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Gamers desert Intel in droves, as Steam share plummets from 81% to 55.6% in just five years (www.club386.com)

submitted 10 months ago by Agent_Karyo@piefed.world to c/pcgaming@lemmy.ca

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[–] Dettweiler42@lemmy.dbzer0.com 30 points 10 months ago (3 children)

They also bring a "dying transitor problem we don't feel like fixing" to the party, too

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[–] burrito@sh.itjust.works 20 points 10 months ago (2 children)

And a constantly changing socket so you have to get a new motherboard every time.

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[–] PieMePlenty@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (1 child)

Honestly, not a big deal if you build PC's to last 6-7 years, since you will be targeting a new RAM generation every time.

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[–] alsimoneau@lemmy.ca 3 points 10 months ago

Upgraded from a 1600 to a 5600, same mobo

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