Ask HN: What is your prediction for the price of computer parts in 2026?

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by wand3r • 7 months ago
2 2 7 months ago

I am considering doing a build but the pricing makes me want to gag. RAM pricing particularly seems to be climbing aggressively with no end in sight. I feel like I should build a computer ASAP and buy as much as I can afford now. Due to AI there will be significant pressure on RAM and GPUs IMO. There is a rumor that Samsung will pull out of the NAND/Storage market. In a situation where there is a problem in Taiwan, CPUs would increase drastically. What are your predictions? Do you think if you were to hold out 6-12 months things would improve? Maybe tariffs or some other factor will change and pricing will fall? What do you think the general parts market trends are for 2026?

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