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Windows 8 does the same amount of so called spying... they just dont give you the ability to shut it off.. Also it is not more spying than Google or Apple does on their devices. Most of the "Windows 10 is spying" bull**** has been promoted by Linux and Apple zealots without a shred of evidence. In fact, when actual experts have done investigations into it, by looking at the data traffic, how much there is and where it goes and when, they found pretty much nothing suspect.
As for your budget.. it is freaking huge for a desktop. Only thing that really is an issue is the graphics card which are way overpriced due to crypto mining. I would look at your games, look at the recommended specs on graphics card and take it from there. Also you should seriously look into Ryzen chips, as they are cheaper, just as good (if not better) and it would let you have more money for those overpriced graphics cards.
Also 16 GB of ram is perfect. Strategy games tend to use a lot, vs shoot em up games.
Yes Ryzens are nice. I'm saving up for a 8 core Ryzen system to buy as soon as prices come down a bit. Maybe even a 16 core/32 thread THREADRIPPER for VR
Ryzen? Threadripper? Processors | AMD