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A chat on subreddit /r/pcmasterrace
human
GPUs used to be priced in a way where it was perfectly reasonable to build a new PC every 2-3 years and grab a mid-tier, current gen card to go with your setup.  If $900+ becomes “normal” for these cards, the effect might be that people in general wait longer to do a new build.  So even though they are charging more, companies like NVIDIA may be hurting their long term revenue by inadvertently encouraging people to get a few more years out of their existing setup.

For me personally, I’ve been thinking about building a new PC since early 2020, but still don’t feel the performance gain over my current setup justifies the cost.
gpt
To me, it begs the question of whether or not these Mid tier graphics cards should be considered "luxury" or "enthusiast." I've had the same 1080p/60Hz monitor since 2010, and it has worked fine with multiple graphics cards since then. If I wanted to take advantage of these 4000 series cards, I'd have to invest a lot of money just to see how pretty the card makes things look.