Framework announces another memory price hike — and it likely won’t be its last

• Framework, a modular PC company, has announced another price hike for its DDR5 RAM modules due to rising memory costs.
• The new prices are as follows: $10 per GB for 8GB, 16GB, and 32GB, with “slightly higher” prices for the 48GB and up.
• The price increases are a result of “substantially higher costs” from suppliers and distributors, according to Framework.
• Specifically, the 8GB option now costs $80 (up from $60), the 16GB option is priced at $160 (up from $120), and the 32GB option costs $320 (up from $240).
• This price hike marks the second increase in memory prices for Framework in recent weeks, suggesting that the company may not be done with further price adjustments.

The modular PC company Framework is adjusting the price of its DDR5 RAM modules once again as the cost of memory continues to surge. In an update on Wednesday, Framework said it will charge $10 per GB for 8GB, 16GB, and 32GB, with “slightly higher” prices for the 48GB and up.

Framework first announced a price hike on memory earlier this month, citing “substantially higher costs” from suppliers and distributors. With this most recent increase in place, the 8GB variation jumped from $60 to $80, the 16GB option increased from $120 to $160, and the 32GB variation went from $240 to $320. Meanwhile, the price tag of the 48GB option more than doub …

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