Every component in the build guides and the key hardware in this folder — with MSRP, real August 2026 US street prices, used prices, sources, and last-checked dates.
Market context (why prices look crazy): GDDR7 memory shortages pushed GPUs 50–150% over MSRP; AI memory demand tripled–quadrupled DRAM (the “RAMpocalypse”); NAND shortages doubled+ SSD prices. Street prices move weekly — treat the numbers below as a snapshot, re-verify against the linked trackers before buying.
Last checked: August 9, 2026. Currency: USD, street prices (Amazon/Newegg/Best Buy/eBay averages).
| GPU | VRAM | MSRP | Street (Aug 2026) | Used | Source | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RTX 5090 | 32 GB | $1,999 | ~$3,600–4,800 (Amazon $4,829; Microcenter ~$3,300–3,700; Newegg ~$3,800; some listings >$5,100) | ~$3,590 | bestvaluegpu tracker, Tech Insider | Aug 9, 2026 |
| RTX 5080 | 16 GB | $999 | ~$1,150–1,480 (Amazon $1,478; Best Buy $1,257; PNY from $1,157; Newegg $1,499+) | ~$1,200 | bestvaluegpu tracker, dropreference Aug 2026 | Aug 9, 2026 |
| RTX 5070 Ti | 16 GB | $749 | ~$870–1,420 (Amazon $1,058; marketplace $1,299–1,420) — EOL, production winding down | ~$870 | bestvaluegpu tracker, Newegg FAQ, Notebookcheck | Aug 9, 2026 |
| RTX 5070 | 12 GB | $549 | ~$610–750 (Amazon $748; Newegg $699; deal $610) | ~$490 | bestvaluegpu tracker, PC Guide deal | Aug 9, 2026 |
| RTX 5060 Ti | 16 GB | $429 (16 GB) | ~$580–780 (typical $620; Amazon ~$676; some >$700) | ~$370–420 | bestvaluegpu tracker, PC Guide Prime Day, WCCFTech | Aug 9, 2026 |
| RTX 4090 | 24 GB | $1,599 | ~$2,200–2,755 (Amazon $2,755) | ~$2,200–2,400 | bestvaluegpu tracker, Accio trend | Aug 9, 2026 |
| RTX 3060 | 12 GB | $329 | ~$250–399 (Amazon $399) | ~$205–250 (avg ~$205–238) | bestvaluegpu tracker, howmuch.one, Jawa | Aug 9, 2026 |
| Arc B580 | 12 GB | $249 | ~$250–310 (Amazon $309; LTT $249–279) | ~$300 | bestvaluegpu tracker, LTT Labs | Aug 9, 2026 |
| Arc B570 | 10 GB | $219 | ~$230–280 (est.) | — | TechPowerUp — launch price; street est. | Aug 9, 2026 |
| RX 9070 XT | 16 GB | $599 | ~$650–710 (Amazon $709; Gigabyte $649; XFX $749) — deals to $549 | ~$655 | bestvaluegpu tracker, Tom’s Hardware deal, PC Guide | Aug 9, 2026 |
Notes: RTX 5090/5080/5070 Ti/5060 Ti and RX 9070 XT are all above MSRP due to the GDDR7 shortage. The 4090 and 3060 are the two “inverted market” cards — 4090 used pricing rose as the 50-series shortage cut supply; the 3060 12 GB remains the VRAM-per-dollar budget king.
| System | MSRP | Street (Aug 2026) | Source | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DGX Spark (128 GB) | $4,699 (raised from $3,999, Feb 2026) | $4,699 official; retail $4,000–5,615 (Best Buy $4,899–5,615; some June retail $3,999) | NVIDIA marketplace, OC3D hike report, Best Buy | Aug 9, 2026 |
| DGX Station GB300 (748 GB) | ~$69,900 (list) | $94,231–108,159 (resellers) | pi3g, Petronella, Bizon | Aug 9, 2026 |
| Mac Studio M5 Ultra (up to 512 GB) | — | from ~$4,000+ (reported; M5 Ultra specs still partially unconfirmed) | MacRumors reports | Aug 9, 2026 |
| CPU | MSRP | Street (Aug 2026) | Used | Source | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryzen 5 5600 | $199 (2022) | ~$130–148 new (Amazon $147.76) | ~$92–134 | PCPartPicker, camelcamelcamel | Aug 9, 2026 |
| Ryzen 5 7600 | $229 (2023) | ~$190–232 (PCPartPicker $229; UK ~£158) | ~$130 | PCPartPicker | Aug 9, 2026 |
| Ryzen 7 9800X3D | $479 | ~$380–415 (Microcenter $379.99; Amazon $414.99; Walmart $394.88; Newegg $439.99) | — | Micro Center, camelcamelcamel, TechPowerUp | Aug 9, 2026 |
Note: CPUs are the one bright spot — 9800X3D dropped ~20% from launch ($479 → ~$380–415) on back-to-school pricing. AMD 9000-series cuts continue.
| Kit | Pre-shortage (2025) | Street (Aug 2026) | Source | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 GB DDR4-3200 | ~$30–40 | ~$80–100 (est. from 32 GB data) | Tom’s Hardware RAM index | Aug 9, 2026 |
| 32 GB DDR4-3200/3600 | ~$60–90 (Oct 2025) | ~$150–260 (Corsair LPX $71.99 → $262.99) | Tom’s Hardware RAM index, TechPowerUp thread | Aug 9, 2026 |
| 32 GB DDR5-6000 | <$90 (early 2025) | ~$380–530 (nothing under ~$379; UK £280–360) | Shattered.io, Tom’s Hardware | Aug 9, 2026 |
| 64 GB DDR5-6000 | ~$150–200 | ~$600–1,000 (Crucial Pro $998 Amazon; Newegg $500–750+; kits tripled $279 → $876 in a month) | camelcamelcamel, TweakTown, HotHardware, Reddit | Aug 9, 2026 |
Note: DRAM analysts expect prices to stay high through H1 2026 and peak around Q2 2026 at $550–600/32 GB DDR5 — a full recovery is not expected before 2027. RAM is now a line item you must budget for; it rivals the GPU in the mid build.
| Drive | Pre-shortage (2024) | Street (Aug 2026) | Source | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 GB NVMe | ~$30–40 | ~$90–120 (est. from 1 TB data) | Tom’s Hardware SSD report | Aug 9, 2026 |
| 1 TB NVMe | ~$55–65 | ~$150–330 (cheapest ~$150; Samsung/Kingston past $330; ~$250 typical) | Tom’s Hardware SSD report, DropReference, oscoo outlook | Aug 9, 2026 |
| 2 TB NVMe | ~$100–130 | ~$300–500 (est. — 1 TB at $150–330 scales up) | Tech Insider | Aug 9, 2026 |
Note: 1 TB TLC NAND die cost more than doubled in a year ($4.80 → ~$10.70); NAND shortages are expected to worsen in 2027. Buy only what you need now.
| Component | Street (Aug 2026) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| B550 (AM4) | ~$85 new / ~$60 used | Budget build carrier; stable |
| B650 (AM5) | ~$130 | Mid build carrier |
| X870E (AM5) | ~$280–350 | High build; 2× PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| PSU 550 W | ~$50 | Budget build |
| PSU 650 W | ~$75 | Mid build |
| PSU 850 W | ~$100 | For a future 4090 (450 W TDP) |
| PSU 1200 W ATX 3.0 | ~$220 | High build; second-GPU headroom |
| mATX case | ~$40–55 | Budget |
| Mid-tower case | ~$60–80 | Mid |
| Full-tower case | ~$150 | High |
| 360 AIO cooler | ~$130 | High |
These commodity parts are less affected by the memory/NAND shortages; treat as stable estimates (±20%).
| Item | Price (Aug 2026) | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell (96 GB) | ~$8,000–10,000 | Est.; launch-era pricing |
| AMD Instinct MI355X (288 GB) | ~$30–40K | Est. |
| Intel Gaudi 3 (128 GB) | ~$12–15K | Est.; “roughly half an H100” |
| Jetson AGX Orin (64 GB) | ~$2,000 | From edge-embedded.md |
| Jetson Orin Nano Super | ~$249 | Dev-kit price |
| Jetson Thor (128 GB) | ~$2,000+ (module) | From edge-embedded.md |
| Hailo-8 / 8L / 10 | ~$30–100 | M.2/USB cards |
| Google Coral (Edge TPU) | ~$25–150 | USB/M.2/dev board |
| Pi 5 (4–16 GB) + AI Kit | ~$80 + ~$70 | From edge-embedded.md |
| Item | Street (Aug 2026) | Source | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lunar Lake (Core Ultra 200V) laptop | ~$600–1,400 — 2024–25 stock deeply discounted (budget ~$600, mid-tier ~$900, premium $1,400+) | Wccftech, UltrabookReview, WPS | Aug 9, 2026 |
| Strix Point (Ryzen AI 300) laptop | ~$900–1,500 (HX 370 mid-tier ~$900–1,200; premium $1,400+) | UltrabookReview, Best Buy | Aug 9, 2026 |
| Snapdragon X Elite laptop | ~$600–1,000 mainstream (Qualcomm “from $599”; Dell from ~$1,000); premium $1,400–1,700 (Surface Laptop 7 ~$1,690) | Qualcomm, Dell, Smartprix | Aug 9, 2026 |
| Panther Lake (Core Ultra 300) laptop | ~$999–2,400 (mainstream ~$1,100–1,500; high-end >$2,000) | VideoCardz/Walmart, Notebookcheck, Best Buy | Aug 9, 2026 |
| Ryzen AI 400 (Medusa/Gorgon Point) laptop | ~$750–1,500 (mainstream ~$900–1,200; ASUS Zenbook 14 open-box from ~$714) | Best Buy | Aug 9, 2026 |
| Snapdragon X2 Elite laptop | ~$1,080–2,050 (Surface 13.8″ from $1,399; 16″ ~$1,600–1,700; HP first X2 from ~$2,050; deals to ~$1,080) | Microsoft Store, BGR, The Gadgeteer, Reddit/HP | Aug 9, 2026 |
| MacBook Air (M5) | from $1,099 (up $100 from M4) | CNBC, Apple | Aug 9, 2026 |
| MacBook Pro (M5 Pro) | 14″ from $2,199; 16″ from $2,699 (Amazon record low ~$1,984) | Apple newsroom, MacRumors deal | Aug 9, 2026 |
| MacBook Pro (M5 Max) | 14″ from $3,599; 16″ from $3,899 | Apple newsroom, Mashable | Aug 9, 2026 |
| AI mini-PC mainstream (Core Ultra/Ryzen AI, 16–32 GB) | ~$400–1,000 | GEEKOM, Newegg | Aug 9, 2026 |
| Loaded mini-PC (64–128 GB Strix Halo-class) | ~$1,000–3,000 | Reddit r/AIProgrammingHardware | Aug 9, 2026 |
| AMD Ryzen AI Halo (128 GB AI mini-PC) | $3,999 (DGX Spark competitor) | AMD, PCWorld | Aug 9, 2026 |
| Ryzen AI 400 desktop (OEM Copilot+ towers) | ~$500–1,700 (entry ~$499; loaded 16 GB/512 GB ~$1,660) | Counterpoint, Best Buy | Aug 9, 2026 |
Bottom line for the build guides: Budget ~$665–735, Mid ~$1,465, High ~$5,300–6,300 — the GPU (GDDR7 shortage) and RAM (RAMpocalypse) lines are the two that move; everything else is ±20% stable.