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As many reviewers mentioned in their reviews of the new NVidia RTX 4070 (NON-Ti) yesterday, each generation of new graphics cards has seen a rise in pricing and I have an idea as to why that is, and unfortunately if this theory pans out, things will only get worse from here... You see, Moore's law has been steadily dying off for quite some time now. Its not completely dead yet, but the advancements in computing horsepower per dollar have significantly slowed down. Yes, the last few generations of Graphics Cards and CPUs have shown rather large jumps in performance, but they have also seen quite large jumps in pricing. There is a reason for this that is unavoidable, allow me to explain: You see, Moore's law is slowing down because we are approaching the absolute physical limits of what traditional silicon transistors can actually do. Years ago when TSMC began work on the 5nm process node now found in current generation hardware, an article came about that stated there could be major delays with manufacturing functional 5nm cores because of some serious engineering challenges. The article stated that TSMC engineers had even spoken about the possibility of 5nm not being feasible at all. This was because they were concerned that the transistors were so small and so dense that it would create a "nuclear core" thermal run-away scenario where cores are producing so much heat so fast with this density that a standard IHS and standard cooling solution just wouldn't be able to remove the heat as fast as the cores create the heat. This would create a situation in which exotic cooling would be required just to cool consumer desktop PC cores. To be honest, in a way, their prediction and concerns are starting to show some truth to them. We have Ryzen 7000 and Intel 13th Gen that both run so hot at full load that they essentially throttle by default, "targeting" their TJMax and "boosting until they hit the limit". Obviously we enthusiasts aren't dumb enough to fall for the marketing. We know well that the cores have simply gotten too hot and maximum performance now has to be throttled to suit each end-users cooling solution. Thats what it really is. Even a 360mm AIO CANNOT properly cool an Intel i9-13900K without some sort of modification or advantage such as direct-die cooling. Properly cool meaning keeping the CPU under 90-95°C during all-core 100% load workloads at default settings. Besides the thermal issues with continuing to shrink transistors ever more, there is the sheer amounts of incredibly expensive technology and engineering involved to even get transistors this small, and the yields aren't great either. Some people across internet forums have begun to speculate that for 3nm and smaller transistors to actually function correctly and not run into nuclear run-away thermal issues, we will be forced to step away from traditional silicon transistors and switch to a more exotic technology - something like carbon nanotubes for example. And I believe they may just be correct in that assumption seeing how many issues there are already - 600 watt GPUs and Flagship CPUs so hot, modifications are required just to keep them under TJMax. So seeing as were are knocking on the door of what is physically possible with standard silicon no matter how advanced the manufacturing process gets, it only makes sense that prices would rise as we reach the very edge and the R&D + engineering required to make further improvements just gets exponentially more expensive and more difficult to pursue. It also explains how the last few generations of hardware just keep getting more power hungry and run hotter. Now a lot of you might point out the fact that the absolute monster that is the RTX 4090 doesn't actually run that hot. Well guys, why do you think this generation of flagship GPUs have coolers the size of actual bricks you use to build houses? Meanwhile, CPU coolers can't really get any bigger because of case compatibility. Imagine Noctua trying to make a 250mm tall version of the D-15, that would be absolutely rediculous. How about an 800mm (200mm x 4) radiator for liquid cooling? It just wouldn't make any sense. So in conclusion, I feel that MSRPs will continue to spiral out of control until the majority of people simply stop upgrading. Then some time can be taken to focus on pure efficentcy and lowering prices. I don't even want to think about how expensive the first carbon nanotube-based CPUs will be. Can you imagine the equivalent of a modern 8-Core typical CPU that costs over $1000? A Ryzen 7700X that costs as much as a flagship GPU? That is the day that PC advancement for the general populace essentially comes to an end for a while. So what do you guys think about the situation on pricing and what do you think will happen in the future? Makes for some pretty interesting thoughts, that much is for sure...

I am making a Youtube recap 2016 Recap by the end of this year (yay!). My friend is actually buying a Drone (DJI Mavic PRO to film this!). I need popular trends (like bottle flip) and popular songs (starboy forexample) to have in my video. Suggest in the comments please! :D. This is my manuscript so far: Hit the quad? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sg10fqiGobg Harambe/Dab: • https://www.amazon.com/California-Costumes-Gorilla-Costume-X-Large/dp/B00WIDXD56/ref=sr_1_3?s=apparel&ie=UTF8&qid=1479044292&sr=1-3&nodeID=7141123011&keywords=gorilla • Harambe get shot • Harambe falls in dab Bottle flip/Mannequin challenge: • Flips bottle • Bottle lands • Mannequin freeze whole room • People fighting, filming bottle land Trump/Clinton/Prison Break (Idk should I have this?): • https://www.amazon.com/Kangaroo-President-Donald-Halloween-Costume/dp/B01KIN72BI/ref=cts_ap_3_vtp?_encoding=UTF8&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_p=2601945442&pf_rd_r=DKB0151AQDR33J4VY6M5&pd_rd_wg=vShJM&pf_rd_s=desktop-detail-softlines&pf_rd_t=40701&pd_rd_i=B01KIN72BI&pd_rd_w=CkFi3&pf_rd_i=desktop-detail-softlines&pd_rd_r=DKB0151AQDR33J4VY6M5 • Trump building a wall. Camera continues to Clinton in Prison. Clinton breaks out of prison (prison break serie). Pokemon GO/Run Song/Damn Daniel/Running man/MMOkey: https://www.amazon.com/LUNAJANY-Unisex-Hoodies-Costume-X-Large/dp/B01L7FX19I/ref=sr_1_8?s=apparel&ie=UTF8&qid=1479044688&sr=1-8&nodeID=7141123011&keywords=pokemon https://www.amazon.com/Pokemon-Ketchum-Baseball-Snapback-Embroidered/dp/B01KUQIDDY/ref=sr_1_24?s=apparel&ie=UTF8&qid=1479044688&sr=1-24&nodeID=7141123011&keywords=pokemon https://www.amazon.com/Pokemon-POK3018-Digital-Display-Quartz/dp/B012BLU15E/ref=sr_1_1?s=apparel&ie=UTF8&qid=1479044688&sr=1-1&nodeID=7141123011&keywords=pokemon http://www.halloweencostumes.com/adult-freaky-clown-costume.html http://morobutikken.no/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=5887&language=no&currency=NOK&gclid=CjwKEAiAu6DBBRDDr6-e_6698E0SJACvuxnyfIsF1e8Qu-G0a0ptRSeFZG3ZKbCLdDUyFe26ju9aFhoCDnfw_wcB • Pokemon trainer with costume sees a wild mr.mime • Turns out the pokeball won’t catch the mr.mime, because it is a killer clown • RUN SONG PLAYS (name of your order, Ron (run song plays). Killer clown runs after poketrainer. • Runs past dude with cool shoe’s (what are thoooose?). Daniel does the Running man With shoelaces out. Car runs him over. Trips and falls on ground. MMMOkey plays I don't want to advertise (but I am really ;P), my channel is really small (9 subs). The name is WilBre Aleks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrBXSsi_x0RH7iqDkveqRUA Thanks For the tips guys! On my 20th day or so of Detox!

So it's been awhile with pc parts and cases trending towards RGB and tempered glass. What's going to be the next trend? I'd like to see 3D images displayed on the TG panels as a cool trend to have.

Amazon: http://geni.us/2DDx NCIX: http://bit.ly/1N4CSXm We were hanging out at the New York Auto Show this year, and we saw some pretty darn cool tech on-site. These are our Top Tech Trends from the show!

I would like to purchase a new GoPro Hero 4 Silver, but the price is still iffy for me at $559.99 CAD. (lol) I'm planning to buy it before I leave for Vietnam in July. Has the price for the cam ever drop $100? or higher? Just wanna know before I actually drop some money on the cam, like does anyone know the price trends since it was released? or like think theres gonna be some big sale in like best buy or other stores, including the GoPro Hero 4 Silver in it, in the months coming till July? (lol, the pain in buying expensive things...) Thanks in advance! Maybe I'm asking for too much... haha thanks guys! Oh, and I'm not the life of buying on amazon (just to put that out there, I'm picky then right? I know)