Setup Compatability

[Polinter]

Hello, about to order parts for my PC, and just making a final check to see if all these parts are compatible with each other. Thanks in advance!

CPU: Intel Core i3 2120 3.3GHz Socket 1155 3MB L3 Cache Retail Boxed Processor

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77-DS3H Socket 1155 VGA DVI HDMI 7.1 Channel Audio ATX Motherboard

GPU: Gigabyte Nvidia Geforce GTX 550 ti 1GB GDDR5 (I already own this graphics card, is a 500W PSU enough for this GPU?)

Case and PSU: Coolermaster Elite 330 Case With Coolermaster eXtreme Power 500W PSU (Will everything fit in the case and is 500W enough (no overclock)

RAM: Kingston 8GB DDR3 1333MHz i5 Memory (does i5 mean it only works with i5 CPU's?)

Hard drive: Hitachi 250GB Travelstar Internal Hard Drive - 7200RPM

DVD Drive: Liteon Ihas120 20x Dvd±rw (dual ±r)/ram Sata Drive

Thanks again, all help is appreciated! 😀

 

[oondun]

cpu-ok
mobo-ok
gpu-ok(500W PSU enough for this GPU)
case-pusu- ok 500W enough
-ram you can make 1600 MHZ (i5 means it designed especially for i5, will work on everything.)
HDD-ok
DVDD-ok

 

[Polinter]

Thanks for the reply. Just to clarify then. Everything definitely will work? Also, would you say this is a good built?

 

[TheBigTroll]

get this instead
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/xnnE

honestly i would have gotten a better card but there isnt too much you can do now for the video card

 

[Polinter]

Thanks, is that build you have shown me better than the one I have listed?

Also, I was concerned about the video card, but I was given it. I was considering selling it on Ebay and using the money towards maybe the 650 ti. However I'm not sure if anyone would buy the card on Ebay and I can always upgrade later on...

 

[TheBigTroll]

yes its quite a bit better

the 650ti isnt worth either. the 660 is. the 7870 is also the other option

 

[Polinter]

Okay, thanks a lot. I assume all these components are compatible? 😀 Just making sure! As for the graphics card, is it likely my current card could run WOW at Ultra and Guild Wars 2 High both at about 40fps? If not I guess I will have to try and sell it.

 

[TheBigTroll]

you can try it out first before selling.

for wow, id assume starcraft 2 is similar in terms of GPU power demand. with 4x msaa and ultra settings, the 550ti can hit 40 fps on a 1920x1200p resolution

 

[Polinter]

That's good enough for me thanks I'll use your suggested build with this TV as a monitor:
http://www.trustedreviews.com/Samsung-SyncMaster-T220HD-22in-LCD-TV-Monitor_Monitor_review

One final question: If I find my FPS is low, could I change the resolution on WOW/Guild Wars 2 to 720p without getting black bars on the side? Sorry, I am very new to all this

Once again, thank you, your help has been amazing 😀

 

[TheBigTroll]

can you not get a regular computer monitor instead of a tv? TVs arent exactly optimal for gaming.

given that the panel that you have chose is 1680x1050, you should expect around 50fps rather than 40

 

[Polinter]

Unfortunately I don't have the money to buy a monitor at the moment. Hopefully this TV will do for the moment. I seem to remember seeing something about it being designed to also be a PC monitor. It has a VGA cable at least, but I'm not sure...

 

[TheBigTroll]

you shouldnt be using a vga. use the dvi port.

 

[Polinter]

I was planning on using HDMI, but would DVI be better?

 

[Polinter]

Just realized they are the same thing, except HDMI has audio signal aswell. Thankyou very much for your help again.

 

[TheBigTroll]

dvi can support higher resolutions but then this isnt high resolution so you should be fine

 

[Polinter]

dvi can support higher resolutions but then this isnt high resolution so you should be fine

Cheers. Does the motherboard need to have a HDMI slot, or just the GPU? And where do i connect it (GPU to TV or Motherboard to TV?) Sorry for all the questions.

 

[TheBigTroll]

motherboard has a hdmi port form what i know. just that it would be using CPU graphics instead. will run COD but wont do too much more than that

therefore plug it into the GPU