Ah, the cycle continues.

I want to get a new computer/parts

begin looking into pricing

Find out something happened recently to spike the price of the thing I want to get

Decide it's too expensive, get something cheap and inadequate

Time passes

I want to get a new computer/parts

I'd be slightly interested in knowing who they're blaming. Because we can very much put names to this, specific people who are causing this. Here's a few:

tech jesus tells ya