Prodigy Newbie

[psikon]

Hello,
First time poster, any advice would be much appreciated. My first build, are these components compatible, will they play Skyrim and battlfeild in HD with reasonable frame
rates?

Case - bitfenix prodigy

https://www.google.co.uk/shopping/p...en&client=firefox-a&hs=XPH&rls=org.mozilla:en-
GBfficial&psj=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&bvm=bv.42080656,d.d2k&biw=1600&bih=812&sa=X&ei=vdgXUfSMIqia1AXn3oGoCg&ved=0CE4Q8wIwAA

CPU - i5 2500k

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=i...ent=firefox-a#q=i5+2500k&hl=en&client=firefox-
a&hs=D04&tbo=d&rls=org.mozilla:en-
GBfficial&source=lnms&tbm=shop&sa=X&psj=1&ei=6NAgUdPEBo_74QSsmoGQDQ&ved=0CAwQ_AUoAw&fp=1&biw=1600&bih=812&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&cad=b&sei=Xd8gUYrhB8Wo4ASflYDwCQ

PSU - coolermaster rs420

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=C...x-a#hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-
GBfficial&tbm=shop&spell=1&q=Cooler+Master+RS+420&sa=X&psj=1&ei=Yt8gUbymOOj24QSb44HABQ&ved=0CCYQBSgA&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&fp=83780940350f4cab&biw=1600&bih=812

Motherboard - asrock z77e

https://www.google.co.uk/shopping/p...ITX&hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-
GBfficial&biw=1600&bih=812&sa=X&ei=ls8fUfZZiKu0BsmagSg&ved=0CEwQ8wIwAA

Windows 7 home premium

https://www.google.co.uk/shopping/p...3?hl=en&sclient=psy-ab&q=windows 7&oq=windows
+7&gs_l=serp.3..0l10.23202.26268.2.26896.9.5.0.4.4.0.148.645.0j5.5.0...0.0...1c.1.3.serp.omqYuCZZURc&psj=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&bvm=bv.42553238,d.bGE&biw=1600&bih=812&s
a=X&ei=DdUfUbzdBOSn4ATYqoHQAQ&ved=0CF8Q8wIwAA

Ram - corsair vengeance 8gb

http://www.google.co.uk/shopping/product/4760133294040817773?q=corsair
%20vengeance&hl=en&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&bvm=bv.42553238,d.Yms&biw=1920&bih=994&wrapid=tlif136117856725910&sa=X&ei=zu8hUcOoBoSHswb2koCIAQ&ved=0CG0Q8wIwAw

CPU Cooler - Thermal take 2.0

https://www.google.co.uk/shopping/p...en&client=firefox-a&hs=WfT&rls=org.mozilla:en-
GBfficial&psj=1&biw=1600&bih=785&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&sa=X&ei=ZN8gUbHrEqOL4ATt3YDYCw&ved=0CFYQ8wIwAQ&prds=scoring:tps

SSD - samsung 128gb

https://www.google.co.uk/shopping/p...en&client=firefox-a&hs=9lT&rls=org.mozilla:en-
GBfficial&psj=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&bvm=bv.42553238,d.bGE&biw=1600&bih=812&sa=X&ei=QNgfUZGMDYqI4ATxsoG4DA&ved=0CKQBEPMCMAU

HDD - Seagate Barracuda 1tb

https://www.google.co.uk/shopping/p...sclient=psy-ab&q=1 tb hard drive&oq=1+tb+hard
+drive&gs_l=serp.3..0l3j0i10j0i5l2j0i5i10j0i5j0i5i10.21237.23087.2.23671.5.5.0.0.0.0.155.646.0j5.5.0...0.0...1c.1.3.serp.gvGUUKX8G7g&psj=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&bvm=bv.4
2553238,d.bGE&biw=1600&bih=812&sa=X&ei=q9gfUfepGueB4gT4-4B4&ved=0CHcQ8wIwAA

Monitor - asus ve228

https://www.google.co.uk/shopping/p...en&client=firefox-a&hs=Rem&rls=org.mozilla:en-
GBfficial&psj=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&bvm=bv.42553238,d.Yms&biw=1600&bih=812&sa=X&ei=rvMgUe3KAcvltQaZioDwDw&ved=0CE0Q8wIwAA

GPU - evga gtx550ti 1gb

http://www.ebuyer.com/341241-evga-g...l-dvi-mini-hdmi-pci-e-graphics-01g-p3-1556-kr
Thank you for your advice

 

[robbiess]

everything is compatible, if thats what your asking.

I'm not so sure with a gtx 550ti. It will play skyrim but you'll have to drop the textures and detail on BF3. In general previous generation stuff is never as good. For something at the same price range a 7770 is pretty good. Still your not going to get good performance in BF3 as it's so GPU demanding, for an extra £100 you could get a gtx 660 or hd 7870.

The rest the cooler is what it is it'll do the job. I'd say change the motherboard, personally I'm not a big fan of Asrock there's a a gigabyte one at arria for £90. Still a gtx 550ti won't get as good driver support in the future and not as good thermals.

the mitx z77 gigabyte
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...t+1155)+Mini-ITX+Motherboard+?productId=52561