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Budget (including currency): $500USD

Country: USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Farm Sim 22, It takes 2, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Photoshop 

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): 

 

During the pandemic, I started watching LTT and decided I wanted to game again after 10+ years. With no GPUs available, I went with a prebuilt Alienware A10 that I hate the look of and have already had to replace the fans in because it was so loud. I am looking to keep things cooler in a (IMO) better looking Fractal North case. I want to reuse as much as I can, but I know I want a new motherboard and cooler. Are there any limitations to reusing OE parts on a new motherboard? The power supply may have to go unless I can get or make new cables. 

 

Parts from my modified Alienware Aura R10 I want to reuse:

OE - Ryzen 9 5900

OE - Kingston Furry 8GBx2 

OE - 1000W Modular Power Supply

OE - RTX 3080

OE - Samsung M.2 - 1TB

Noctua NF-A8 80mm fan

2x Noctua NF-A12x25 120mm fan

Samsung 870 -1TB SSD

 

I would like to build in a Fractal North PC case. 

 

Looking for information of what I can/cannot reuse and suggestions for a motherboard (with Wi-Fi) and CPU cooler. 

 

Thanks!

 

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