So all the talk of online SIM racing got me itchy so I asked my resident, know-it-all, gamer-supreme teenager to spec me out a computer for my use. Keep in mind that my son knows how "frugal" I am so everything listed below is based on VALUE first. To me, this means longer term compatibility and very good performance. Nothing here is Top-of-the-line but from our research, this should be a very good platform going forward. This included my hope of going VR at some point, maybe on a Black Friday sale.
I thought I'd share the parts, prices and sources in case it helps anyone.
Phanteks Eclipse P300A High Airflow Full-Metal Mesh Design, Compact ATX Mid-Tower, 120mm Black Case Fan, Black
$60
Newegg
Gigabyte B365M DS3H (LGA1151/Intel/Micro ATX/USB 3.1 Gen 1 (USB3.0) Type A/DDR4/Motherboard)
$75
Amazon
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER DirectX 12 GV-N166SOC-6GD 6GB 192-Bit GDDR6 PCI Express 3.0 x16 ATX Video Card
$240
Newegg
Intel Core i5-9600KF Desktop Processor - 6 Cores And 6 Threads - Up to 4.60 GHz
$205
eBay
Seagate BarraCuda 2TB Internal Hard Drive HDD – 3.5 Inch SATA 6Gb/s 7200 RPM 256MB Cache 3.5-Inch – Frustration Free Packaging (ST2000DM008)
$50
Amazon
So for $630 (less a few online coupons I found and all, I think, were free shipping), I should have something very capable.
Note: From other computer builds and upgrades, we have a power supply and RAM so didn't list that.