$1000 PC recommendations?

Hey guys. After having my hand me down pc crash during a mythic i figured its time for upgrades. My budget is about $1000 but its flexible. Any places in particular you guys would recommend a gaming PC from? Is alienware still nowhere near worth it? And is it still far cheaper for me to assemble it myself?

$989.99
https://www.hp.com/us-en/shop/pdp/omen-by-hp-25l-gaming-desktop-gt15-0258z-bundle-pc? Use coupon 10MDS23

Or a Dell with Intel
https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/desktop-computers/new-xps-desktop/spd/xps-8960-desktop/usexpsthcto8960rpl05?

found this on Best Buy:

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/hp-omen-25l-gaming-desktop-intel-core-i5-13400f-16gb-ddr5-memory-nvidia-geforce-rtx-3060-1tb-ssd-white/6535734.p?skuId=6535734

it’s at 999 so probably over 1100 with tax & shipping.

Also if you’re not afraid of Apple, an M2 Mac mini plays the game fine. unfortunately for 1k you have to pick between 18 Gb of ram or 1 TB ssd space

self build is not usually budget friendly at first, tho it’s not that bad for upgrades

get a ryzen 5 5600 paired with an Rx 6000 with 16Gb ram, should be less than 1k and will work great for playing at 1080p. great value for your money.

5150 amp and a rg550. Thank me later.