yeah, i've tried building the fancy expensive system too. there's always some bit of hardware architecture that needs an upgrade and now i've blown $1000 on some little useless piece after 2-3 years. getting something midgrade and upgrading in 7 years instead of 10-15 saves so much money

what pisses me off is i was just about to upgrade my SSD and my PSU right before the crazy hit. I can do without, i just don't want to. Now i have to wait a decade for the market to cool down and it'll be time for an entire new box by then