The CEO of Intel believes that the semiconductor shortages will persist until 2024.

The conspiracy is simply their profit margin. Covid was great for so many companies, who got a valid reason to raise prices, and now pretend it's still necessary.

Would I reduce my price when the raised level still sold great? No.

 

You think they need an "excuse" to raise prices like an earthquake or shortages or whatever? They can raise their margins at any time. They dont have to wait for shortages to occur.

 

The CEO of Intel summer of 2087 - "I believe the semiconductor shortages will persist until 2089".

 

ugh i cant keep this straight anymore did intel? just less month or 2 ago say it would end sooner around 2023? and now they changing the story? or was it some one else? it artifcually be created at this point imo along with prices

I gona keep changing the battery on my 6s till phone litterly dies and battery replacement no longer works. even then i wont buy new smart phone, there better thing i can spend 400$ on then a smart/idiot phone

 

thank god alder and raptor will support ddr4,or else people would have no choice to go with a budget option.pc gaming is turning to be a really expensive hobby
I'd have no problem with buying upgraded consoles every generation,just sell me something that's worth the price of the parts inside it.

 

I was certainly 'studding' from home - as much as possible

 

I have decided with the pc part shortage and high prices that taking up drinking is a much cheaper hobby to get into. The half finished games that are getting released are not even close to worth the price of the gpus and other parts. Plus playing older games with my current hardware is great, can max them all out and they work... Also recommend playing some old school roms, I must say Zelda is an oldie but goldie.

 

I often wonder if people are buying games consoles for their literal exclusivity, rather than their games...because the games are [insert shrugging meme here]

Semi conductor market - well, I think 2024 is probably a good guess, lest of course something else pops into the equation.

 

This!! 100% You hit the nail on the head in regards to DDR4 memory being compatible with the current and future chipsets. Just imagine if they weren't. That would suck tremendously.

 

Boom! Retroarch and Fightcade are in my starting lineup. I was really huge into emulation years ago. Playing the older titles on our hardware is a blast. EVERYTHING runs butter smooth and looks great.

I'm going back and forth between Intel, AMD and Nvidia for the next round. I kinda miss working with the AMD tech. Whoever has the best graphics and performance is who I'm rolling with.

 

An advantage over Zen 4. A bit surprising since AMD are seen as the kings of backward compatibility.

 

Yeah Looby is looks concerning but I'm being hopeful. The crazy thing is we receive good news for one minute and troubling news the next. Here in the U.S. we are finally seeing some GPU Prices at MSRP. TSMC and the new factories that Hilbert reported on will play a huge role with relief. Unfortunately the trade wars don't help because SMIC is being put on pause until relations are better.

 

I'm gonna be honest with with ya fellow Guru, I was shocked about this move. DDR5 is still too elusive and expensive for many. I remember long before the release of Alder Lake it was rumored to only be compatible with DDR5 but fortunately that wasn't the case. Maybe.......just maybe......AMD may have the ZEN 4 architecture to be compatible with DDR4? Eventually? The rumors are back and forth. Some sites are saying it will not at launch but probably later.

The best option in my opinion is to have it compatible with both. This would give the consumer more options which is a plus for us. This would also benefit AMD because more people could possibly purchase ZEN 4 tech and upgrade their RAM later if they're budget conscious or eventually want more performance.

ZEN 4 is a big deal. The Ryzen name has earned tremendous respect from the PC community and has kicked @ss! Come on Lisa! Make ZEN 4 have dual Lightsabers!

 

The real question is when China tries to invade Taiwan, a sovereign country, how's the world going to respond? That's where a good deal of these chips are manufactured and shipped from. After seeing Russia struggle with Ukraine, it's a wonder what the CCP will do since the Taiwan Straight is a good sized buffer.

 

If I can find my own quote on these forums for my 2021 predictions on market trends (which I think all came true) then the cost of manufacturing has 'shot up' to massive levels, well beyond what I thought was possible on precious metals.

Take a look at the cost of Lithium, for example - absolutely insane increase over the last 24 months, which I do not think has peaked, and will bubble around these levels for a while, with minor crests and trollops here and there.



Cost of manufacture is the problem, as ALL industries are reporting.

Oil is another interesting one, which effects everything on the planet, because it's measured in USD

 

Not remember the Thai floods which caused HD prices to soar? They came back down eventually. So yes, they do, but the widespread nature of this has led to a different mentality and a realisation they can keep the prices raised. In a hundred different industries and walks of life.