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  • Invest into an amd AM5 socket motherboard as a future-proof “core”, reuse psu, verify that the pump in the water cooler still works(afaik water coolers are actually worse then classic air on durability).
    AM5 mobo should give you longevity as AMD keeps same cpu sockets for a lot longer then intel, though mind that am5 is the latest socket and the second hand market might not be as favorable as for AM4.
    If you have or go into am4 you will be better now but with no future upgrade path (but if you really don’t have the money it will work too).

    Get any second hand cpu and gpu.

    I believe even gpus like the good old gtx 1080 would probably still work for rimworld and ONI as both are simulation games, though to err on the side, 2070 should be just fine, 3070 would be even better and give you performance to spare.
    If you want something fresher the new intel arc gpus might work for you.

    I don’t remember any older but decent cpus, but if you do a bit of searching ("best cheap AMx cpu gaming”) you will get plenty of reddit posts to approximate from.

    Edit: also, I would very much lean into getting better cpu then gpu - that is what makes or breaks the setup (and simulation games), gpus can be switched like socks anyway.
    About RAM, if you can squeeze out even a single stick ddr5 it should work really well, but double stick ddr4 32g+ sum will work too.