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New to building and need mobo advice

Cheese

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Hi, I'm wondering what motherboard to get. I'm relatively new to pc building and need some advice :)
I'm going for a 7600-7800xt combo with plans to eventually upgrade the cpu to a 7800X3D at a much later date. I'm wondering what memory and motherboard I should get I don't really plan to go over $300 for a mobo but if I have to I mean I will but as of right now that's the maximum I want to be looking at. This will be a gaming pc but I want to be able to use it for other software programs and programming. Would a X670E chipset be good or should I be looking at something else? I'm hoping this isn't overkill or even worse I'm just not putting the right things together.
Other specs I've been looking at is:
Cooler: Noctua NH-U12A
Fans: Noctua A12x25 PWM
PSU: Thermaltake Tough power GF1 850W
Storage: N/A
 

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B650 and 6000CL30 will be absolutely fine. Look at reviews to see what has what features to suit your needs.
 
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Storage Adata XPG SX8200 Pro 512 GB
Display(s) Laptop built-in 144 Hz FHD screen
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You might consider looking at Scythe and Thermalright for Heatsinks even
 
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