You got a 1650 right?
What was your power supply? 500-600 should be more than enough for a 1650 and a single HDD. I wouldn't give up on the HDD either. Micro Center told me the same thing about the HDD I had installed in my comp back in 2015 and now it holds everything that isn't games That said I'd still recommend going to MC cuz most of the time they're willing to cut you deals/slack on parts ect, especially when you're a repeat customer.
Just get some extra cables and install it yourself but then i'd also say get a 650 power pack just to be safe. That way you'd be able to install a few extra drives just fine. Currently I'm running a 650w supply with a 500ssd, 700hdd and a 120ssd with a 1660. Spilled some celsius in it last year by accident though and now I can't play shit on it without it sounding like my ex
Yeah, they recommended me at 600W Power Box but I may go a bit higher just to be safe.
Also yeah, i do want to check on this HDD some more because I feel like they definitely did not try at all but I kinda don't want to fiddle with the HDD too hard without realizing how it works.
I will see if I can do Micro Center instead but I gotta see where it is in Henderson.