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Most people will agree 8gb VRAM is not enough anymore.
Definitely 16 GB VRAM graphics card.
Something like this:
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/vV6PqH
It will run pretty much anything fine on 1440p so not much point getting the 1080p monitor.
Depending on which cpus you are looking at I'd go with a Ryzen 7 because it will be cheaper and plenty capable.
cheap, gaming, prebuild
pick 2
at $2500 you can get a good prebuild for gaming
are you near a microcenter?
https://www.microcenter.com/site/stores/default.aspx
if not, something like this is shippable
https://www.microcenter.com/product/692344/msi-aegis-zs2-c7nvp-1446us-gaming-pc
and at $120 you can get a nice 1080p display
https://pcpartpicker.com/products/monitor/#r=192001080&D=165000,600000&G=10000000000,1000000000000&F=558800000,635000000&sort=price&A=4,3,6
16 GB should be the minimum for vram.
Ryzen 7 or 9 are both great. It depends on your budget and case cooling setup.
I still prefer mid-tower ATX cases, but I wouldn't try to cool a Ryzen 9 in one. Air coolers are too tall nowadays, and I don't know if midtowers have places for AIO radiators.
It's a good time to start learning Linux, so don't bother buying a Windows licence.
Edit.
Sorry I missed the final line where you gave the budget.
8G VRAM is seriously frawned on these days. Certainly considering that you could go 11 years on low settings, any current entry card will be much better -- but that is the area I would not try to save 50 bucks. Especially as it does not just impact textures but the overall performance. On compares 8G version of the same card has regular drops that can aanifest in microshatters. And if you look for another decade with the new rig why trim it right on.
The radeon looks better bang per buck unless you look for raytracing. but beyond that general statement there are too many options and variants and significant differences by games.
Ram is now available in 24G modules so you can go for 48 too. For just games 32 is well enough for most and 64 is excessive. However keep in mind that while most mobos have 4 ram slots, 4-stick configs tend not to work or restrict to low speeds. except very specific modules, if you plan for such upgrade look at mem compatibility list right ahead.
On YT many channels show good gaming builds for different budgets with options to extend.
If MMOs are your prime concern, I'd get a Ryzen 7 X3D CPU of some sort. MMOs are CPU bound and most of them get large boosts from the extra cache. If you end up building (this isn't me saying you should), the 7800X3D has come down in price a lot, so while the 9800X3D is the fastest CPU right now, the 7800X3D is a bit better of a value.
Ryzen 9s should be avoided if all you're doing is gaming (or general desktop stuff). The advantage of Ryzen 9s is more cores, but games don't need that amount of cores right now. Unlike with RAM, the extra cores (at least with Ryzen) can be a performance deficit if you don't need them. This is because Ryzen 9s have their cores spread across different CCDs (different physical chips) and communication incurs latency penalties, which means... lost performance in "real time" applications like games. But that latency cost doesn't matter as much in stuff like rendering or infinitely parallel productivity stuff where the gain from the extra cores is much higher. In other words, unless you NEED the extra cores for that sort of workload, a Ryzen 9 is a poorer choice. This applies especially to the x900 tier.
can you link components, or use pcpartpicker and share the permalink
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/
Chipset:AMD X870.
Chassis.:Black
Processor.:AMD Ryzen™ 7 9800X3D 4.7 - 5.2GHz 8 Cores
Graphics card type:AMD Radeon™
Graphics card.:AMD Radeon™ RX 9070 16GB
Motherboard.:MSI MAG X870 TOMAHAWK WIFI
Power supply.:CORSAIR 850W GOLD
DDR5 DIMM memory.:32GB DDR5 6000MHz T-Force Delta RGB (2X 16GB)
Desktop memory special.:FREE XPC RGB mousepad
Operating system drive.:2TB NVME SSD GEN 4
Storage drive:Show all options.
NVMe SSD (slot 2).:1TB NVME SSD GEN 4
Desktop storage special.:FREE XPC Gaming Mortar Mouse
Enhanced controls & displays.:No Screen
Cable type.:Black Stock Power Supply Cable
Cooling type:Closed loop water.
Closed loop AIO water cooling.:CPU AIO 240MM Water Cooler
Fan color:Black.
Fans.:Standard Black
Thermal compound.:1 x ARCTIC MX-6: CPU (SKU: 11803SERV)
Operating system.:Windows 11 Home
Operating system options.:64GB USB Windows Recovery