Are These Compatible?

[Brylord]

I'm trying to build my first computer but I'm not sure what is compatible with what but here is the list of things I was planning on buying.

Motherboard: GIGABYTE AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 785G HDMI Micro ATX motherboard (Model: GA-MA785GM-US2H)

PSU: Rosewill 600W ATX12V v2.2 / EPS12V SLI Ready Power Supply (Model: RV2-600)

Case: Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

DVD Drives: LITE-ON Black 24X DVD+/-R 2MB Cache SATA DVD Writer w/ LightScribe Support (Model: iHAS424-98) - total of two units

Graphics Card: EVGA 01G-P3-N945-LR GeForce 9400 GT 1GB DDR2 PCI-E 2.0 Graphics Card

CPU: AMD Athlon II X2 255 3.1GHz

RAM: Crucial 2GB Set(2x1GB) 200-Pin PC2 5300 667Mhz SODIMM DDR2 RAM

HDD: Western Digital 320 GB Scorpio Black SATA 7200 RPM 16 MB Cache Bulk/OEM Notebook Hard Drive WD3200BEKT

Are any of these incompatible?

 

[foothead]

All of those are compatible.

If you don't mind me asking, what will this be used for? That graphics card you listed is basically useless.

 

[Brylord]

Besides normal usage I do some light gaming but nothing too graphic intensive but I do watch a lot of movies and videos so is there another graphics card that would be better?

 

[foothead]

Besides normal usage I do some light gaming but nothing too graphic intensive but I do watch a lot of movies and videos so is there another graphics card that would be better?

Probably. What is your video card budget?

 

[cyo]

If your not wanting to spend much more than the card you have listed I would recommend this card...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...9&cm_re=Radeon_HD_4650-_-14-102-829-_-Product

Your not gonna do any extreme gaming with it but it should run most games on medium settings.

 

[Brylord]

For a graphics card I wouldn't mind spending $80-$90.

 

[cyo]

This is a good card. It's a little more than what you wanted to spend ($99.99 after mail-in rebate) but might be worth the extra money.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150436

 

[foothead]

Blech. Don't buy a DX10 card, especially at that price.

I suggest a HD 5750, or better yet a GTS 450. Shop around and look for a sale and you should be able to get either for about $100. If you really don't want to go $10 over budget, get the 9800 gt, but either card I listed will outperform it, use less power and has DX 11.