If you want what you want component-wise then you have to build your own desktop workstation. You'll spend $2500 new. That's my current plan. Skylake Xeon, 32G

If you want what you want component-wise then you have to build your own desktop workstation. You'll spend $2500 new. That's my current plan. Skylake Xeon, 32G ECC, 960 Pro, etc. If you are willing to get used/prev-gen, then ebay is a good option, and you can probably get something <$1000 for a desktop workstation. In my opinion ECC isn't something I want to be without. I run lots of VMs. Crashes will quickly eat up any potential savings from scrimping on that.