(Credit: CyberPowerPC)
CyberPowerPC is the latest PC-related retailer to announce across-the-board price increases due to skyrocketing memory prices. Expect price hikes on "all systems," effective Dec. 7
Memory prices have shot up dramatically in recent months, in some instances by close to 200%. This is driven by a surge in demand for the NAND Flash chips that go into DDR memory to power the tech giants' colossal AI data center projects. Although some firms have stockpiled memory, others are now being forced to raise prices to remain profitable.
"Recently, global memory (RAM) prices have surged by 500% and SSD prices have risen by 100%," CyberPowerPC said in a statement. "As a result, CyberPower PC will begin price adjustments on all systems on December 7th, 2025."
CyberPowerPC clarified in the comments that the increases are temporary and that system pricing would "adjust back accordingly when market conditions change." The thing is, no one knows when that will be, or if it will even happen. Some have warned that the memory shortage could last a decade or more, while other signs suggest the memory shortage will worsen in the short term, with further price rises expected in the new year.
CyberPowerPC is just the latest company forced to make price adjustments. Modular laptop maker Framework recently paused its direct-to-consumer RAM sales, AMD is expected to raise prices in 2026 by 10% or more, and Xbox console pricing is expected to rise in due course, too.
Memory manufacturers aren't helping matters. They're deliberately not ramping up production to prevent getting stuck with excess stock. They're also focusing more on HBM and low-power DDR memory for data centers, constraining supply of traditional DDR and GDDR memory. Of course, deliberately constraining supply for profit reasons is possible, too. And all of this depends on the AI bubble not bursting.