Build or not to build

nani17

nani17

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So with all that's going on right now in the PC building world should I wait for just wait or buy now.

Back in October I was all set to build a new PC and decided not to but now with stock issues and Nvidia reducing stock I'm hearing so many different points of views and I'm just not sure what to do.

Currently I have
12900k, MSI Suprim X 3080ti DDR4 3200MHZ 64GB.

New build
AMD 9950X3D, MSI Suprim X 5090, DDR5 64GB (which ever one I can find) , Lian-Li edge 1200w

This will be the last pc I build for quite some time however I'm not sure. Some people say it's just a bubble and other people say it's panic buying so relax but than others say buy now while prices and stock will only get worse in 2026 and could last into 2027. So advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you
 
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Your pc is pretty solid so I would wait it out .


What do you use your pc for and does it do what you need ?
 
mickyflinn said:
Your pc is pretty solid so I would wait it out .


What do you use your pc for and does it do what you need ?
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Gaming, media and I render the odd video. If I wait it out could I believe waiting in to 2027 like some say for stock in gpu and ram to be reasonable again. I know it's a difficult one to answer sorry
 
nani17 said:
Gaming, media and I render the odd video. If I wait it out could I believe waiting in to 2027 like some say for stock in gpu and ram to be reasonable again. I know it's a difficult one to answer sorry
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Your old parts have worth which will soften the blow and if you can afford but unless your pc is struggling or your not happy in performance I would wait.

Cost it up include selling you old parts to offset and that mite make it an easier decision.
 
If I had your PC (which is very good for gaming and multithreading), I wouldn't be upgrading right now, but what do you want to upgrade for? Is there something your PC can't do/can't do well enough?

If you NEED the upgrade I doubt things will get better in the short-term (at least, that's what we're being told), so I'd just buy now.
 
Tetras said:
If I had your PC (which is very good for gaming and multithreading), I wouldn't be upgrading right now, but what do you want to upgrade for? Is there something your PC can't do/can't do well enough?

If you NEED the upgrade I doubt things will get better in the short-term (at least, that's what we're being told), so I'd just buy now.
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Saving for a mortgage is the goal and I'm thinking this will more than likely be my last build for sometime at least 6 or 7 years. I'm ok money wise at the moment but who knows where that will be in 2026 or 2027.

I'm just unsure about all the news about Nvidia pulling back on production by Up to 40% in early 2026 as well as the issues with ram. All this makes me thing in late 2026 parts might cost 1000 more or even by 2027. I'm just wondering what other people think about the situation altogether with all this news. I seen some youtubers saying buy now while stocks are available and others say wait. Strange times overall
 
nani17 said:
I'm just unsure about all the news about Nvidia pulling back on production by Up to 40% in early 2026 as well as the issues with ram. All this makes me thing in late 2026 parts might cost 1000 more or even by 2027. I'm just wondering what other people think about the situation altogether with all this news. I seen some youtubers saying buy now while stocks are available and others say wait. Strange times overall
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Graphics card prices have gone up a bit, but nowhere near what has been added to DDR5.

My personal guess is that RAM has done the worst of the increase and may edge up slowly from here until it stabilises.

Not sure where the price will settle, maybe £400-£500 as a worst case for 32GB. Currently you need £300-£350 and it is held there for a few weeks now.

Graphics cards: I would doubt that a cut in supply will raise prices much because of lower upgrade demand, due to the high RAM costs.

I'd expect VRAM to have a bigger impact (especially on high VRAM cards like 5060 Ti 16GB and the 5090), though nvidia might just produce less of them rather than raise prices.

The 5090 is a different beast though, this is not the same market as other cards. That's because it is a premium/halo product and that high VRAM cards have a dual use for AI/productivity. So, while it is true that gamers might buy less PC parts, 5090 is not a card sold only to gamers and that alternative market is not shrinking any time soon.

If there's some kind of market crash and the AI bubble pops, then all of the above can be made redundant tomorrow, with RAM/SSDs and high-end cards probably hitting record lows in a matter of days/weeks :o
 
Tetras said:
Graphics card prices have gone up a bit, but nowhere near what has been added to DDR5.

My personal guess is that RAM has done the worst of the increase and may edge up slowly from here until it stabilises.

Not sure where the price will settle, maybe £400-£500 as a worst case for 32GB. Currently you need £300-£350 and it is held there for a few weeks now.

Graphics cards: I would doubt that a cut in supply will raise prices much because of lower upgrade demand, due to the high RAM costs.

I'd expect VRAM to have a bigger impact (especially on high VRAM cards like 5060 Ti 16GB and the 5090), though nvidia might just produce less of them rather than raise prices.

The 5090 is a different beast though, this is not the same market as other cards. That's because it is a premium/halo product and that high VRAM cards have a dual use for AI/productivity. So, while it is true that gamers might buy less PC parts, 5090 is not a card sold only to gamers and that alternative market is not shrinking any time soon.

If there's some kind of market crash and the AI bubble pops, then all of the above can be made redundant tomorrow, with RAM/SSDs and high-end cards probably hitting record lows in a matter of days/weeks :o
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I hear you. I just wish it was an easier decision :cry:
 
nani17 said:
I hear you. I just wish it was an easier decision :cry:
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For me, I'd look only at your needs.

How closely does what you have meet your current needs?

If it meets them very well and you're nowhere near reaching a meaningful bottleneck, then I don't see the point in upgrading when it could last say... another 2-3+ years. Who knows what the market will be like then?

If on the other hand, your current system is already starting to chug (or you specifically want/need more performance for x/y use case), then I'd just do it now, while you have the money.

Upgrading speculatively when you don't need it, just because it might be more expensive in 6 months? Just seems like a way of guaranteeing you lose money.
 
Tetras said:
For me, I'd look only at your needs.
How closely does what you have meet your current needs?
If it meets them very well and you're nowhere near reaching a meaningful bottleneck, then I don't see the point in upgrading when it could last say... another 2-3+ years. Who knows what the market will be like then?
If on the other hand, your current system is already starting to chug (or you specifically want/need more performance for x/y use case), then I'd just do it now, while you have the money.
Upgrading speculatively when you don't need it, just because it might be more expensive in 6 months? Just seems like a way of guaranteeing you lose money.
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yeah, the time for upgrading because one could/want, was 3-4 months ago...and that ship has sailed
now, it's only because one has to
 
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