The latest bit of information from industry sources suggests that ASUS, MSI and Gigabyte will all begin hiking retail prices for motherboards and graphics cards in China beginning in early February after the 2017 Lunar New Year holidays.
Due to an upswing in the costs of CPUs, hard disks and PCBs, followed by a lowering in value of the Chinese yuan, the three motherboard manufacturers are now expected to raise their prices by about 5 percent in the region to make up for lowered demand over the past few years.
ASUS, Gigabyte and MSI to increase motherboard and GPU pricing in China
Posted on Monday, January 23 2017 @ 14:38 CET by Thomas De MaesschalckIndustry sources claim the top three motherboard and graphics card makers are preparing to raise prices in China due to a drop in the value of the yuan. ASUS, Gigabyte and MSI are reportedly planning to increase prices by about 5 percent in the region in early February after the 2017 Lunar New Year.
