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What PC parts cost in the UK this month

How UK prices for each part moved over the last 30 days, from the prices we read at 16 UK retailers, most of them swept every night. A part is compared at the same shops at both ends, and each category shows its average move with the most extreme tenth either way left out, so one odd listing can't skew it. Updated 19 October 2026. See this week's movers, or should you buy RAM or an SSD now.

Average price move by category

cheaper dearer
Average change in UK price over 30 days, by category
CategoryAverage changeParts cheaper / dearer
Gaming Headsets
−1.2%
Gaming Keyboards
−0.8%
PC Cases
−0.8%
SSDs
−0.4%
Coolers
−0.2%
Gaming Monitors
+0.5%
Gaming Mice
+0.6%
Case Fans
+0.8%
CPUs
+1.0%
PSUs
+1.4%
HDDs
+1.8%
Motherboards
+2.4%
RAM
+2.8%
GPUs
+6.7%

From 1,216 parts with 30 days of prices. Moves over 60% are left out as listing errors, and the biggest drops and rises below are ones at least two shops agree on.

Biggest price drops

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Best month to buy

Each month's price for a category, against what its parts usually cost. Every product is compared with its own average at the same shop, so new parts joining the catalogue can't fake a trend. A month shows once at least 30 products have prices in it, and we name a cheapest month once a category has 3 such months.

Case Fans

No month has been clearly cheaper than the others yet.

  • Aug0.0%
  • Sep0.0%
  • Oct0.0%

Based on 3 months of our own price readings so far. With under a year of history this shows how prices have moved since we started, not yet a pattern that repeats every year.

Coolers

No month has been clearly cheaper than the others yet.

  • Aug0.0%
  • Sep0.0%
  • Oct0.0%

Based on 3 months of our own price readings so far. With under a year of history this shows how prices have moved since we started, not yet a pattern that repeats every year.

CPUs

No month has been clearly cheaper than the others yet.

  • Aug−0.2%
  • Sep−0.3%
  • Oct+0.5%

Based on 3 months of our own price readings so far. With under a year of history this shows how prices have moved since we started, not yet a pattern that repeats every year.

Gaming Headsets

Cheapest so far in September, at −1.3% against its usual price.

  • Aug+4.9%
  • Sep−1.3%
  • Oct−0.2%

Based on 3 months of our own price readings so far. With under a year of history this shows how prices have moved since we started, not yet a pattern that repeats every year.

Gaming Keyboards

Cheapest so far in October, at −1.4% against its usual price.

  • Aug+3.5%
  • Sep−1.1%
  • Oct−1.4%

Based on 3 months of our own price readings so far. With under a year of history this shows how prices have moved since we started, not yet a pattern that repeats every year.

Gaming Mice

Cheapest so far in October, at −1.2% against its usual price.

  • Aug+1.1%
  • Sep0.0%
  • Oct−1.2%

Based on 3 months of our own price readings so far. With under a year of history this shows how prices have moved since we started, not yet a pattern that repeats every year.

Gaming Monitors

No month has been clearly cheaper than the others yet.

  • Aug−0.1%
  • Sep0.0%
  • Oct+0.3%

Based on 3 months of our own price readings so far. With under a year of history this shows how prices have moved since we started, not yet a pattern that repeats every year.

GPUs

Cheapest so far in August, at −7.1% against its usual price.

  • Aug−7.1%
  • Sep+0.1%
  • Oct+6.0%

Based on 3 months of our own price readings so far. With under a year of history this shows how prices have moved since we started, not yet a pattern that repeats every year.

Motherboards

No month has been clearly cheaper than the others yet.

  • Aug−0.6%
  • Sep−0.4%
  • Oct+0.9%

Based on 3 months of our own price readings so far. With under a year of history this shows how prices have moved since we started, not yet a pattern that repeats every year.

PC Cases

No month has been clearly cheaper than the others yet.

  • Aug0.0%
  • Sep0.0%
  • Oct0.0%

Based on 3 months of our own price readings so far. With under a year of history this shows how prices have moved since we started, not yet a pattern that repeats every year.

Prebuilt PCs

Not enough months of prices yet to name a cheapest month.

  • Sep0.0%
  • Oct0.0%

Based on 2 months of our own price readings so far. With under a year of history this shows how prices have moved since we started, not yet a pattern that repeats every year.

PSUs

Cheapest so far in August, at −3.6% against its usual price.

  • Aug−3.6%
  • Sep0.0%
  • Oct+3.0%

Based on 3 months of our own price readings so far. With under a year of history this shows how prices have moved since we started, not yet a pattern that repeats every year.

RAM

Cheapest so far in August, at −4.2% against its usual price.

  • Aug−4.2%
  • Sep+0.9%
  • Oct+2.4%

Based on 3 months of our own price readings so far. With under a year of history this shows how prices have moved since we started, not yet a pattern that repeats every year.

SSDs

No month has been clearly cheaper than the others yet.

  • Aug−0.7%
  • Sep0.0%
  • Oct0.0%

Based on 3 months of our own price readings so far. With under a year of history this shows how prices have moved since we started, not yet a pattern that repeats every year.

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