Can you blame them? I just built a nice custom PC for my Son, with an 6 core cpu (with graphics, a ryzen -g class) 32GB of ram, 1TB NVMe hard drive, nice case, etc.
That cost about the same as a single mid-range video card. (Nvidia RTX 3070)
Why on earth would you add a requirement to your software/workflow that doubles your cost, and is just about impossible to find in stock?
I remember building my own PCs back in the 90s and early 2000s. In 2022 I don’t think any of my kids has ever even seen a desktop computer. It is all laptops, tablets, and phones.
That cost about the same as a single mid-range video card. (Nvidia RTX 3070)
Why on earth would you add a requirement to your software/workflow that doubles your cost, and is just about impossible to find in stock?