Dude, you make it sound like the whole towers were replaced...
All those 1's and 0's. Must be costly paying them Super, Workers comp, PI/PL insurance, 1/4 Tax installments.....
Maybe the fans that cool the gear cost more. Card jockeys. Upgrades are simplerand cost less than you'd have us believe.
We're getting fleeced and I don't buy into anythng other than that.