Just wanted to make sure I got a good Mobo for as low as possible without losing higher quality audio chipset, onboard wifi/bluetooth, and a bit of futureproofing. Did a lot of research and felt this was the best build I could come up with. I do have access to Micro Center near me and I found the CPU/RAM/Mobo combos they were offering and really wanted to take advantage of the deals. GPU is bottlenecked with about 70% usage but I figured at this point I might as well go for a full upgrade. I have the system overclocked pretty hard but still struggles to hit my monitor's refresh rate of 144hz at 1440p in both Valorant and Apex Legends.

Hey guys, I am upgrading from my i7-3820, 16GB DDR4 1800 ram, and GTX 1060 3gb build. Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Programming for work, android emulators such as LDPlayer, mostly competitive shooters like Valorant and Apex Legends, Genshin Impact, Tower of Fantasy, and will start playing AAA titles in the future. Budget (including currency): $2,600 USD but can be flexibleĬountry: United States with access to Micro Center

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