Motherboards may be the next PC component to get a massive price increase
A new report suggests Asus, MSI, and Gigabyte are preparing motherboard price hikes that could make building a new PC significantly more expensive.
Motherboards could soon face significant price hikes, according to a new report. The cost of printed circuit boards used in motherboards is expected to increase by at least 50 percent by the end of 2026, with Asus, MSI, and Gigabyte rumored to raise prices by a similar margin. This follows a trend of rising RAM and storage prices driven by AI data center demand.
The manufacturers are preparing price increases for the third quarter of 2026, but the timing is not ideal, as RAM and SSD prices have already been climbing due to shifts in production toward high-bandwidth memory used in AI servers. The proposed hikes come as demand for prebuilt and DIY desktops continues to decline, with Asus, MSI, and Gigabyte all expecting double-digit drops in shipments.
If the forecasted price increases materialize, building a PC could become significantly more expensive than it already is, potentially making early PC builds even less justifiable in 2026.
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