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I would avoid building a PC right now, but if you can’t, here’s our best advice.

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[–] Hirom@beehaw.org 7 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

Buy second hand hardware, and put a new SSD in it.

[–] django@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Be quick, before sata ssds are no more.

[–] Hirom@beehaw.org 8 points 16 hours ago

Or don't hurry if your machine is still working fine. Panic buying unnecessarily emtpy stocks, which aggravate price hikes.