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Solved Building a new PC, was wondering if all of these parts and what not work together before I end up buying and regretting my actions.

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Have you checked the MSI website to see if the memory is compatible with the motherboard?
Check their Quality Vendors List.
That mobo only caters to 3200Mhz memory without overclocking, so your 3600 sticks will need XMP mode turned on in BIOS which is usually fine, but not always.

Being a CAD rig, you aren't getting an add-on graphics card?

You have no OS in the list, are you planning to use Linux, or transfer your current Windows OS over?
If it is an OEM version (from a retailed purchased PC for example), you may hit a wall.

Make sure the cooling heat sink and fan have clearance with the cases side panel.
 
I don't think I could get any half decent graphics card on top of everything else on the list, and I made sure the CPU was integrated graphics.

The ssd and the motherboard appear compatible, being both M.2-

I intend to use XMP mode, shouldn't be too bad for it, I'm not overclocking by that much I think.

I plan to transfer my current windows OS over to this new PC though, yes.

And to top it off, the case comes with two preinstalled fans just in case.
 
Also, this from AMD re overclocking.
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My only real concern is that the parts all work together, I intend to overclock only if necessary really, which I don't think I will end up needing to with what I play.
 
Even if your chosen RAM is on the QVL, there are still the rare occasions when the memory will not be compatible - and vice-versa, memory not listed could run fine.

Everything you listed should work.
 
My only real concern is that the parts all work together, I intend to overclock only if necessary really, which I don't think I will end up needing to with what I play.

Please heed the advice provided by Peter regarding the RAM as it is not appropriate for your CPU, AMD state here up to 3200MHz/MT/s and if you have DOCP/EXPO/XMP enabled the RAM will get auto OCd past what the CPU can handle and the PC will become unstable.

Something to keep in mind for the future, a CPU must be compatible with a MB whereas the RAM has to be compatible with both the CPU and the MB, this because a MB can be compatible with faster CPUs than the one in your list of parts and MB manufacturers often state RAM speeds that far exceed that which any compatible CPU can handle, this is misleading at the least or dishonest at worst.

You need an alternative PSU, EVGA make some very good PSUs but like all brands they don`t get it right 100% of the time and the N1 units were a miss for EVGA, so bad that they are rated as – Tier F • Replace immediately

A question that needs to be asked here, what games are you wanting to be able to play.


I plan to transfer my current windows OS over to this new PC though, yes.

Nope and for more than the one reason, the most significant is explained in my canned info below;

Unless your present product key is the full retail version you cannot use it with a new MB as an OEM product key is tied to the original MB it was paired with, to use an OEM key with a new MB is detected by the Microsoft servers as software piracy and therefore you get on screen warnings etc..

Exceptions to the above are 1: If your MB is replaced under warranty and 2: If your MB is replaced out of warranty with an alternative type but same brand due to the original model no longer being available, an upgraded MB however will require the purchase of a new OS licence.

If you have a full retail disk and a product key that is not in use on another computer the OEM restriction/s is/are not the same.
 
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