Cpu prices set to rise

[Gerard]

Intel, AMD Reportedly Set to Raise CPU Prices By Up to 15%

The increase is on tap even as some models have seen big price reductions recently.

uk.pcmag.com

Here we go, memory, storage, gpus and now cpus. Wonder how long before cases start to rise due to a "shortage" of metal...

 

[Glanza]

Well that's going to make the 270K super look even more appealing.

 

[Gibbo]

Intel price increase comes into effect 29th of this month, we are well stocked so will hold current prices beyond this point.

 

[Purgatory]

Intel price increase comes into effect 29th of this month, we are well stocked so will hold current prices beyond this point.

Hey Gibbo,

do you have any news on ASUS products, as they are saying a 30% increase coming too. It's all over the news at the moment regarding price increases from them, Lenovo also stated same and can't remember who else recently too.

ASUS warns Taiwan PC prices may climb 25% to 30% next quarter - VideoCardz.com

ASUS links Taiwan PC price hikes to memory, SSD, and CPU shortages ASUS says PC prices in Taiwan could rise by 25% to 30% in the second quarter, according

videocardz.com

Exclusive: Lenovo Warns Partners Of Device Price Changes In March Amid Memory Crunch

Lenovo expects to make pricing changes to certain commercial client device products in early March due to the ongoing global memory chip shortage, the vendor’s North America channel chief warned partners earlier this month.

www.crn.com

 

[BUDFORCE]

Great more good news.

 

[Vinno]

Love a good price increase. Makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside when the CEOs get their well earned bonuses.

 

[Gibbo]

Hey Gibbo,

do you have any news on ASUS products, as they are saying a 30% increase coming too. It's all over the news at the moment regarding price increases from them, Lenovo also stated same and can't remember who else recently too.

ASUS warns Taiwan PC prices may climb 25% to 30% next quarter - VideoCardz.com

ASUS links Taiwan PC price hikes to memory, SSD, and CPU shortages ASUS says PC prices in Taiwan could rise by 25% to 30% in the second quarter, according

videocardz.com

Exclusive: Lenovo Warns Partners Of Device Price Changes In March Amid Memory Crunch

Lenovo expects to make pricing changes to certain commercial client device products in early March due to the ongoing global memory chip shortage, the vendor’s North America channel chief warned partners earlier this month.

www.crn.com

A lot of ASUS already shot up but we’re very well stocked.

 

[Vimes]

Oh my, I do not use a console, but having just read the up-and-coming price increases, up to $150, for theirs the whole situation continues to worsen.
With Asus raising prices and then CPU's on top this does not bode well for many.

 

[bakes0310]

Sad the prices going up but it's my main hobby that I won't give up so I'll put my hand in my pocket when I need to upgrade.

 

[pastymuncher]

They are going to kill off pc gaming with all this greed. I certainly will not pay these ridiculous prices and even second hand stuff is overpriced now. Even the MM has seen big price rises since profiteering was allowed. Sad times indeed.

 

[Armadillo]

Of course they are going up. Intel/AMD were never going to look at the ram prices and then not want their pound of flesh as well.

 

[Gray2233]

They are going to kill off pc gaming with all this greed. I certainly will not pay these ridiculous prices and even second hand stuff is overpriced now. Even the MM has seen big price rises since profiteering was allowed. Sad times indeed.

They're not looking to kill off PC gaming, they're hoping to force people into streaming/cloud services like GeForce Now.

Insert "you'll own nothing" meme here.

 

[Glanza]

They are going to kill off pc gaming with all this greed. I certainly will not pay these ridiculous prices and even second hand stuff is overpriced now. Even the MM has seen big price rises since profiteering was allowed. Sad times indeed.

Not just gaming PC's the rise of component prices are pricing the 'bog standard' home / office PC to the 'we will wait to upgrade' pricing now too.

 

[aaronyuri]

Of course they are going up. Intel/AMD were never going to look at the ram prices and then not want their pound of flesh as well.

This is the issue with the duopoly that we have. Once they both agree on something, it's time to pay up or shut up.

These industries have simply become far too expensive and time consuming for new players to enter. The Chinese may get there eventually, but that could be a decade away.

 

[jigger]

They're not looking to kill off PC gaming, they're hoping to force people into streaming/cloud services like GeForce Now.

Insert "you'll own nothing" meme here.

Intel certainly don’t want rent hardware. Dell and HP provide a fortune for Intel. AMD almost certainly doesn’t want its money tied up either.

 

[jigger]

Of course they are going up. Intel/AMD were never going to look at the ram prices and then not want their pound of flesh as well.

Wouldn’t they be better just increasing their GPUs by the same amount as Nvidia?

 

[aaronyuri]

Intel certainly don’t want rent hardware. Dell and HP provide a fortune for Intel. AMD almost certainly doesn’t want its money tied up either.

Intel/AMD sell to cloud providers in the form of servers from the likes of HPE and Dell. Cloud providers purchase said servers and rent out services to consumers.

Markups on the server CPUs are massive - Intel/AMD are very happy

Nobody thinks AMD or Intel are going to be renting out their hardware. This isn't a complicated model to see coming to fruition in the future. It's very worrying just how realistic it's becoming.

 

[jigger]

Intel/AMD sell to cloud providers in the form of servers from the likes of HPE and Dell. Cloud providers purchase said servers and rent out services to consumers.

Markups on the server CPUs are massive - Intel/AMD are very happy

Nobody thinks AMD or Intel are going to be renting out their hardware. This isn't a complicated model to see coming to fruition in the future. It's very worrying just how realistic it's becoming.

Yeah the cloud is a thing, but see the above posts. It would be a terribly risky model for any semiconductor manufacturer to rent out hardware.

 

[TrojanWhore]

Wonder how long before cases start to rise due to a "shortage" of metal...

While everything else is pretty much in the toilet, I can only assume cases will have to go down, at least in the short-mid term - Very large items comparitively, so taking up a lot of warehouse space at the same time that people will be less inclined to build new systems due to the cost of everything else involved!
I would have been looking at a platform upgrade (or GPU) in the next year or so, but given how things are now I'm basically just looking at keyboards and aestetic things (but already have a new case which I've been procrastiniating on rebuilding ), or spending on other things outside of computers/gaming

 

[ChocAndGray]

They're not looking to kill off PC gaming, they're hoping to force people into streaming/cloud services like GeForce Now.

Insert "you'll own nothing" meme here.

While I'd hate an all cloud future. GeForce Now feels pretty good. Limited games catalogue, and terrible mod support are the big issues for me.

But I can see the appeal for some people, no messing about with hardware upgrades, no game downloads, no noise, minimal power usage etc

I'm not personally bothered about owning things, once I get my use out of a game I'm done with it. I tend to like Ubisoft, EA subscriptions etc over paying a one off for the ultimate package etc. But I get I'm likely in the minority.