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Can you build it yourself for cheaper?
Also, IMO 16GB is bare minimum in 2026 if you are using Windows. I'd really go to 32GB.
who has $1000 extra to spend on 32gb of RAM... (joke, but not really..)
DDR4 is still somewhat affordable (I stress "somewhat"), and it should still be plenty fast enough for gaming. You can get a 32GB kit for ≈$200, which is only double (lol) what it was a few years ago.
It's a bit of a toss up. If I go with ddr4, I can probably build something with a similar cost, maybe just a tiny bit more. I guess it might be silly to buy now. I'm kind of anxious about the price of PC parts.
I'm on DDR4 and have no problems running the games I want, although I'm on Linux.
It's 2026. If you are on windows you should be planning your switch to Linux.
Microsoft has no interest in you owning a computer. You can buy access to stream game rentals from their data centers while AI inserts ads and micro transactions into all the games.
And as someone who uses Linux for literally everything I know better than to preach as if Linux is a full replacement for Windows. It's not and there are absolutely reasons to still use windows. OP isn't asking about the OS and given the nature of the question probably isn't ready for such a switch in the first place.