AMD’s Turn to Raise Kit Prices, While the Memory Curve Bends on Paper
AMD reportedly raises board-partner kit prices about 10 percent for August, just as TrendForce's forecast shows the memory price curve finally decelerating, on paper.
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Market Watch Weekly: RTX 5090 at $4,000, CPUs Under MSRP, 32GB DDR5 Near $500
First weekly digest from our own price tracker: 59 GPUs, CPUs, and DDR5 kits across US retail prices. Blackwell premiums are holding, every desktop CPU we track sits below launch MSRP, and most 32GB DDR5-6000 kits hover near $500.
DDR5 Prices Have Tripled: What Happened, and How to Buy Memory in 2026
A 32 GB DDR5-6000 kit that cost around $100 in 2025 now lists near $500 at US retailers. The cause sits in the server room, not the retail channel. Here is the supply-side mechanism, the numbers behind it, and a practical way to buy memory while the squeeze lasts.