The median EU retail price of an RTX 5090 rose from €5,900 to €7,730 between 19 September and 19 October 2026 — a +31% move across about 20 tracked EU shops. On a fixed 11-card basket, the price index is up 84% since 25 May, with roughly 10% in the last week alone.
You could tinker with microcontrollers. They’re pretty capable when it comes to building smaller iot devices. Or pick up a used mini pc and start self hosting 😉
I am really enjoying messing around with self-hosting. I used to resell VPS back in the day, so it is fun to bring that knowledge to my home lab. I have been messing with docker to help streamline deployment.
You could tinker with microcontrollers. They’re pretty capable when it comes to building smaller iot devices. Or pick up a used mini pc and start self hosting 😉
I am really enjoying messing around with self-hosting. I used to resell VPS back in the day, so it is fun to bring that knowledge to my home lab. I have been messing with docker to help streamline deployment.