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Grafičke kartice konačno pojeftinile, ali jedna komponenta računara je sada skuplja nego ikada

Ako planirate da unapredite gejming računar, trenutno se dešava neobičan obrt na tržištu komponenti. Cene grafičkih karti, koje su godinama bile nenormalno visoke zbog pandemije i eksplozije veštačke inteligencije, konačno su se spustile na razuman nivo.

Grafičke kartice konačno pojeftinile, ali jedna komponenta računara je sada skuplja nego ikada

TL;DR

  • Graphics card prices have fallen to reasonable levels, close to or below MSRP.
  • RAM and SSD prices have surged due to a global shortage of memory chips.
  • A 16GB DDR5 RAM kit's price increased from $80 to over $300 in three months.
  • The price of a 1TB SSD has increased from about $60 to over $110.
  • High demand from data centers and AI systems is the primary cause of the chip shortage.
  • Manufacturers are hesitant to expand production due to the risk of a sudden drop in AI demand.
  • Companies like Lenovo and Apple are securing large supplies of memory.
  • Smaller manufacturers like Framework are facing price increases and limiting sales of RAM modules.
  • AMD is planning a ~10% price increase for graphics cards next year.
  • Nvidia may have delayed RTX 50 series upgrades due to memory availability issues.