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###Build Help/Ready:

Have you read the sidebar and rules? (Please do)

Yes

What is your intended use for this build? The more details the better.

Gaming. I mainly play League of Legends, Destiny 2, Football Manager, and Forza (both 7 and Horizon 4 when it comes out). I am going to want to play Assassin's Creed: Odyssey, Tomb Raider, and Cyberpunk 2077 when those come out.

If gaming, what kind of performance are you looking for? (Screen resolution, framerate, game settings)

144 hz monitor, preferably. I'm most likely going to go with the one I have in this build. I eventually want a dual monitor setup, so I'll make the asus moni

I'm looking for a new laptop for school and to play games on. I'm looking for something that can handle XCOM 2 because that means I'll be able to perfectly run LoL and CS:GO. This is what I've found so far, but I was wondering if there is anything better for my budget. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01D8VJ0K8/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_j81lybG2GHXFG

Edit: Forgot to mention that I'm buying in the USA

As a fairly low-end player, I can't stress how important it is to have an advanced video options menu. I wouldn't be able to play half of my owned games without one. That said, I have nothing but endless praise for Overkill Software. They come up with ingenious ideas and pump out high quality paid and free content, but I am surprised by the fact that they haven't added in a proper advanced video options menu since the game has launched. The ability to turn shadows and other post processing filters/affects off would not only help me, but it would also help other people in the community that are in the same situation that I am in. So what are your opinions about this?

I am playing as Japan. My capital is in a desert and is placed by the ocean and next to a mountain. I have Desert Folklore and I plan to get Pagodas. So that leaves me wondering what founder belief I should pick.