Framework lifted the Desktop DIY AMD AI Max+ 395 128 GB configuration by +5.3 % in both UK and EU storefronts this week. UK moved £2,999 → £3,159; EU (DE/FR/IT/ES) moved €3,379 → €3,559. The cluster x2 build tracks the per-unit price — £6,318 / €7,118. The configuration remains out-of-stock / pre-order with a £100 / €100 deposit on Framework’s own storefront. This is the second EU/UK Framework hike in 11 days after the May 16 +12 %/+11 % move (covered here).
What changed
The move is on the Desktop DIY product line — the BYO chassis kit Framework sells alongside the pre-built Mainboard SKU. The 128 GB unified-memory tier is the only one we track for local LLM use: it’s the configuration that fits the dense 70 B Q4 and gpt-oss-120 B Q8 workloads our /select-llm page recommends Strix Halo for. The lower tiers (32 / 64 GB) repriced too on the same configurator, but Framework hasn’t published a separate announcement.
UK and EU configurator pages quote literal totals £3,159 and €3,559 respectively, including VAT. The previous quotes — £2,999 and €3,379 — held since the May 16 bump. No US move this cycle: the Strix Halo US market remains anchored by Bosgame M5 ($2,799), Corsair AI Workstation 300 ($2,499), GMKtec EVO-X2 ($3,300), and Beelink GTR9 Pro ($4,399 pre-order). Framework US continues to redirect to EUR pricing for this SKU.
What this means in practice
Strix Halo’s vendor spread has widened to roughly $2,499–$4,399 at the US street level. Framework EU/UK customers now pay the highest anchor in the category — €3,559 is a ~25 % premium over the US Bosgame floor at current FX. For UK buyers specifically, Scan UK’s competing pre-order channel and the GMKtec EU storefront remain alternative anchors at lower prices, but neither carries Framework’s modular case or BIOS quality.
The DRAM contract spike we covered on May 23 is the most likely upstream driver. Strix Halo 128 GB is directly exposed to LPDDR5X 8533 spot pricing — every 128 GB unit needs 32× LPDDR5X-8533 dies, and the same contracts that pushed GB10 mini-PCs up +34 % in May continue to ratchet up. The Strix Halo segment has been the steadiest at US street, but Framework’s EU/UK pricing now reflects two months of DRAM cost pass-through.
For the data-quality nerds: this price move also reflects Framework’s accepted pattern of repricing while units remain pre-order — Framework publishes the new price the moment a new batch enters production, even though units against the old price are still in the order queue. Customers who placed deposits at £2,999 / €3,379 are honored at those prices.