Re: I don't see why big blocks are a problem, even 10 MB blocks right now aren't.

Quote from: Lauda on July 13, 2017, 06:28:24 AM

Quote from: iluvpie60 on July 13, 2017, 01:28:34 AM

I don't understand how people don't have a good or decent gaming computer if they are playing Steam games.

The data that I've posted is based off of Steam hardware in 2015.

Quote from: iluvpie60 on July 13, 2017, 01:28:34 AM

So in reality, it would only cost a few hundred dollars to build a computer(buying a case/power supply/processor/ram/motherboard/HDD) that can handle current blocks and have enough power for larger blocks later.

Which is absolute nonsense. I have no idea why you are trying to push your, clearly uneducated, opinion on the matter? Do you really expect me to run a node, on the same machine that I'd play games on? Do you want the entry for nodes to be >$1000 worth of hardware? If you do, then you may as well start building Paypal 2.0.

Are you kidding? I run a full node on my Core I7-4790k 4.0ghz, use it daily for other things, including games, video editing/conversion and check my wallet data periodically and had no problems. So what is your issue?

Why not? People buy computers for other things, so running a node is free. No one buys a computer just to run a node and not browse the internet, etc. You do realised that everything that involves money had costs associated with it. Even printing money out of thin air has a small cost. Do you expect the bitcoin network to be secured for free? In my opinion, anyone who has over 50 bitcoins and bought below £1000 should run a node to protect their investment. That's is the nature of decentralisation, costs is no longer centralised; responsibility is no longer centralised. Protecting one's investment and securing the network doesn't make it Paypal 2.0.