OVER THE PAST FEW ISSUES, we’ve been focusing on bringing the overall price tag of both budget builds down back to a more reasonable ‘budget’ level. Last month, we got them below the $1,000 mark and with some further changes, they’re down to around $800 this time. The challenge is maintaining the performance level while finding cheaper or older components that are still in stock. At the time of writing, everything is in stock but this can soon change after we go to print, so we apologize in advance if it isn’t. The same applies to any sale items that find their way into our builds as they run out quickly. Though correct at the time of press, sale prices can change rapidly too.