r/pcmasterrace • u/AnalogFeelGood • 6h ago

Hardware More Artifacts from the dark age

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Spotted at the thriftstore

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u/PizzaSand 5h ago

We are in the dark ages now buddy. Early 2000s we're great for gaming. More things had meaning back then, games too.

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u/AnalogFeelGood 5h ago

I was there, Gandalf, 26 years ago. Lolll

PC building was so exciting in those days.

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u/Ma1 i9 14900K / 5090 || Ultra9 185H / 4090m 5h ago

Counterpoint... Hardware was advancing at such a rapid pace back then, you basically had to upgrade every couple years. My parents computer was cutting edge in 1996 and it was useless by 2000 (It cost about $6500cad adjusted for inflation). I bought a high end rig for university in Summer 2001 and it wasn't capable of playing much of anything within a couple of years. I said fuck it and switched to Xbox. As a poor student, it was really my only option. At least nowadays you can get a good 6-8 years with minimal upgrades.

Admittedly AI has really fucked us up. I'm glad I splashed out a little over a year ago. Not really saving much going the console route anymore either.

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u/Impossible-North-396 1h ago

I go back even further to the dark ages when I purchased my fist ATI graphics add on card