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Gamers Drive High-End PC Market

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the department-of-the-obvious dept.

TibbonZero writes "CNN reports that "Gamers drive souped-up PC market". They talk about the cost of high end computers, as well as their place in the PC Market. For some reason I thought it was playing solitaire that drove us to buy a Geforce 4 ti 4600..."

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  1. High End vs. Souped Up by aseh · · Score: 5, Informative

    If you read the article, it's really more of a fluff piece about people who build custom souped up computers that have neon lights and look like battle ships. More of a fringe market, as opposed to the consumers and businesses that actually drive the high end computer market.

    Kind of like the people eternally tinker with their cars, adding chrome trim to every possible part in an automobile. Interesting subculture, but not one that really has much of an impact on Toyota or Nissan.

    - Aseh

  2. Comment on Commenters by Coplan · · Score: 5, Informative
    I read through all the comments that are posted right now that havn't already been moderated below my threshold (which is set at 2 for the time being). If I read yet another spoof like "audiophiles drive the high end stereo market" and so on, I'm going to up my moderation threshold again.

    If you READ the article, you'd realize it isn't really about the Mhz, the Megabytes and the Refresh rates. It's about the "Hot Rod" appeal. It's about the guys with clear cases, the guys with neon lights, and the guys with flames painted on the sides of their cases. All you would have to do is click the link and see right there in front of you a picture of a clear acrylic computer case. Logic would therefore lead me to believe that the average person tries to get their comment posted to /. before reading the article.

    Anyhow, I enjoyed the article. While it wasn't anything new to me, it is a niche culture that has turned their computers into center peices and art. This is the generation that loves the I-Mac, and the same generation where the PC Counterparts want to have cool looking cases too. These are the people keeping Alienware and Thermaltake in business. And while a case fan might be essential, one that has brass grilles and neon lights are not. If you read the article, you'd comment on that, not Mhz and GBs.

    How many of you guys are shouting RTFM to the non-geeks that bug you? Maybe we should be shouting RTFA!