Then in part two we did a similar thing, but there thefocus was on graphics cards.
Those were the two big ones for sure, memory and graphics cards.
For the final installment of our series, we’re looking at the whole picture.
Solid state storage pricing crept up a little bit late last year, but nothing really worth talking about.
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So, if not storage, what other hurdles might gamers face at the moment?
Within three months AMD is set to release theirsecond generation RyzenCPUs.
We also know that AMD 400-series motherboards are set for release.
TheRyzen 5 2400Gwill possibly eliminate the need for entry-level discrete graphics cards with its Vega 11 integrated GPU.
As it stands 8th gen Core processors can only be paired with Z370 motherboards which start at $110.
In particular to be coupled with the amazingCore i3-8100.
Rumor has it these boards will be required to support upcoming 8-core/16-thread Coffee Lake CPUs.
Eating up a good chunk of copper foil production are lithium batteries used by electric vehicles.
Current reports state that demand is continuing to increase while global output isn’t.
Right now though we’re just very deep into product cycles.
To recap, there’s no telling when graphics card pricing and availability will balance out.
DDR4 probably won’t settle downuntil DDR5takes over.
Fingers crossed, people!
The warning signs we saw are painting more difficult in 2018.
