That’s where I am at. As much as I would love to build a bad ass gaming machine, prices and availability of hardware is so astronomical right now that I’d rather spend my money on 1 million other things.
I hadn't looked at hardware lately, so this got me curious. I built this system in 2019, and while the CPU price hasn't moved much, the motherboard is over $200 more than what I paid 18 months ago.