The AI bubble isn’t immune to basic realities of economics. Eventually the bubble pops, and prices come back down; they can’t keep getting investment for demand that doesn’t exist. Analysts think that will be as long as two years, so take good care of your stuff for at least that long. And as a silver lining for replacing anything that does break, there ought to be more refurb or used parts available in the near term, since Microsoft made a bunch of people upgrade their perfectly usable machines due to Windows 11 and TPM 2.0 requirements.
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caut_R@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I‘m pretty worried about my devices, ngl. I never really had a problem with PC components or consoles breaking, I‘m very careful with my stuff, but Murphy‘s law… Something will probably break just outta warranty and when a stick of ram gets me a car
ampersandrew@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Regrettable_incident@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
When the AI bubble pops, it’ll screw the economy. The rich will be fine. The rest of us will be crouched naked in a puddle of piss, weeping and eating worms. We’ll look back fondly to the days of the bubble, when we had shoes.
ampersandrew@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
The most anyone can do is make hay while the sun is shining and prepare for a rainy day, because it will rain. This is probably not the first or last bubble in your lifetime.
unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 1 day ago
At the moment getting used and or partially damaged hardware to salvage parts is really a valid option.
AbsolutelyNotAVelociraptor@piefed.social 1 day ago
Even that is gonna become a problem to find in a few months. I’m fucked because my computer is due for an upgrade (built futureproof, which allowed me to go for almost 10 years without upgrades) but now it’s showing signs of aging. I’m probably getting a steam machine in the first batch even if it costs a thousand because I am certain that thousand will turn into two or even three in the next year (if it’s even possible to find)
unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 1 day ago
I went with AM4 because it was looking quite future proof back 10 years ago when i initially bought a 1700. I upgraded from a 2700X to a 5800X3D last year and from 16 to 32GB of RAM. So yeah i definitely got lucky with the timing and with how long AMD kept making better CPUs for AM4.
chronicledmonocle@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Same here. I have an AM4 board with a 5800X that cost $110 and a 9060XT I got for $10 above MSRP. I was complaining I couldn’t get it at MSRP back then, but now I’m not complaining anymore.
Something tells me I won’t be upgrading for a while.
Otherbarry@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz 22 hours ago
Yup same here, my main system is a bit over 10 years old now but it was originally built all maxed out so it has lasted and worked great all this time. The GPU and had drives were the only thing I ever bothered swapping out during all that time.
But like you said, past 10 years and you start to wonder how much longer the system is going to run for. I’m hoping mine lasts long enough past the AI craze that I’ll be able to do a new build without the insane costs but who knows what the future will bring.
Lfrith@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
It makes sense now why in old scifi movies everything looked all dusty despite being the future.
errer@lemmy.world 1 day ago
People are already doing this, which is making it impossible to refurbish computers: youtu.be/T6eiFyJMWgM