Few months back, most GPUs (in commoneer terms, the most important fucking part in a gaming PC) were around half of what they cost today.
For example, a decent GPU, GTX 1060, was on average $250 last week.
Today, it’s $400, and some closing in on $500.
Last week, a GTX 1070 shot from $420 average to nearly 900 dollars.
Why the sudden price shoot-ups, you may ask?
Because of people like these:
This is just one example.
The reason why gamers absolutely fucking despise cryptocurrency miners and anybody who mines it is because miners hoard all of the things gamers need in absolutely insane numbers and cause prices to go up like mad, thereby hurting the PC gaming industry.
You need a RAM stick for your PC? For $80? Too bad, they’re $240 now.
You need a new CPU? Sorry, kid, we emptied everything for this miner.
Aw, poor you, a few months back that GPU was exactly the price you need. Now, you can only afford a subpar card.
At the end of the day, people who mine cryptocurrencies cause gamers:
1.) To be unable to afford their parts.
2.) To make prices insane for others.
3.) To be forced to do the one thing they swore to never do and suggest consoles instead.
I believe in the PC Master Race, but as of today, with such costs, I’d frankly tell you to go buy a console. I did the maths. Today, with all the miners buying out everything PC gamers can have, a console is a more affordable option.
In the end, gamers absolutely hate miners because they severely hurt the PC gaming industry.