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Shout out to the PC components that haven't gotten more expensive (europe.pub)
submitted 2 weeks ago by to c/pcmasterrace@lemmy.world
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Basically just the CPU fan, case, and PSU (if you're lucky). If someone can figure out how to get Doom running on just those 3 things, young people will be able to ascend.

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[–] 2 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

I have been rocking the same noctua fan/cooler fan for +10 years.

If you still have the receipt they send you adapter kits for new processors for free.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

    Free in that you paid a $120 premium to get a $10 part every 5 years with an upgrade.

    They make good stuff, but it just isn't worth the markup. If actually you need the level of performance to justify spending that kind of money, just go with liquid cooling.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 weeks ago (4 children)

    The "premium" you are talking about were 60€ in 2015. It survived 3 builds until now, pretty good deal. If you need pretty LEDs and fancy colours you can always choose a competitor.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 weeks ago (3 children)

    60 euro premium and how much money has it saved you versus buying something cheaper and an adapter at each upgrade?

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  • [–] 1 point 1 week ago (2 children)

    It cost me nothing because I did not need to buy a new one each time.

    So what should a cooler in this category should have Costed in 2015 for you?

    You keep rambling about premium but do not define what that means for you.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 week ago (1 child)

    When I built a PC in 2015, I just used the cooler that came bundled with the processor and it worked just fine.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 week ago

    As intended. But a bigger cooler really hits the spot. Try pick up a used one from eBay. Like people here mentioned, other brands have cought up.

    The side effect in 2015 was, that I never needed a bigger case for new graphics cards because the fan was already so big.

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