After memory and SSD prices surged due to the AI boom, power supplies and CPU cooling solutions now appear to be next in line for price increases, per the latest news from China.
Data center setups don’t use consumer level PSUs and CPUs.
CPU coolers, not CPUs.
And presumably the raw materials are the same for server PSUs and heatsinks, which is the explanation (true or not) for price hikes given in the article:
The company explained that prices for key upstream materials such as copper, silver, and tin have continued to climb over the past few months due to global market conditions.
CPU coolers, not CPUs.
And presumably the raw materials are the same for server PSUs and heatsinks, which is the explanation (true or not) for price hikes given in the article:
These mother fuckers are nickel and diming us on fucking tin now? That’s how you get riots