There have been some excellent budget PC parts released over the past couple of years. I'm not just talking about budget graphics cards, though we do finally have one of those, I'm also talking about superb coolers, cases, memory, and solid state drives. The world is your discounted oyster, and if you play your cards right, you can build a mean machine on a shoestring budget.
Though PC parts—the good ones, anyway—can be quite hard to come by. They sell out quickly, due to popularity, and stay that way for a while. You can hardly blame PC gamers for wanting the best for their rigs. As is often the case, when they do return to store shelves, they're overpriced. A prime example of this is how Nvidia, AMD, and Intel graphics cards have often been available only in excess of MSRP, as are AMD's top Ryzen 9000-series X3D chips.
