TL;DR: CyberPowerPC announced price increases on all pre-built gaming PCs and laptops starting December 7 due to a 500% surge in RAM and 100% rise in SSD costs driven by data center and AI demand.
This decision comes in response to what the company describes as an unprecedented surge in the costs of key components, including RAM and SSD storage. The main reason behind this shortage and the ...
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