The RTX 5070 is creeping ever closer to $1,000, and the mid-range PC gamer in me is in mourning

Upon reading that the RTX 5070 now comes in at $900 on average, it's hard to stay optimistic as a mid-range PC player. Yes, monstrous things are happening to Nvidia's proper top-end SKUs, and at this stage, I'm refusing to class the RTX 5090 as a real card people can buy. However, we've now sailed i…