Date: November 13th, 2026 2:17 PM Author: ohnoes (🧐)
No conspiracy required when it comes to supply and demand. It's 100% due to AI driven data center construction
that is a pretty good price for the parts though. the main downside to prebuilt is actually the warranty -- eg the 64GB ddr5 I bought when I built mine a couple years ago has a lifetime warranty and I was able to return it for a replacement two years later. the price of those sticks went from $250 to $1250 in the same period. that prebuilt only has 1 year and you typically give up the individual manufacturer warranty for each component. with prices so high it's a bigger deal than it was in the past