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I appreciate that parts list. I will review them. Very in depth. I was really just wanting more of an explanation about different aspects of the system and which ones I should invest more research into. Knowing the cpu and mb I have... what would be the best things to invest in to make sure I get the best experience.

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Budget (including currency): 2000usd Country: united states Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Dota 2, Halo Infinite, Playstation games, photo editing, 4k video streaming to TV. 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): I have acquired an i7 12700k cpu. Aorus z690 elite ax ddr5 motherboard. 750w 80plus gold psu I won these in a giveaway earlier this year and I finally have the resources to put aside and build my rig. Graphic cards come and go. I'll figure out which one I'm getting later. Eyeing a used 3080 or waiting for the 4070. For now I'm looking to maximize the potential of this new pc. Last pc I built in 2015 still runs strong. I7-4790. Gtx970. 16gb ddr3. Loads up fast. Excel netflix light photo editing, all is well. Still beats my companies work pc in every way. The first game I ran into issues with was Halo Infinite. Im eager to play that game in better fps and looks... but also want to have the best experience in everything else. Ram. Obviously going ddr5. Aiming for 64gb. But question on the timings and ratings. Should I do 2x32 or 4x16?? Is there that much difference between 5200mhz and 5600mhz? Would 4800 be enough? I'm not looking to break records. I want reliable and i want to not feel pressure into upgrading every year. Ssd/ storage The MB has 4 m.2 ports. One is very close to the cpu. I'm looking to grab 2 or 3 multiple TB drives for document storage. But i wanted to get opinion on the boot drive. The boot drive im assuming is going to be the slot closest to the cpu. My idea is to get the fastest best ssd of at least 1 TB into that slot. For my operating system and a select few games and apps. Or should it be a smaller drive with the OS only? Is intel optane a thing I should look into? Any one have good recommendations for a cooler and or case? I'm not picky. But i also do not want guady or gouche. Rgb to me is meh. But i would like to make sure the USB c ports on the front of the case are the best they can be. Can i get thunderbolt ports and usbc ports to work with this motherboard? My wife is an apple user so I want to be able to plug some of her stuff in if needed. Any cool expansion cards I should look into? Thank you in advance. Hope everyone is well.

Long time lurker first time poster... I am not the worlds greatest PC enthusiast. I like to think i do okay with general understanding of the PC and its components, but i am no Mastermind. I have a rig I built back in 2014/2015 and it has served me well. I built it while i was still in college and was very budget conscious. But I believe it is high time I look into some upgrades for general all around improvement. I did not know what info to include. So I ran userbenchmark and hopefully that is enough information for you all. UserBenchmarks: Game 51%, Desk 91%, Work 61% CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K - 71.7% GPU: Nvidia GTX 970 - 48.5% SSD: Samsung 850 Evo 250GB - 110.4% SSD: Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB - 169.6% HDD: WD Blue 1TB (2012) - 78.4% RAM: Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB - 51.3% MBD: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 For clarification on what i am looking for improvement wise. - I currently run a 4 monitor setup. A bit of daytrading, some photo/video manipulation, general gaming. 1080p monitors with 60hz, dont have a 4k monitor, but can entertain the idea. - the 250gb SSD is my OS and critical apps. 1TB HD was my primary data drive, but recently got the 2TB SSD because a friend noticed a price mistake and I grabbed it, well worth the 80$. - Looking for improved gaming. I primarily play DOTA 2, They Are Billions, Cities Skylines, and the ANNO series. Would like to see less chugging along on Skylines and ANNO. In general my question: Is anything reusable? Or am i better to go out and build all new? could i resell this system? I entertained the idea of getting more ram. Tried DDR4 but found out the cpu im using doesn't support it. Again, not a mastermind. System still boots up in under 10secs, excel workbooks and the like run smoothly, and my very limited knowledge of Adobe Premiere allows me to edit simple training videos for my company and absolutely terrible vacation videos for my family and friends. I am always budget minded but in the case where i can probably get my company to pay for this, $2500USD. Any and all help appreciated. Thank you.