The GPU Switzerland Paradox

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The GPU Switzerland Paradox

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The eternal struggle of PC builders trying to maintain neutrality in the GPU holy wars. Pressing both the "Not being a fanboy of Nvidia" and "Not being a fanboy of AMD" buttons simultaneously is the computing equivalent of Switzerland – theoretically possible but practically impossible. Meanwhile, everyone's wallet is crying in the corner as both companies charge "totally reasonable" prices that mysteriously keep climbing. The true enlightenment is realizing you're getting gouged either way, but at least you can pretend to be above the fanboy fray while secretly having strong opinions about DLSS vs FSR.

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