NONE@lemmy.world to 196@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 6 days agoGame inrulestryNSFWlemmy.worldimagemessage-square39linkfedilinkarrow-up1152arrow-down17file-text
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minus-squareNONE@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up84arrow-down3·6 days agoThe absurdly high price of the Steam Machine is because of the AI
minus-squareDraconic NEO@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·5 days agoMight want to add TSMC and the other silicon manufacturers to the ones shooting. The silicon cartel isn’t just a cog in the machine here, they’re also a large part of the ones behind it. That’s why they’re trying to lock in high pricing.
minus-squaretb_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 days agoTSMC’s market dominance certainly has caused an upward trend in logic chip prices, but they make no RAM, which is the most insane price at the moment. RAM is made by Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron.
minus-squareDraconic NEO@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 days agoFact that they’re still the only big 3 is what created this pickle in the first place. They have no real competition.
The absurdly high price of the Steam Machine is because of the AI
Might want to add TSMC and the other silicon manufacturers to the ones shooting. The silicon cartel isn’t just a cog in the machine here, they’re also a large part of the ones behind it. That’s why they’re trying to lock in high pricing.
TSMC’s market dominance certainly has caused an upward trend in logic chip prices, but they make no RAM, which is the most insane price at the moment.
RAM is made by Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron.
Fact that they’re still the only big 3 is what created this pickle in the first place. They have no real competition.