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Prices for PC components are rising because of the Coronavirus pandemic.

Prices for PC components are rising because of the Coronavirus pandemic.

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creepereaterz
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03-28-2019, 09:02 PM
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In my country prices for PC components are rising rapidly. For instance, a product costing 25 dollars more than its usual price is now common. Many items also increase compared to the previous three to four weeks. This trend has sparked lots of speculation. Some attribute it to the coronavirus situation in China, where shipments were canceled causing shortages. I’m considering purchasing a Ryzen system and selling my old Intel setup recently. I’ve also learned that memory prices may rise due to production issues in China. In these conditions, what should I do? Should I buy now accepting the premium, or consider a less powerful 2600x model instead of 3600 to balance costs?
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03-28-2019, 09:02 PM #1

In my country prices for PC components are rising rapidly. For instance, a product costing 25 dollars more than its usual price is now common. Many items also increase compared to the previous three to four weeks. This trend has sparked lots of speculation. Some attribute it to the coronavirus situation in China, where shipments were canceled causing shortages. I’m considering purchasing a Ryzen system and selling my old Intel setup recently. I’ve also learned that memory prices may rise due to production issues in China. In these conditions, what should I do? Should I buy now accepting the premium, or consider a less powerful 2600x model instead of 3600 to balance costs?

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03-29-2019, 02:52 PM
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Don’t spend extra money—there’s a shortage of Ryzen chips, but it’s not something scary like the virus. AMD can’t get enough orders because it’s so popular, so just wait, and things should improve.
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03-29-2019, 02:52 PM #2

Don’t spend extra money—there’s a shortage of Ryzen chips, but it’s not something scary like the virus. AMD can’t get enough orders because it’s so popular, so just wait, and things should improve.

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03-30-2019, 08:53 PM
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I don't know if this topic meets the requirements to be a "news thread". This seems more appropriate for the CPU subforum. Anyway, price fluctuations on one single part could be due to many factors, local supply and demand for example. Unless we see a marked increase in all product segments, and across all regions, I doubt this has anything to do with the spread of the Coronavirus which originated in Wuhan, China. Also, I think it takes a while for supply restraints to trickle down the supply chain to affect pricing. Most distributors have stock that lasts at least some weeks. Unless they are being predatory and "anticipating" a shortage and jacking up the price.. We saw the same thing when there was talk of Chinese tariffs impacting US pricing for electronics.. The tarrifs would likely be felt weeks, if not months after tariffs were imposed.
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03-30-2019, 08:53 PM #3

I don't know if this topic meets the requirements to be a "news thread". This seems more appropriate for the CPU subforum. Anyway, price fluctuations on one single part could be due to many factors, local supply and demand for example. Unless we see a marked increase in all product segments, and across all regions, I doubt this has anything to do with the spread of the Coronavirus which originated in Wuhan, China. Also, I think it takes a while for supply restraints to trickle down the supply chain to affect pricing. Most distributors have stock that lasts at least some weeks. Unless they are being predatory and "anticipating" a shortage and jacking up the price.. We saw the same thing when there was talk of Chinese tariffs impacting US pricing for electronics.. The tarrifs would likely be felt weeks, if not months after tariffs were imposed.

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