Motherboard Price Apocalypse Incoming

Motherboard production costs are reportedly rising by at least 10%, because several key components have become more expensive. >PCB costs: up 15–50% >Capacitor costs: up around 50% >Wi-Fi module costs: up 10–20% >Average motherboard price increase in >August: around 3% Another round of motherboard price increases could be coming. >mobocalypse incoming you might want to hold on to functioning daily driver for dear life they will never make things affordable again you better hope your hardware will last centuries

A forum post shows an electronics factory motherboard assembly line beside a close-up of a modern computer motherboard. The text jokes that rising component costs will cause another wave of motherboard price increases, dramatically calling it a “mobocalypse” and advising people to keep their current hardware forever. It is used as a reaction to hardware inflation, expensive PC upgrades, or fears that computer parts will never become affordable again.

• @gentoomemes / 21883 2026-09-05