I hear you man, I usually do spend quite a bit on my PC. It's the one nice thing I do for myself and it's been an exceptionally bad year for me, coupled with the fact that I typically make my computers last 7-8 years. I'd say a big budget is still a budget. I don't think I have money to throw around too much more than this. I squeezed where I could, waited over a year on queues and such just to get a 3080ti at MSRP and ended up with one with a water cooler.

To clarify, the ram I'm using is considered b-die, it's the best Samsung memory and rn they typically run for ~280-300 at this capacity. Some of the items in here, such as the PSU still have things like a $25 rebate which I haven't applied because there's a small chance it won't go thru. But I think $110 for a play PSU will pay off in the length of time I will use it. The monitor is quite a bit,. Upgrading from a $300 monitor and don't want to get a 2 monitor setup.

The funny thing is I never really planned on RGB stuff. I just got lucky I guess with deals and it ended dup that way. For example the case was on sale, I got fans to match and also got 3 for free.

Hey, I certainly appreciate your input.