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After RAM and SSDs, PSUs and CPU coolers are next in line for price hikes (www.notebookcheck.net)
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[–] zero_gravitas@aussie.zone 39 points 4 days ago (2 children)

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.

[–] Whostosay@sh.itjust.works 25 points 4 days ago

These mother fuckers are nickel and diming us on fucking tin now? That's how you get riots

[–] TheObviousSolution@lemmy.ca 20 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Thanks for the correction, I meant CPU coolers, which ironically are even less affected by the "key upstream materials" you quote since they are mostly made out of aluminum alloys. The price hike on raw materials, while real, is much less than the effect of surplus should be on the market, and they affect everything through inflation. Don't just take their word for it, look at the 10-year historical graphs, they follow a general trend.