Building your own PC isn’t just one of the great pass-times for a gadget nerd… to many of us it’s more a right of passage. Countless hours of research, the restless wait for parts to arrive, and the rush of powering up your build the first time...

In direct contrast to this experience loved by so many, is the cold truth of the world we find ourselves in today… one of component shortages, sky-rocketing costs, and outright price scalping run rampant…

As with any good challenge, though, your hosts took it upon themselves to outmaneuver the system and are here this week to tell the tale, share some tips, and already start planning the NEXT custom build because, well, that’s just what we do…