Why You Can't Buy a GPU Anymore (You're Not the Customer)
Why are GPUs so expensive in 2026? It's not scalpers, and it's not a shortage — graphics card and RAM prices doubled because you're no longer the customer.
In this video: how AI data centers quietly bought your GPU before it ever reached a shelf — memory prices up 89% in a single quarter, wafer capacity sold out for two years, and the allocation decision nobody invited you to.
⏱ CHAPTERS
0:00 GPU prices are out of control
0:40 Past shortages ended — this one didn't
0:50 Where every graphics card begins
1:20 Then AI arrived hungry
1:50 The boardroom math
2:00 Following the evidence
2:20 Wafers reallocated
2:50 What retail looks like now
3:30 Why this cycle won't pop
4:00 New factories won't save you
4:30 Your realistic options
4:40 The twist: nothing broke
4:50 You're not the customer
📊 SOURCES
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components...
https://www.tweaktown.com/news/112358/dram...
https://www.fool.com/investing/2026/02/27/...
https://pcgamecheck.com/blog/why-gpus-expe...
If you think I'm wrong about where this is headed, tell me in the comments — I want to be.
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