A customer has accused Corsair of cancelling a $3,499.99 prebuilt gaming PC order placed on December 31, only to relist the same system at $4,299.99 a day later, an $800 increase, fueling claims the cancellation was tied to surging memory prices.
According to a Reddit post that gained more than 700 upvotes, the customer ordered a Corsair prebuilt gaming PC on December 31, 2025, at a listed price of $3,499.99. On January 1, 2026, the buyer received notice that the order had been cancelled, reportedly without a detailed explanation.
Shortly after the cancellation, the same system reappeared on Corsair’s website with a new price of $4,299.99, representing an increase of roughly 23 per cent. The configuration listed included an AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D processor, an NVIDIA RTX 5080 graphics card, and 32GB of DDR5 memory.
The post quickly spread across Reddit and other forums, with users questioning whether the cancellation was linked to rapidly rising component costs rather than inventory or payment issues.
In response, an official Corsair representative commented publicly that the company was investigating the specific order and circumstances, stating that cancellations due to pricing changes are not standard practice. No final determination has yet been publicly disclosed.
My order has been cancelled and they raised the price.
byu/Senior_Ball_9068 inCorsair
DDR5 memory prices reached record highs in late 2025 amid supply constraints and strong demand, contributing to volatility across the PC hardware market. Prebuilt system sellers have been particularly exposed to sudden cost shifts, forcing frequent price adjustments and raising concerns about how retailers manage orders during rapid market changes.
Consumers are advised to document orders and pricing confirmations when purchasing prebuilts during volatile market conditions. The incident underscores growing calls for clearer communication and transparency from hardware retailers as component prices continue to fluctuate.