Will this all work?

[TheGreySeer]

Hi all,

I have spent a long time reading these forums and getting alot of advise, now it has come to the time I actually need some solid help.

I have recently ordered this PC

Quad core 6600/2.40GHz
Asus P5N32-E SLI Plus 775
2x Corsair TWIN 2x2048 - 6400 2GB sticks
320Gb 16MB SATA2
8800GTX 768MB
in and TT Armor Case.

Through reading these forums and others I have read varying views on 8800GTX being run at 1680x1050 and 1920x1440. Being 22" and 24" respectfully.

1) Will this system handle games (as this is what it is for)
2) Do I have to look at a 24" to avoid the 1680x1050 res? or does it run fine on a 22"?

3) The 22" I am lookng at is the Asus MW221U 2ms - will this do? or should I upgrade to 24"?

This rig will be for solid gaming both single player and online. I have recently moved from consol gaming and hence need someones view on the rig, the card and system, and the proposed monitor.

Thanks for your time.


Edit: I think I originally posted in the wrong area.

 

[newuser007]

you probably will want a second HDD, IMO. 320 is fairly small by today's standards. Other then that, looks like a great system!

 

[prozac26]

EDIT.

sorry, double post for some reason. :?

 

[prozac26]

1) Will this system handle games (as this is what it is for)

Easily. 😀

2) Do I have to look at a 24" to avoid the 1680x1050 res? or does it run fine on a 22"?

If will be fine, but it's up to your personal preference, and which you like more.

3) The 22" I am lookng at is the Asus MW221U 2ms - will this do? or should I upgrade to 24"?

If you want a larger monitor then yes. It's up to your preference.

 

[TheGreySeer]

Thanks for that guys.
I am a consol player (so is the wife) but we recently both have been converted to the PC - for power and game selections.

Hence a small fortune to be spending so I would like to know it should all run ok.

 

[TheGreySeer]

Another noob question, will playing games on a 22" make it look more squashed in, or will the computer adjust for this?

 

[Gary_Busey]

What do you mean 'squashed in"? Like distorted? If thats what you mean, no it won't.

 

[TheGreySeer]

as in a normal 'squarish' screen compared to a widescreen rectangle one, would the rectangle not make it look short and wide?

 

[SEALBoy]

If you attempt to run a game at a non-widescreen resolution, it will look slightly stretched, but not so much that everything looks distorted beyond recognition. You might be able to get the game to run un-distorted, but this will give you vertical black bars on either side of the picture. A lot of newer games support widescreen resolutions, though there are exceptions (like the Battlefield series, although you can force it).