PC gamers face higher hardware costs as tariffs on Chinese goods set to return

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Why it matters: PC parts, including graphics cards, motherboards, and even PC cases, look set to increase in price by as much as 25% as the Biden administration prepares to resume all the Trump-era tariffs placed on Chinese goods following a five-month delay. It was back in 2018 when then-President Trump told the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) to create tariffs of up to 25% on Chinese-manufactured goods. The 437 affected products included components used in the manufacture of PCBs and computer hardware, including graphics cards. Trump himself suspended the tariffs from September 2019 until January 2021, after...