PC Industry Stares Faces Years Long Recession: Analyst

Peter1986C · Nov 15, 2012

If I built this desktop of mine from scratch now, I had also been choosing for a form factor of mATX or less. Times are changing. The desktop won't die (there will be a time during which saving on the battery will be an important economic factor) but they will get smaller. A lot smaller.

phanbuey · Nov 15, 2012

mailman is right... desktops as we know them will eventually die and what will be left will change and become something a bit different than what they are today.

It is only a matter of time. Workstations at work will eventually become thinner and thinner (as in thin client, not actual dimensions), and home desktops will move closer to appliances.

trickson · Nov 15, 2012

The problem with all these handheld devices is they do not leave you with a free hand! No point in watching porn if you can't spank the monkey while you watch! I will stick with my DT.

phanbuey · Nov 15, 2012

trickson said:
The problem with all these handheld devices is they do not leave you with a free hand! No point in watching porn if you can't spank the monkey while you watch! I will stick with my DT.

that is why they know you will buy the optional kickstand and clear screen protector accessories.

trickson · Nov 15, 2012

phanbuey said:
that is why they know you will buy the optional kickstand and clear screen protector accessories.

LOL. But what about the screen? It is small and makes the boobs look small. I think they need some kind of magnifying accessory to fix this as well. One that pops up when needed.

phanbuey · Nov 15, 2012

trickson said:
LOL. But what about the screen? It is small and makes the boobs look small. I think they need some kind of magnifying accessory to fix this as well. One that pops up when needed.

See... you just innovated an accessory - the tablet head-mount hat... it holds the tablet 9 inches away from your face, making the screen size the same as an Imax.

Prima.Vera · Nov 15, 2012

Easy Rhino · Nov 15, 2012

trickson said:
LOL. But what about the screen? It is small and makes the boobs look small. I think they need some kind of magnifying accessory to fix this as well. One that pops up when needed.

and will also magnify you tiny peepee to make you feel more like a man :roll:

Peter1986C · Nov 15, 2012

No Trickson, just attach it to the TV.
@ EasyRhino: definitely

trickson · Nov 15, 2012

Easy Rhino said:
and will also magnify you tiny peepee to make you feel more like a man

Speaking from experience I see. I have no problem with my manhood LOL.
:rockout:

TheMailMan78 · Nov 15, 2012

phanbuey said:
mailman is right... desktops as we know them will eventually die and what will be left will change and become something a bit different than what they are today.

It is only a matter of time. Workstations at work will eventually become thinner and thinner (as in thin client, not actual dimensions), and home desktops will move closer to appliances.

Of course I'm right. You act as if that was ever a debate.

erocker · Nov 15, 2012

btarunr said:
A major factor in declining PC sales could be slow PC replacement rate, "with analysis pointing toward a 1-2 year extension in the replacement rate from 2010-2015 due to income diverted to 'disruptive' mobile products like tablets and smart phones across the globe."

Or how about something called a global recession/depression?

TheMailMan78 · Nov 15, 2012

erocker said:
Or how about something called a global recession/depression?

That hasn't effected Tablet or Smart phone sales? Nice try.

Easy Rhino · Nov 15, 2012

erocker said:
Or how about something called a global recession/depression?

no, there is no global recession. hey, who let him in? quick, pound him before he reveals the truth!

trickson · Nov 15, 2012

erocker said:
Or how about something called a global recession/depression?

Hey Obama said it was over so there it is there.

digibucc · Nov 15, 2012

trickson said:
Hey Obama said it was over so there it is there.

just like bush said "mission accomplished" right?

TheMailMan78 · Nov 15, 2012

digibucc said:
just like bush said "mission accomplished" right?

Depends on the mission doesn't it?

trickson · Nov 15, 2012

TheMailMan78 said:
Depends on the mission doesn't it?

You beat me to it. :roll:

But YEAH!

TheMailMan78 · Nov 15, 2012

trickson said:
You beat me to it. But YEAH!

I think you missed the joke honestly.

trickson · Nov 15, 2012

TheMailMan78 said:
I think you missed the joke honestly.

No I did not. It is true. Obama's Mission is still on going Bush's "Mission" is over.

TheMailMan78 · Nov 15, 2012

trickson said:
No I did not. It is true. Obama's Mission is still on going Bush's "Mission" is over.

sigh.......carry on. :shadedshu

phanbuey · Nov 15, 2012

TheMailMan78 said:
Of course I'm right. You act as if that was ever a debate.

I wasn't talking to you

.

Also, I wish we could just skip tablets and go straight to personal robots.

Sasqui · Nov 15, 2012

Until tablets and smartphones replace "productivity" platforms like the PC or MAC, they're not going to die any quick death. But alas, they will die in time... or take another form.

I think Microsoft is doing the right thing with a tablet/pc hybrid platform, but they're going to have a tough time getting folks to buy thier phones. Android and iOS have too much momentum right now.

TheMailMan78 · Nov 15, 2012

phanbuey said:
I wasn't talking to you .

Also, I wish we could just skip tablets and go straight to personal robots.

All my robots would have sexually transmitted viruses not even Kaspersky could cure.

3870x2 · Nov 15, 2012

I am still surprised 'Stares Faces Years' has yet gone uncontested.

System Name	ap201 \| Odroid N2+ \| NUC
Processor	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 \| Amlogic S922X \| Intel Core i5-7260
Motherboard	Gigabyte B550M DS3H \|Odroid N2+ \| NUC Board 7
Cooling	Inter-Tech Argus SU-200, 3x Arctic P12 case fans \| stock heatsink + fan \| stock HSF
Memory	Gskill Aegis DDR4 32GB \| 4 GB DDR4 \| 16 GB DDR4
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Pulse RX 6600 (8GB) \| Arm Mali G52 \| Iris Plus 640
Storage	SK Hynix 240GB, Sam. 840 + 850 EVO (2x (250 GB)\| Samsung 850 Evo 500GB \| WD Green 240 GB
Display(s)	AOC G2260VWQ6 \| LG 24MT57D \|
Case	Asus Prime 201 \| Stock case (black version) \| Stock case
Audio Device(s)	integrated
Power Supply	BeQuiet! Pure Power 11 400W \| 12v barrel jack \| 19V laptop brick (Asus)
Mouse	Logitech G500 \|Steelseries Rival 300 \| no-name ergo mouse
Keyboard	Qpad MK-50 (Cherry MX brown)\| Blaze Keyboard
Software	Windows 10, EndeavourOS \| Gentoo Linux \| EndeavourOS

System Name	stress-less
Processor	9800X3D @ 5.42GHZ
Motherboard	MSI PRO B650M-A Wifi
Cooling	Thermalright Phantom Spirit EVO
Memory	64GB DDR5 6400 1:1 CL30-36-36-76 FCLK 2200
Video Card(s)	RTX 4090 FE
Storage	2TB WD SN850, 4TB WD SN850X
Display(s)	Alienware 32" 4k 240hz OLED
Case	Jonsbo Z20
Audio Device(s)	Yes
Power Supply	Corsair SF750
Mouse	DeathadderV2 X Hyperspeed
Keyboard	65% HE Keyboard
Software	Windows 11
Benchmark Scores	They're pretty good, nothing crazy.

System Name	Ryzen TUF.
Processor	AMD Ryzen7 3700X
Motherboard	Asus TUF X570 Gaming Plus
Cooling	Noctua
Memory	Gskill RipJaws 3466MHz
Video Card(s)	Asus TUF 1650 Super Clocked.
Storage	CB 1T M.2 Drive.
Display(s)	73" Soney 4K.
Case	Antech LanAir Pro.
Audio Device(s)	Denon AVR-S750H
Power Supply	Corsair TX750
Mouse	Optical
Keyboard	K120 Logitech
Software	Windows 10 64 bit Home OEM

System Name	stress-less
Processor	9800X3D @ 5.42GHZ
Motherboard	MSI PRO B650M-A Wifi
Cooling	Thermalright Phantom Spirit EVO
Memory	64GB DDR5 6400 1:1 CL30-36-36-76 FCLK 2200
Video Card(s)	RTX 4090 FE
Storage	2TB WD SN850, 4TB WD SN850X
Display(s)	Alienware 32" 4k 240hz OLED
Case	Jonsbo Z20
Audio Device(s)	Yes
Power Supply	Corsair SF750
Mouse	DeathadderV2 X Hyperspeed
Keyboard	65% HE Keyboard
Software	Windows 11
Benchmark Scores	They're pretty good, nothing crazy.

System Name	Ryzen TUF.
Processor	AMD Ryzen7 3700X
Motherboard	Asus TUF X570 Gaming Plus
Cooling	Noctua
Memory	Gskill RipJaws 3466MHz
Video Card(s)	Asus TUF 1650 Super Clocked.
Storage	CB 1T M.2 Drive.
Display(s)	73" Soney 4K.
Case	Antech LanAir Pro.
Audio Device(s)	Denon AVR-S750H
Power Supply	Corsair TX750
Mouse	Optical
Keyboard	K120 Logitech
Software	Windows 10 64 bit Home OEM

Processor	Intel® Core™ i7-13700K
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Elite AX
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15
Memory	32GB(2x16) DDR5@6600MHz G-Skill Trident Z5
Video Card(s)	ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 3080 AMP Holo
Storage	2TB SK Platinum P41 SSD + 4TB SanDisk Ultra SSD + 500GB Samsung 840 EVO SSD
Display(s)	Acer Predator X34 3440x1440@100Hz G-Sync
Case	NZXT PHANTOM410-BK
Audio Device(s)	Creative X-Fi Titanium PCIe
Power Supply	Corsair 850W
Mouse	Logitech Hero G502 SE
Software	Windows 11 Pro - 64bit
Benchmark Scores	30FPS in NFS:Rivals

System Name	Desktop
Processor	i5 13600KF
Motherboard	AsRock B760M Steel Legend Wifi
Cooling	Noctua NH-U9S
Memory	4x 16 Gb Gskill S5 DDR5 @6000
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte Gaming OC 6750 XT 12GB
Storage	WD_BLACK 4TB SN850x
Display(s)	Gigabye M32U
Case	Corsair Carbide 400C
Audio Device(s)	On Board
Power Supply	EVGA Supernova 650 P2
Mouse	MX Master 3s
Keyboard	Logitech G915 Wireless Clicky
Software	The Matrix

System Name	TheMailbox 5.0 / The Mailbox 4.5
Processor	RYZEN 1700X / Intel i7 2600k @ 4.2GHz
Motherboard	Fatal1ty X370 Gaming K4 / Gigabyte Z77X-UP5 TH Intel LGA 1155
Cooling	MasterLiquid PRO 280 / Scythe Katana 4
Memory	ADATA RGB 16GB DDR4 2666 16-16-16-39 / G.SKILL Sniper Series 16GB DDR3 1866: 9-9-9-24
Video Card(s)	MSI 1080 "Duke" with 8Gb of RAM. Boost Clock 1847 MHz / ASUS 780ti
Storage	256Gb M4 SSD / 128Gb Agelity 4 SSD , 500Gb WD (7200)
Display(s)	LG 29" Class 21:9 UltraWide® IPS LED Monitor 2560 x 1080 / Dell 27"
Case	Cooler Master MASTERBOX 5t / Cooler Master 922 HAF
Audio Device(s)	Realtek ALC1220 Audio Codec / SupremeFX X-Fi with Bose Companion 2 speakers.
Power Supply	Seasonic FOCUS Plus Series SSR-750PX 750W Platinum / SeaSonic X Series X650 Gold
Mouse	SteelSeries Sensei (RAW) / Logitech G5
Keyboard	Razer BlackWidow / Logitech (Unknown)
Software	Windows 10 Pro (64-bit)
Benchmark Scores	Benching is for bitches.

Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Motherboard	ASUS TUF x670e-Plus Wifi
Cooling	EK AIO 360. Phantek T30 fans.
Memory	32GB G.Skill 6000Mhz
Video Card(s)	Asus RTX 4090
Storage	WD/Samsung m.2's
Display(s)	LG C2 Evo OLED 42"
Case	Lian Li PC 011 Dynamic Evo
Audio Device(s)	Topping E70 DAC, SMSL SP200 Amp, Adam Audio T5V's, Hifiman Sundara's.
Power Supply	FSP Hydro Ti PRO 1000W
Mouse	Razer Basilisk V3 Pro
Keyboard	Epomaker 84 key
Software	Windows 11 Pro

System Name	i7-PC / HTPC / iMac
Processor	i7 3820 / Phenom II 940
Motherboard	GIGABYTE G1.ASSASSIN2 / M3A79-T Deluxe
Cooling	Corsair Hydro H100i / Scythe II (HS only)
Memory	G.SKILL Trident X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600mhz / 4GB DDR2 1066 (@800) Corsair Dominator
Video Card(s)	GB Radeon HD 7950s 3GB / GB Radeon HD 7950s 3GB
Storage	2x 80GB Intel X-25, 2x600gb SATA, 1x1tb 5400RPM storage /1x600GB, 3x500GB,1x160,1x120 SATA
Display(s)	1x 27" Yamakasi / Vizio 42" HDTV
Case	Lian Li Lancool PC-K58 / Antec 900
Audio Device(s)	HT Omega Striker 7.1 / Onboard and HDMI from ATi Card
Power Supply	PC Power & Cooling 750W / 610W
Software	Ubuntu / Windows 8.1 Pro / OS X / PHPStorm / Gaming

System Name	Senile
Processor	I7-4790K@4.8 GHz 24/7
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G45 Gaming
Cooling	Be Quiet Pure Rock Air
Memory	16GB 4x4 G.Skill CAS9 2133 Sniper
Video Card(s)	GIGABYTE Vega 64
Storage	Samsung EVO 500GB / 8 Different WDs / QNAP TS-253 8GB NAS with 2x10Tb WD Blue
Display(s)	34" LG 34CB88-P 21:9 Curved UltraWide QHD (34401440) FREE_SYNC*
Case	Rosewill
Audio Device(s)	Onboard + HD HDMI
Power Supply	Corsair HX750
Mouse	Logitech G5
Keyboard	Corsair Strafe RGB & G610 Orion Red
Software	Win 10

System Name	Ultrabeast GX2
Processor	Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 @ 4.0GHZ 24/7
Motherboard	Gigabit P35-DS3L
Cooling	Rosewill RX24, Dual Slot Vid, Fan control
Memory	2x1gb 1066mhz@850MHZ DDR2
Video Card(s)	9800GX2 @ 690/1040
Storage	750/250/250/200 all WD 7200
Display(s)	24" DCLCD 2ms 1200p
Case	Apevia
Audio Device(s)	7.1 Digital on-board, 5.1 digital hooked up
Power Supply	700W RAIDMAXXX SLI
Software	winXP Pro
Benchmark Scores	17749 3DM06

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