiff@lemmy.worldEnglish
          11·
          1 hour ago

          Sure, but 90% of the English speaking people online are Americans. I presumed it was in that context