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It's generally because there's no pre-built PC that is going to be as good bang-for-your-buck as one you build your own, so even the best prebuilt is already starting off with a poor footing.
Does that mean prices have gone to normal? I remember for a long time that wasn't the case because of how hard it was to get video cards, so only way to get it even close to msrp was to buy a pre-built. Then was was a time when ram was overpriced too.
And costs more