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minus-squarepicnic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·9 months agoHow come I bought first gen threadripper cpu for around $400 and mobo $400, but now their prices are like $2000 for cpu and $1000 for the mobo? I’d like to get more pcie lanes than on 7950x.
minus-squaregrayman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·9 months agoLack of competition, manufacturing consolidation, and inflation.
How come I bought first gen threadripper cpu for around $400 and mobo $400, but now their prices are like $2000 for cpu and $1000 for the mobo?
I’d like to get more pcie lanes than on 7950x.
Lack of competition, manufacturing consolidation, and inflation.