On: Deprecation of OpenGL and OpenCL

[lev99]

Is building your own PC really a recent trend?

A lot of early pcs were kits people built, and I remember pc gaming in the '90s and '00s was also heavily focused on custom built machines.

[jhanschoo → lev99]

Probably the last couple decades saw custom PC building decline in market share as prebuilt solutions became mainstream, but perhaps it's seeing a resurgence now that most consumers have moved from focusing on computers to focusing on smartphones as their personal tech hub.

[HelloNurse → jhanschoo]

Now that prebuilt PCs tend to be cheap and limited, anyone who wants something better needs to build the machine from parts.

[lev99 → HelloNurse]

Prebuilt pcs were cheap in the '90s and '00s as well. Premium brands like AlienWare still exists for gamers.

[wolfgke → lev99]

But in the 90s laptops were insanely expensive. :-)

[ekianjo → lev99]

Not a recent trend but online communities act as a catalyst.