That’s the point of the agreement. It locks in that demand by contractually requiring the companies agreeing to it to buy a certain amount of product regardless of whether they actually want it.

Personally, I view this as a sign that Micron believes the AI bubble is going to burst within 5 years, so they’re locking people in at bubble prices now.

Geeze, I hope not. 2x8 is a huge difference from 1x16.

Looks like a custom GPU configuration based on AMD hardware to me. So not an iGPU, but also not a mainline card.

Maybe at some point telling him that you can buy your own things, and that it is not the reason why you’re spending time with him, could lead to a more constructive discussion… If you’re not afraid to have it, that is

Yeah, plus his reaction to this would be pretty telling. If he takes it with grace then you’re probably good. If he gets offended or upset at you expressing some autonomy and ability to take care of yourself, fucking RUN.

Damn straight people defaultism :(

Yeah, I’d be careful with this one. It’s pretty love-bomby, which at this stage in my life just stands out as a red flag.

That said, you’re both young, so he may be legit and just not learned how to not be over the top when into someone lol.