memory shortage

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An RTX 5090 graphics card installed inside an open gaming desktop PC case

buying a whole RTX 5090 gaming PC is now cheaper than buying just the graphics card

somewhere between the memory shortage and the markup, Nvidia's flagship broke pricing so badly that skipping the DIY build is the actual smart move

Ravi Malhotra · Aug 22 · 7 min

DRAM memory modules — the component actually driving 2026's graphics card price increases, not the GPU chip itself

Hardware

your next GPU is about to cost 30% more — and it has nothing to do with Nvidia

MSI just told investors gaming hardware prices are rising 15 to 30% this year, and the actual culprit is a DRAM shortage AI datacenters are causing, not GPU chips themselves.

Ravi Malhotra · Aug 13 · 6 min

A graphics card on a retail store shelf with a price tag, as AMD confirms a 10-15% GPU price increase for August 2026.

Deals

AMD had a GPU price hike ready for months. it just waited for Nvidia to go first

AMD finalized this price increase weeks ago and sat on it, waiting to see if Nvidia would take the backlash first. Now that Nvidia's moved, so has AMD.

Nadia Rahman · Aug 6 · 6 min

Hardware

every way to buy a gaming GPU just got more expensive — all at once

AMD, Nvidia, Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo all raised prices in 2026. it's the same memory shortage breaking every platform.

Ravi Malhotra · Aug 5 · 7 min

An Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 graphics card standing upright against a dark background

Hardware

the RTX 5060 just jumped $75 overnight in China — and that's usually how it starts

A $299 budget GPU got $75 pricier in 72 hours flat. Here's the actual chain of events, and the honest call on buying now versus waiting.

Ravi Malhotra · Aug 1 · 7 min