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Is your Ethernet cable going straight to the router or are there maybe one or two switches in between?

Interestingly enough, there doesn't seem to be a requirement for Windows 10 for TPM2.0. That's only for Windows 11 which should be enabled anyways if you've installed it officially. There are ways to force Windows 11 on unsupported hardware. https://playvalorant.com/en-us/specs/

It's likely the wiring in the walls. If it is indeed bog standard CAT5 and not CAT5e or CAT6, then that could be your problem as regular CAT5 tops out at 100mbps. I would be really surprised that for a 5-year-old building, the builder would really cheap out and not use at least CAT5e. You can't get regular CAT5 anymore unless it's really old stock.

In general. I've done AMD to Intel, AMD to AMD, and Intel to AMD. All three were disasters. Haven't tried Intel to Intel nor do I plan to in the future.

144p60 HDR. What an experience.

Needs more Metro UI.

Spoiler Alert. If you plan on watching the movie.

Unless you're running high-velocity server delta fans, you shouldn't pull nearly enough current for it to be a problem. Some coolers even include an adapter like that since most boards only have one CPU fan header.

Is it compatible? Yes, any GPU with a PCIe slot would be compatible provided there are drivers for the Windows version you're running on said system. Something like a 1660 Super or RX 580 would be the most I would put in such a machine.

I've had zero success swapping drives with Windows installs between installations. Every time it either results in instability or immediately bluescreens the moment it tries to boot.

I can only presume this was a damaged returned item before OP got it considering the box looks to be immaculate.

Since it seems it's only unstable when booting into Windows and not when it's in the UEFI setup for instance and during Windows installation, you can try disabling the onboard audio. It's possible the audio circuit got damaged in such a way that when Windows boots and tries to initialize the audio device, the damaged contacts sends back signals that Windows interprets as something going horribly wrong and it just halts. On older ASUS boards, it'll be listed under Onboard Devices in the UEFI Setup. I would look there. If it's stable after disabling the onboard audio, you can just use a PCIe/USB sound card or use the audio through the GPU via HDMI/DP provided your monitor has an audio output. Hopefully only the onboard audio was sacrificed in your sister's learning experience.

You can check out the ASUS ZenScreen line. Some of them include USB-C PD to power your laptop in addition to giving you an external display over one cable.

Freelancing wouldn't be for someone who is still in school. Basically it's someone making a callout that they want someone to write them some code to perform a specific task and that they'll pay the person X amount upon completion and acceptance. But to be successful, you'll need to have some professional experience because the kind of tasks you'll see are far above what you would do in the classroom. And if you do come across one that's as simple as a classroom exercise/assignment, be wary as those are likely actual students posting their coursework on there. I was in a course where someone did that and not only did they get into a ton of trouble, but the rest of us had our work scrutinized more closely. Thankfully at the time I was using Java and not Python which is what that person was asking for in their posting so it didn't affect me.