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Motherboard sales are now collapsing amid unprecedented shortages fueled by AI
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this post was submitted on 07 May 2026
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Motherboards were already way too goddamn expensive, anyway.
About a year ago I was considering upgrading my AM4 PC to AM5. The rock-bottom cheapest motherboards were only slightly cheaper than the relatively high-end one I got 5-ish years ago. I decided to stick with my current PC.
There's going to be a lot of us running 2019-vintage PCs indefinitely.
Just repasted both of mine with phase change materials and thermal putty, including GPU dies. Looking at getting better/more fans and a smarter hub soon. Gonna make this 5800X3D last as long as possible; I'm in this for the long haul lol