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Cale Hunt

Qualcomm-based PC sales have "experienced explosive growth," according to a new report — and the platform could save a struggling entry-level PC gaming market

Cale's gaming PC with NVIDIA RTX GPU and RGB lighting in view.

While I've been busy in recent months attempting to offer useful hardware buying advice as RAM, storage, and GPU prices surge, it seems that enthusiast PC gamers haven't bothered to rein in their spending.

In a recent report from Jon Peddie Research (JPR) focusing on the second half of 2025 (via PCGamer), it was revealed that spending on PC gaming hardware "continues to surge." The report includes not just pre-built, laptop, and DIY gaming PCs, but also upgrade components and accessories.

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