If even half of Intel’s claims are true, this could be a big shake up in the midrange market that has been entirely abandoned by both Nvidia and AMD.

  • Juice@lemmy.worldEnglish
    18·
    9 days ago

    I’m reserving judgement of course to see how things actually play out but I do want to throw a cheapest pc together for my nephew and that card would make a fine centerpiece.

    • Magister@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      9 days ago

      don’t forget mini PC like a beelink with a 8745HS for instance can be pretty great for games

        • Magister@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          9 days ago

          same, I am not a gamer but developer, I replaced a bulky full ATX tower (core i7) with a mini PC Beelink SER5 (a 5600H, before 5800H was out so got a good price)

    • dindonmasker@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      2·
      9 days ago

      Why not go for something like a steam deck or ayaneo as the main computer? I’m just wondering if that would be a good alternative for someone younger in terms of price and performance.

      • fartsparkles@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        5·
        9 days ago

        They might be wanting to build a proper desktop with RGB and all the jazz. While the Steam Deck does kick ass when plugged into a keyboard, mouse, and monitor, it’s not quite as impactful as a tower in terms of presence.

        I use my Deck with the official dock all the time so I don’t disagree with Dindonmasker’s point that the value of a Deck is tremendous and a great alternative to building a tower.

        • Nighed@feddit.ukEnglish
          7·
          9 days ago

          Once you have a tower, you can start to upgrade it too. Consoles are all or nothing replacements.