Framework hikes desktop PC costs as RAM scarcity drags on

Simply weeks after elevating the worth of its RAM modules, Framework has introduced that it’s additionally growing the worth of its desktop PC in response to the worldwide reminiscence scarcity. The Framework Desktop with 32GB of RAM and an AMD Ryzen AI Max 385 chip now begins at $1,139, as a substitute of $1,099.

“We held off on it for so long as we may, however we needed to replace our Framework Desktop pricing in the present day to account for the huge improve in LPDDR5x pricing from our suppliers,” Framework says in a submit on X. “As earlier than, we’re solely adjusting costs sufficient to cowl the will increase in price.”

Framework Desktops with greater RAM configurations and a Ryzen AI Max Plus 395 chip have gone up in worth, too, with the 64GB variation increasing from $1,599 to $1,639, and the 128GB possibility going from $1,999 to $2,459. In December, Framework didn’t rule out the potential for future will increase, saying “it is vitally doubtless we’ll want to regulate module costs once more inside the subsequent month.”