--- title: Every PC part is getting more expensive except one, and... description: Motherboards are currently the only major PC component not affected by the AI-driven DRAM and NAND shortage, making them unusually cheap right now. Flagship... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/every-pc-part-is-getting-more-expensive-except-one-and-it-s-the-one-worth-buying-up-right-now-aif8fqqr9 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Every PC part is getting more expensive except one, and it's the one worth buying up right now | daily.dev og:description: Motherboards are currently the only major PC component not affected by the AI-driven DRAM and NAND shortage, making them unusually cheap right now. Flagship... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/every-pc-part-is-getting-more-expensive-except-one-and-it-s-the-one-worth-buying-up-right-now-aif8fqqr9 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/aiF8FQqR9.png og:image:alt: Every PC part is getting more expensive except one, and it's the one worth buying up right now og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Every PC part is getting more expensive except one, and it's the one worth buying up right now **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 5 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Motherboards are currently the only major PC component not affected by the AI-driven DRAM and NAND shortage, making them unusually cheap right now. Flagship AM5 and LGA1851 boards are selling at up to 50% off, with high-end X870 boards dropping to $230–$250 and budget B650 boards as low as $109. The price drop is driven by collapsing demand — motherboard sales are down over 25% as expensive RAM and GPUs deter builders. The recommended strategy is to anchor your build on a platform now while motherboards are cheap, then acquire remaining components incrementally as deals emerge, rather than buying everything at once at peak shortage prices. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [While Your GPU Bankrupted You, Motherboards Quietly Got Cheap. 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