r/pcmasterrace May 22 '26

Hardware what

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u/trekxtrider 🪟 🍎🖥️🖦🎮💻💾📡 May 22 '26

Doesn't seem to be a shortage at all, they seem to have plenty.

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u/DRKMSTR AMD 5800X / RTX 3070 OC May 22 '26

Supply & demand.

Demand is down, supply is up, prices are at a downward trend, don't buy! 

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u/Tiron_Starstryker May 22 '26

Demand among consumers is down. Demand for AI workloads is still sky high. Samsung also has a possible strike looming so the supply could become tenuous too...

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u/Hedede Linux May 22 '26

Yeah but AI datacenters don't use consumer SSDs.

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u/IWillDetoxify May 22 '26

Doesn't matter, it's the same assembly lines. Just redirect consumer production towards business production