US EditionBrace Yourself: PCs, Laptops and Phones May Jump in Price as Early as December Thanks to a '500%' RAM/SSD Surge
CyberPowerPC will raise prices on all prebuilt systems due to a 500% surge in DRAM and 100% rise in SSD costs driven by AI data center demand and constrained supply.
- On December 7th, 2025 CyberPowerPC will begin price adjustments on all systems, affecting its prebuilt system listings, the company confirmed.
- Memory-Market data show global memory prices surged 500% and SSD costs rose 100%, raising gaming PC build costs since 10/1/25 amid AI companies' heavy buying.
- CyberPowerPC clarified the price increases `will be temporary` and `adjust back accordingly when market conditions change,` while Skytech Gaming and retail stores pricing components at market rates report similar pressures.
- Those changes could extend lead times as Maingear delays price hikes, while AMD is expected to raise prices in 2026 by 10% and Xbox pricing may increase.
- Observers note memory manufacturers focus on HBM and low‑power DDR, constraining supply while AI data centers drive demand, and some warn longer-term shortage forecasts could last a decade.
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These prebuilt PCs are about to cost more due to rising RAM prices
Emma Roth is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO.The skyrocketing price of RAM is trickling down to custom PC makers, including CyberPowerPC and Maingear. On Wednesday, CyberPowerPC announced that it plans to adjust the pricing across all of its systems on December 7th, as reported earlier by PCMag.“Recently, global memory (RAM) prices hav…
These prebuilt PCs are about to cost more due to rising RAM prices
The skyrocketing price of RAM is trickling down to custom PC makers, including CyberPowerPC and Maingear. On Wednesday, CyberPowerPC announced that it plans to adjust the pricing across all of its systems on December 7th, as reported earlier by PCMag. These prebuilt PCs are about to cost more due…
These prebuilt PCs are about to cost more due to rising RAM prices
The skyrocketing price of RAM is trickling down to custom PC makers, including CyberPowerPC and Maingear. On Wednesday, CyberPowerPC announced that it plans to adjust the pricing across all of its systems on December 7th, as reported earlier by PCMag. “Recently, global memory (RAM) prices have surged by 500% and SSD prices have risen by 100%,” CyberPowerPC says in a statement posted on X. “This has had a direct impact on the cost of building ga…
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