The problem lies with your build.
The problem lies with your build.
Sorry to say, but your performance didn’t really improve much. The 1200 still had some decent scores, though no one was leading. Spending a bit more would have paid off—you could have reached 2300x to 2600x or even higher with a 3100 to 3600, all for under $200.
I wanted to share some thanks for the support from the community. I realized I had missed posting about this, so I thought it was time for a late update. It turns out my tech helper was swamped with orders—he’s a single person and managed over 200 builds in December for Christmas—so he accidentally swapped my CPU for another. He then returned it, fixed the issue, and provided me with an upgraded graphics card version.