He asked what I would do with 1000 bucks. I just answered honestly. XD
But IF I had a new apartment AND 1000 bucks in gaming stuff I would... probably not get a RTX card cause those cost more than 1000 bucks alone.
You know you're still surprisingly limited with 1000 bucks.
Around here it's illegal but it depends on the store. I wouldn't recommend it though, usually systems are thrown away for a good reason, either being broken or malfunctioning so the chance of finding something actually worth keeping is low.
A good way to avoid copyright is commissioning artists to do something for you. I'm definitely open for that. But if you want free options I would recommend checking out public domain songs.
I live in a single room apartment atm. Other than that I sometimes game on my commute. I plan to set up a gaming room when I get a bigger place though.