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Global PC Component Price Surge 2026

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Late July 2026, budget PC builders in Brazil reported rising costs for motherboards, CPUs and RAM, limiting options. Guides suggested mixing AMD and Intel CPUs to balance performance and expense. Early August, major motherboard makers ASUS, MSI and Gigabyte announced Q3 price increases, citing a 30 % copper jump and PCB cost spikes that could add at least 50 % to motherboard production. They warned of a possible 28 % drop in 2026 deliveries, while ASUS unveiled a revised A32 Plus V2 case with modest price changes. On 3 August, Japanese distributor CFD Sales said Gigabyte graphics‑card prices would rise 20‑40 %, with high‑end RTX 5060 and Radeon RX 9070 models reaching 120‑140 % of current levels, reflecting tighter memory‑chip supplies from AI demand. The same day, supply‑chain reports from the Taiwanese forum Board Channels indicated PCB costs could climb by at least 50 % in Q3, prompting the three manufacturers to prepare another round of motherboard price hikes, though none had confirmed publicly. By 5 August, ASUS, MSI and Gigabyte publicly announced planned motherboard price increases of up to 50 % for the third quarter, citing rising PCB, copper‑based capacitor, heat‑sink and VRM‑chip costs. Analysts note the timing coincides with IDC’s forecast of an 11.3 % decline in global PC shipments for 2026, and manufacturers cite margin pressure and the need to restore profitability. The ~~August 5~~ announcement reiterated the 50 % motherboard ~~price~~ hikes, emphasizing that PCB costs have risen roughly 50 % and that higher copper, capacitor and power‑delivery component prices are also driving the increase. ~~It noted that~~ GPU price pressure continues, with 20 % hikes reported for ASUS and Gigabyte cards in China, and ~~that~~ AI‑driven data‑center demand is pulling component supply away from the DIY ~~market, further squeezing margins.~~ market.

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