New to build a new rig but don't have $1000?

[Hyperstrike]

Okay, ripped this off from Jayz2Cents.
But still good advice.
Tried to get as inexpnsive as possible without taking components from no-name vendors or crap I wouldn't use myself in the same space.
 

https://newegg.io/a8666687

Easily do 1080p.
Is using on-chip graphics (AMD Radeon RX Vega 7)
6 core Hyperthreading CPU
16GB RAM
512GB SSD
Air cooler.  Want a liquid cooler?  Add $30.
Decent Fractal Design case.

 

All "In stock" and "new".

USD before tax and any promos/codes.
 

$634.45
$12 Shipping (Delivery to Illinois_
$45.25 (Illinois tax)

Total: $691.70

Transplant your keyboard, mouse and monitor and you have a perfectly acceptable gaming rig to start.

Basically this rig is not some blazingly fast game-burner.

But for CoH, and most modern titles at 1080p, this'll put down respectable framerates and won't look like total ass.

Allowing you some time to wait on graphics card prices to come down more and the market to normalize.
 

Additionally, the rig is expandable.

 

Grrr.

There's room for more SSDs and other types of drives.
The power supply is up to dropping in something like a 3070 or lower without worrying about overtaxing the PSU.
There's plenty of cooling.
 

Yes, this probably would have been a $500 build a few years back.
Market reality.

[WanderingAries]

[Hyperstrike]

Yep.