My ship of Theseus PC is a hilarious combo right now: an i7-7700k paired with a 6900 XT. And it's going to stay that way until something dies. I refuse to participate in this market, no matter what special edition bullshit comes out.

Something similar happening in the smartphone industry. 4G-only smartphones are making a comeback in the $200-$300 range...Imagine buying a new 4G-only smartphone for $300 in 2026 which obviously won't even have a midrange processor as currently (but soon might change) only low end especially UNISOC SoCs support 4G-only capabilities...what a time to live in!

I got lucky and upgraded from AM4 (5600X) to AM5 (7800X3D) just before prices went to shit, bought a 90€ DDR5 kit last year in October and now just looking to get a GPU, but it looks like my 6 year old RX6600XT will have to hold on for a while longer.

Nvidia is resurrecting 3060 12gb, a 5 year old gpu.

Keep going, my Ryzen 5 5600X will be cool again :)

I upgraded to a 5700X3D for €200 two years ago and I'm very happy with my decision to upgrade my ageing AM4 desktop. I know that the difference is marginal to the 5800X3D, but I am seriously considering buying one, if the price is reasonable, just to keep my current computer alive just a little bit longer.

I bought one of these on launch day to replace my 3800x. Looks like I’ll be using it for a while longer.

Globalism is breaking down and the first markets to go are going to be complicated manufacturing processes like chips, memory, screens etc.

There is a very good chance that as a society we won’t be able to advance let alone maintain the level of technology that the general population has enjoyed in the coming years.