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Is the Gaming PC Dead?

Posted by Soulskill on from the no-way-dude-check-out-my-$8000-alienware dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Rahul Sood, HP's CTO of gaming, argues that the days of a market that wants PCs running three $500 GPUs is history; he argues that it's really a tough or impossible sell. '... let's face it, high-end hardware has delivered diminishing returns in terms of value. This is why you don't see ridiculous offerings like Quad SLI and 2-kilowatt power supplies coming from our company.' But don't the ideas of customization and market pricing for components tend to undercut that? Is the gaming PC dead?"

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  1. Netcraft by Plantain · · Score: 5, Funny

    Until Netcraft confirms it, I won't believe it.

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    No, but I did throw granola at a deaf person once
  2. Re:Dupe, by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    X-Wing isn't a flight sim. Try jumping out of a 50 story window with your arms spread out, and make engine noises (your choice of plane) as you plummet to earth. Talk about hi-resolution (for a while).

  3. Re:Dupe, by Spatial · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yeah! That stupid game won't run well at merely double the resolution of 1080p on mainstream hardware. God forbid.