"I ignored my own advice. I built a new PC from scratch in what is likely the worst financial environment to take such an expensive adventure. It involved months of scrounging, begging, and groaning through eBay listings before I could put together a PC within my meager budget. Was it worth it? Well, let's break it down. A few months ago, this same build I crafted may have cost less than $1,000 for the parts in total."
"Now, if you calculate this build's every component at its current price and use equivalent parts for unavailable components, the 1440p resolution-ready mid-sized tower would demand closer to $1,300 (if you shop for an equivalent AM4 motherboard and CPU cooler). In total, I personally spent around $500 of my own money. The entire process was a bigger pain in the ass than it had to be if I had gone with brand-new off-the-shelf components."
An individual built a new PC from scratch during an unfavorable financial climate, spending roughly $500 by sourcing used components. Equivalent new parts for a 1440p-capable mid-sized tower now cost about $1,300, and months earlier the same parts could have totaled under $1,000. The process involved months of scrounging and buying on eBay to remain on a tight budget. The builder salvaged an aging MSI MEG X570 Godlike motherboard and an NZXT Kraken X62 cooler, repurposing AM4-generation hardware as a framework when DDR5 prices surged. The cooler uses a mini USB connection, and the Godlike board originally targeted Ryzen 3000 AM4 processors.
Read at gizmodo.com
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