You'll always get better components for the money when you build it yourself. Going for absolute budget builds with those budgets doesn't make a lot of sense.
Prices are pretty mellow right now except for GPUs and motherboards (depending on what you want)
If you are serious about AI, then you want a beefy GPU, which is basically the entirety of your lowest budget.
If you are considering it as a hobby and you want to focus on VR and gaming, then there a few options to consider. Still, new GPUs are going to set you back and the previous generation aren't looking that cost effective except for one or two.
RTX4070 just launched, should be between $600 and $700. Relatively low power requirements, so you don't need a huge PSU. RTX 4070Ti is basically the same thing, but with more shader cores and another $200. Both have 12GB of VRAM. AMD Alternative to the 4070Ti is the 7900XT with 20GB of VRAM at $900+
RTX4080 is the next step up with 16GB VRAM for $1200+. 7900XTX is an alternative at $1000 with 24GB VRAM.
RTX4090 is the top pick for mixed gaming/workstation. $1600, but 24GB VRAM and nearly triple the compute of the 4070.
40 Series GPUs use a new 12VHPWR 16-pin cable. This is only available on new ATX 3.0 PSUs. GPUs have included adapters that will take 2/3/4 8-pin PCIe cables. On higher end modular power supplies, complete replacement cables are available.
For CPUs you get to pick between Intel 13th gen and Ryzen 7000 series. For A good gaming and workstation hybrid you can look at the 13900K (8P cores, 16E cores) or the 7950X with 16 full cores. DDR5 is a must at this point except for true budget builds. 2x16GB or 2x32GB DDR5 6000 with something like CAS of 36. If you were pure gaming then the i7-13700K or the Ryzen 7800X3D would be the CPUs of choice.
PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSDs are pretty standard and not terribly expensive per GB.
There are Dells out there that can fill most of the need, maybe add storage and RAM.
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($2909, 16GB DDR5 4800, 256GB NVMe)
Lenovo and HP would have similar offerings.
And a quick and dirty build with matching hardware and then some:
PCPartPicker Part List
CPU: Intel Core i7-13700K 3.4 GHz 16-Core Processor ($397.90 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Silver Soul 110 54 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.90 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z790 UD AC ATX LGA1700 Motherboard ($193.85 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR5-6400 CL32 Memory ($199.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial P5 Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte EAGLE GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB Video Card ($1149.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case ($94.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GF3 TT Premium 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 11 Pro OEM - DVD 64-bit ($159.97 @ Amazon)
Total: $2490.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-04-13 15:50 EDT-0400