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AI Surge Soars PC Prices: High-End Systems Now $7,000+

2/15/2026

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Kelt Reeves, owner of Falcon Northwest, says the AI boom has driven up memory-chip costs and forced him to raise prices for his high-end PCs.
Demand from tech giants such as OpenAI and Google has tripled memory-chip costs.
Reeves has increased prices from over $4,000 to over $7,000 for his systems.
The surge benefits AI chip makers like Nvidia and could affect mass-market devices as demand expands.

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Kelt Reeves, owner of Falcon Northwest, says the AI boom has driven up memory-chip costs and forced him to raise prices for his high-end PCs.
Demand from tech giants such as OpenAI and Google has tripled memory-chip costs.
Reeves has increased prices from over $4,000 to over $7,000 for his systems.
The surge benefits AI chip makers like Nvidia and could affect mass-market devices as demand expands.