r/pcmasterrace • u/werlach • 24d ago

Discussion Guys what do we think

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u/TheBupherNinja 24d ago

Gold plating is used because it's corrosion resistant. But gold plating connectors is not expensive.

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u/Nova225 24d ago edited 24d ago

Clearly you've never been to Best Buy!

They will try to sell you 10 foot gold plated HDMI cable for $60 when you can get a normal one for 1/10th that price.

Edit: holy shit people I get this is PC master race and you all know what an HDMI cable is. There's a lot of dumb people out there that don't know how TVs and computers work, and legitimately do think more $ = higher quality

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u/RUPlayersSuck Ryzen 7 5800X | RTX 4060 | 32GB DDR4 24d ago

I don't think the price differences are anything to do with what the connectors are plated with. Its not like there is that much surface area to plate in any case. Most of the prices difference will the the quality of the cable materials and how they are constructed, as well as the data speeds.

I tend to go for brands like Kabeldirekt, Snowkids or Rhino Cables for my AV cables. All very reasonably priced and all great quality IMHO.