| ▲ | hx8 2 hours ago | |
Great take, but if the market is expanding for capable PCs why are motherboard sales decreasing? | ||
| ▲ | stuartq an hour ago | parent | next [-] | |
According to the article, because components are really expensive right now, particularly RAM and storage. | ||
| ▲ | c7b 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |
Well, the two chips I mentioned (DGX Spark uses the GB-10) are both a SoC, so no motherboard needed there. I don't know if that's the full explanation, but it could be a factor. The SoC design with unified memory is generally well suited for residential use because it's quite energy-efficient, quiet and small (compared to traditional GPU-powered gaming rigs). Great performance-per-annoyance, so to say. | ||