Hi guys, first post looking for some help, i have a mate who wants these parts:

PowerColor HD 4850 PCS 512MB GDDR3 HDMI DVI VGA Out PCI-E Graphics Card - graphics card.

Asus Maximus II Formula P45 Socket 775 8 Channel Audio ATX Motherboard - motherboard

Western Digital WD7501AALS 750GB Hard Drive SATAII 7200rpm 32MB Cache - OEM Caviar Black - hard drive

Corsair 650W HX Modular PSU - power supply

OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 800MHz/PC2-6400 Memory REAPER EDITION CL4 - ram

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 2.83GHz (FSB 1333MHz) Socket 775 L2 12MB Cache Retail Boxed Processor - processor

Samsung T220 22" TFT Monitor 1680x1050 20,000:1 2ms VGA/DVI Rose Black 3 Years Warranty - monitor

Antec 300 Three Hundred Black Case - No PSU - Case


will these be compatable with each other?

any obvious bad signs? :P

Hello wille and welcome to the PCHF


Hopefully our hardware guru's will be online soon,i will open this thread so it will get there attention............

It all looks good.

Only nitpick I would have is that your graphics card has HDMI out and your monitor only supports DVI.

Video quality will be better through HDMI.

Either buy a HDMI enabled monitor or (probably the cheaper and better option) connect the PC to a HDTV. That way you have a PC monitor, with Freeview and other goodies.

Through a TV you will also be able to play audio through HDMI as it is a built in function of the graphics card. Much better than having external speakers or playing sound through tinny built in monitor speakers

If I was building a new system, an Intel i5 CPU and supporting hardware would be the 1st choice. No questions asked. While the Socket 775 form factor is still more than viable, it's on an inevitable decline and soon to be a thing of the past.

As your choices stand, the GPU (4850/512MB/GDDR3) lags behind the rest of the components, and you'll be better served with a 4870 or a 4890 1GB/GDDR5 card.

I agree with previous post update the graphics card for a little bit more expensive one

Also the Antec 300 doesnt look to crash hot

I have this case for my system PLE Computers Perth, Online Shopping, Computers, Notebooks, Hardware, Service and Repairs and it works a treat, great air flow plenty of room etc

As for the rest looks pretty good