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Originally Posted by nekokami
Seems to me that computer games might just possibly be accounting for some of those computer sales....  |
It certainly accounts for some component sales. The devil take the hindmost race between nVidia and AMD/ATI in the graphics card market is driven by gamers, and it's possible to build a PC where the graphics card has a faster processor and more RAM than the PC it's installed in. Intel just threw down the gauntlet with an announcement of a new line of graphics controllers that will compete directly with nVidia and ATI in the high end market, using a 45NM process. Intel won't be shipping for 18 months, but while they've integrated graphics controllers with their motherboards for some time, they've never been anything that would interest a gamer, and were intended for low end systems. this is the first time they've aimed directly at the market nVidia and ATI compete for. Things will get interesting there.
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Dennis