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		2OEH8eoCRo0 40 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: US Gaming Hardware Sales Reach 35-Year Low as Pric... I remember the 90s when a normal PC was $3,000 or more.

Sohcahtoa82 40 days ago [–]

In the mid 90s, sure, but prices were coming down fast.

There was a sweet spot in ~1999 where you could buy an A-Bit BH6 motherboard, 300 Mhz Celeron A (overclocked to 450 Mhz), 3dfx Banshee, and all the other components to make a PC for only ~$500 and have a respectable gaming machine.

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