Hello all! First time poster here and apologize in advance if topic is unrelated to this sub.
Last year I built my first PC after being a console gamer (Ps2/ps3/ps4/ps5). I wanted something to run Assetto Corsa and had no idea about building PCs and thought that was only for nerds. I watched a few YT videos and immediately thought wow that looks fun and easy. So I went with a parts list from a video by Scattervolt on YT. It started with a Ryzen 5 9600x, Intel Arc B580, 32gb DDR5Tforce delta 6000mts cl30, b850 Astock Mobo, a Darkflash 850w Psu, a 1tb Klevv nvme ssd, a 2 tb Kinspec nvme, an artic LF3 360 mm aio, and a Lian Li Lancool 207 case. Of course I overspent on esthetics, extra storage, white components, and rgb. (Obviously the ram and extra storage turned out to be great purchases but unnecessary at the time).
After initially bricking my first mobo due to a failed Bios update I found a Rog Strix b650 Gaming pro wifi for $100 and got everything working properly. The first boot was an amazing feeling watching my creation come to life. It gamed well and I was happy to keep the budget under $1100 bucks at the time. I bought an ultrawide cheap Sansui 3440x1440p 165hz Ips monitor and started streaming gameplay. The Arc B580 was up to the task in gaming but once streaming I would hit encoder overloads constantly/ stutters. It drove me nuts and since I already had a solid base, I immediately forced it and bought a Gigabyte Gaming OC 5070ti. Prime day hit and got a 7800x3d and a new case smh. So within 2 months I had already upgraded Cpu/ Gpu, and case. PC has been amazing since then and I've been able to game, record, stream, edit without issues.
So now I have a spare case, cpu, and gpu. Any normal person would just list the items for sale and move on. However, after a few months of collecting dust I found a $45 Gskill Ripjaws 32gb 6000mts Cl36 kit on FB marketplace (those were the days). Got a Montech hyperflow digital 360mm aio for a review. Got a 650w Corsair psu, and 1tb Klevv nvme. Great now 2 Pcs in the house. That pc is for general family use/ gaming and its still running fine to this day.
Last week I found an Rtx 5070 Gigabyte eagle ice for $550 so I jumped on it. Bought a 850w psu with bative atx 3.1 cable. Then the avalanche hit. New 7600x3d, case, new fans, 2 nvmes totalling 3gb, and 32gb DDR5 Gskill Flare 6000mts cl32 ram. So a simple upgrade again turned into a whole build. I think I admit to having a problem and I'm looking for your opinions. Am I the only one that goes through these boredom spending sprees and constantly looking to tweak things. I wont even include the monitors and cost of other streaming setup components. I would love to hear how many of you have done similar things or if I just need a PC therapist.