i5 to maybe upgraded later.

[FievelJ]

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Sorry that I began with links first, and as long as everything is compatible here that it will work well that's not what I have to ask.
Sorry that I listed some odds and ends which aren't that important, but if what I am being told is correct about a Rent Rebate check that I can get, which I am being told is as much as 1,000$, I need to file first but I was also told I have a bit of time yet. If all true and I can get it, it will cover the entire list, with a little change left even.


I really don't have much I really want to ask, other than is 750 Watts good. I want to have extra headroom as it is possible in the future I might want to get an i9.
But it's always possible I might upgrade video too, I sometimes can squeeze out over 200$ extra for something other than this setup, which is probably just barely enough for 4K. No hurry if it is not, I don't even have a 4K TV. Chances are good I will keep to 1080p for awhile yet until I can actually afford to get a 4K TV.
As I just placed another movie into my current system to watch, just remembered I should add CyberLink PowerDVD to it, as I currently cannot even play a Blu Ray.
Overclocking - Probably not, and besides that, I didn't see it on the MSI site for the board I have on that list, other than Overclocking ram.
I am just trying to put together a decent base which I have good options for upgrading at some point later on.
If everything looks good, and 750 Watts is well enough great, if I need higher than what is listed, please let me know.

I am hoping it is too much for what is listed for now, but I am also trying to be sure it is enough power for possible upgrades if I decide to do so in the future, which at very least I will probably want to get an i9. I figured starting with something lower at first was the way to go, until I can spend something for possibly a new video card too, sometime in the future.


Ahhh. Please disregard the current computer I have listed on my profile listing when I post, I have a Ryzen in the laptop I am typing this on, and the current desktop I am using is an old HP, AMD 4 core of some sort, not sure I remember for sure the name of it. The HP is upgraded pretty much as far as I can go, thing only even has just 1 PCIe slot. If I remember I filled the ram bank as full as you can get it. And the PCIe slot has a somewhat old video card in it too, it has HDMI that's why it's in there, so that I can hook it up to the TV. I will probably use both Blu Ray drives with this new one, and later get a 4K Drive. It has a 500GB SSD, I will probably use that for extra storage.
As I look over there at the HP, I see the side panel is still laying against the Elvis Collection I have on Vinyl, and not on the HP case where it belongs. As I look over there at it some, the only other thing I may use from it is the power cord, if the PSU doesn't come with one. There's really not many other pieces all that usable to use on the above system, which would be of any use. The memory is DDR3, which will not fit into a DDR5 slot. Yeah so I would end up filling all my drive bays that way, when like I do get a 4K drive to put in it, but is that really a bad thing?


I don't know if this is anything of interest, but this will be my first Intel since about 2005. Every PC I have owned since then used some sort of AMD processor in it, built by me, or together already like my slim HP which my life partner got for me once from Aaron's. My life partner is gone, died January 3rd. This year. My HP he got me was like around 2007. Oh, did have one other Intel back around 2006, a Pentium 4 equivalent server, ahhh damn how many pins did like them Xeons use?
Anyways, this will be my first Intel in pretty many years.


I guess I am just left with signing off now, advice if any needed, and thank you.

Thanks Fur Reading, Fievel. ;-)

 

[EarthDog]

If you're not going to run a video card, a 500W PSU is plenty. Other than that, a 750W unit is a great choice to allow for plenty of future upgrades (read, a video card). The CPU isn't going to matter. the integrated video will output 4K, but you're not playing games with it. So long as you don't play games, you're fine without.

Why are you getting drive brackets? The case doesn't hold enough??

 

[FievelJ]

If you're not going to run a video card, a 500W PSU is plenty. Other than that, a 750W unit is a great choice to allow for plenty of future upgrades (read, a video card). The CPU isn't going to matter. the integrated video will output 4K, but you're not playing games with it. So long as you don't play games, you're fine without.

So basically everything is looking good then.
I am considering gaming in the future but not in hurry to do so, don't know for what gaming I may interested in doing just now.

Why are you getting drive brackets? The case doesn't hold enough??

LOL

Thought that would be kind of obvious, SSD drives are 2.5" and the drive bays are 3.5"


Have to call Aarons and see if they can help me out, my browser kept being such a pain in my *** that I got pissed off and broke the mouse pad, I have a normal plug in wired mouse hooked up. Edge kept stopping with a page crash message while trying to type stuff, and had problems getting there as it hardly let me type anything before popping up again.

 

[EarthDog]

Thought that would be kind of obvious, SSD drives are 2.5" and the drive bays are 3.5"

lol, sure. But according to the specs, it fits 4? Site says 'one included' - you list one SSD. So there's no need....hence why I asked.

That said, I'm glad I now see that. I would upgrade from 2.5" SATA-based storage to M.2 PCIe/NVMe format. They are MUCH faster (though 'feeling it' is another story) and worth the upgrade. Something like this........

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....cheaper and so much faster. And you wouldn't need the brakets if you only stick to one SSD.......which with M.2 out and it's current pricing/speed, there's no reason to use that larger, slower format in most cases (perhaps larger capacity .5" SSDs are cheaper than M.2... but you're shopping 1TB).

 

[FievelJ]

lol, sure. But according to the specs, it fits 4? Site says 'one included' - you list one SSD. So there's no need....hence why I asked.

That said, I'm glad I now see that. I would upgrade from 2.5" SATA-based storage to M.2 PCIe/NVMe format. They are MUCH faster (though 'feeling it' is another story) and worth the upgrade. Something like this........

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....cheaper and so much faster. And you wouldn't need the brakets if you only stick to one SSD.......which with M.2 out and it's current pricing/speed, there's no reason to use that larger, slower format in most cases (perhaps larger capacity .5" SSDs are cheaper than M.2... but you're shopping 1TB).

Modified my list, as yeah I looked back at everything and don't need some stuff.
I also changed my list for that SSD instead, which will probably be the boot drive.

Yes just 1TB for now, if I need more down the road for anything I can get one then.

I didn't realize the case I found was that sweet until I looked over it better. I love the fact it has the glass side panel and not just a little window.
I need to get that laptop HD I have on a USB cable, so I can back some stuff up. If they give me a replacement system it won't have my files on it.
Thanks very much, I knew this would be helpful. That is asking people on here for advice.

 

[FievelJ]

lol, sure. But according to the specs, it fits 4? Site says 'one included' - you list one SSD. So there's no need....hence why I asked.

That said, I'm glad I now see that. I would upgrade from 2.5" SATA-based storage to M.2 PCIe/NVMe format. They are MUCH faster (though 'feeling it' is another story) and worth the upgrade. Something like this........

Western Digital WD_BLACK SN770 M.2 2280 1TB PCIe Gen4 16GT/s, up to 4 Lanes Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) WDS100T3X0E - Newegg.com

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or

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....cheaper and so much faster. And you wouldn't need the brakets if you only stick to one SSD.......which with M.2 out and it's current pricing/speed, there's no reason to use that larger, slower format in most cases (perhaps larger capacity .5" SSDs are cheaper than M.2... but you're shopping 1TB).

The newer SSD drives, the installation that is.

I still have to finish my Rent Rebate papers, I pulled the Landlord's part from it today, and as soon as possible I am sending it to them to get filled. In any case I couldn't really figure out where to put one of those, so I looked at the MSI Manual for the board, and it comes with three for just those drives. My board is going to look so empty with nothing in the visible slots at all. There's a Thermal Pad under each one when you take the heat sink off the board. You pull the thin piece of pretty much plastic from it first, then place it on your SSD and put it back on, unless it has its own heat sink, then you leave it off. But the one in my list has none. So I know what I am doing.

Just wanted to post for IDK why. Update??