My New Astrophotography and Processing Computer

[Kerry C.]

My new Computer arrived and I am in the process of setting it up with all the needed software and such.
I got what I feel was a fantastic price for it when ordering it during the “Black Friday” week long sales. The brand is MSI which is mostly a gaming computer but the internals also suit very well for processing.
Here are the specs;
-Intel Core i7-11800H Eight Core Processor (1.9 GHz - 4.6 GHz) 16 Thread, 45W TDP
-NVIDIA Geforce RTX 3060 6GB GDDR6 Graphics Card
-32GB DDR4 RAM / 1TB PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive
-17.3" Thin Bezel FHD, IPS-Level 144Hz, 45% NTSC Display
-Windows 10 Home
-2 x Type-A USB 3.2 Gen 1
-1 x Type-A USB 3.2 Gen 2
-1 x Thunderbolt 4 USB4 (Supports DisplayPort and Power Delivery);
-1 x Type-C USB 3.2 Gen 2
-1 x HDMI (supports 4K @ 120Hz, 8K @ 60Hz),
-1 x Mini DisplayPort 1.4
-1 x RJ45
-1x SD Card Reader SD7.0 (XC/HC)
-1 x Audio Combo (1/8")
So far everything has gone pretty good in downloading programs, drivers, software and such and getting everything talking to each other they way it should…( knock on wood).

I also did a few needed minor adjustments to my pier. Last night I did my polar alignment, here is a screen shot of those results. Again I’m pleased as punch. I don’t think I have ever nailed it in this close. Now just waiting for some clear skies to get APT dialed in.
Anyway, just thought I would give an update with my computer.
Kerry