Maiden DIY project

[royfrosty]

Noted yr comments. SSD looks like a luxury with $600 budget. Nevertheless once get the basics going will be motivated to invest in a SSD. Compared the specs of the 2MB
MSI H81M - HDS : 4 USB 3.0 ports, No integrated graphic card
ASRock H81M-HDS : 2 USB 3.0 ports, c/w Integrated graphic card

One has more usb 3.0 ports but at the expense of an integrated graphic card. Now i am confused. Since i already have a dedicated graphic card does it make sense to go for the one with more USB 3.0 ports or just stick with the graphic card and add usb 3.0 hubs

Its MSI H81M E35... And integrate graphics come with your CPU not the board.

The value on MSI H81M E35 is a much more value buy with 4 USB 3.0 ports.

 

[shadow84]

Noted yr comments. SSD looks like a luxury with $600 budget. Nevertheless once get the basics going will be motivated to invest in a SSD. Compared the specs of the 2MB
MSI H81M - HDS : 4 USB 3.0 ports, No integrated graphic card
ASRock H81M-HDS : 2 USB 3.0 ports, c/w Integrated graphic card

One has more usb 3.0 ports but at the expense of an integrated graphic card. Now i am confused. Since i already have a dedicated graphic card does it make sense to go for the one with more USB 3.0 ports or just stick with the graphic card and add usb 3.0 hubs

SSd may be a luxury but it will save u the trouble in future. Imagine having to reinstall everything again onto the ssd. Or u can clone ur hdd from ssd provided there are no issues with ur hdd. But its always best to do a fresh install.