ESGD13

Hello!
I recently gave a friend an old build when I built a new PC.
The build is as follows.

i5-7600k
asus z270-f
corsair lpx ddr4 2300(?)
cryorig ultimate air cooler
asus dual 1060 6gb
evga g2 650 gold
(he bought his own m2 drive for it)

tldr;
gave friend build. cpu/mobo dead
need new cpu/mobo now.
want better cpu/mobo that work with what isnt dead
cause get better gpu later
1080p 60fps high-max settings for next 1-2 years
$300-$450 budget
can change other things, if stay in price range
suggestions?

Unfortunately, during a move later on he damaged the CPU and MOBO (thanks to that big ass air cooler), and he needs a replacement MOBO/CPU. He's a single dad w

What if instead of champ mods being focused on certain weapon types, they are instead focused on weapon damage type? Such as, Overloads require sustained energy weapon damage to stun. Imagine seeing trace rifles become meta in NFS, as the beam is perfect for sustained damage. Unstoppables require heavy ammo damage. Barriers require kinetic. It would still take up an armor mod slot but at least you wouldn’t be weapon type restricted.

Edit: forgot to address grenades. The mod should just effect grenades in general, to again, not force the use of specific subclasses.

Ask yourself these questions.

Do you use pretty much the same 5-6 weapons? Do you steer away from certain exotics for whatever reason? Do you insist on using meta only? Are you only chasing god rolls? Are you only farming materials? Are you forcing yourself to complete all bounties/pinnacle/powerfuls on 3 characters every day/week just to push that power level up because you intend on chasing god rolls and farming materials?

Congratulations! You’ve successfully limited yoursel. Now don’t get me wrong, using meta, god rolls, exotics with great utility, and all of that make perfect sense. You want to be powerful right?

However, this gets stale. You basically run the same gear and use the sa

UPDATE !

I decided to wait and see if Windows would eventually load in. 5 minutes later it did. I was unable to access disk management, and after reading the first commenters suggestion about temporarily removing the HDD it dawned on me that I had a external SSD plugged in. I looked at task manager and saw the external SSD running at 100%. So, I shut down the PC, unplugged the external, and restarted. Booted quickly into windows. Was able to access disk management and assign my new Nvme a drive label. I replugged in the external and it was recognized and everything is fine. I’m not sure why there was a conflict as all drives were assigned there own labels already but in any case, it’s worki

I'm feeling uninspired, but I can't leave music alone. So, in order to stay involved I thought I would reach out to the producer community and make myself available as a resource for those looking to make hip-hop beats.

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