Using a TV instead of a monitor?

[Kris_90]

Hi

I'm looking to buy a new desktop that I can connect to my TV. I've never used a TV as an output for a pc before and I've never had a good graphics card to play games. I'm getting a surround sound system so I'm hoping I can output the sound through that.

I've been looking at this:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-237-OK&tool=3

Upgraded to a GTX 560 1024MB and 8GB RAM.

I've looked at the gpu and it seems to be one of the best cards on the market (I may be completely wrong tho )

My questions are:

Will that gpu be able to play games at 1920x1080 on very high settings?

Will using a 42" TV effect frame rate or gaming in any way?

Will I able to connect the pc through my surround sound system (through hdmi)?

Is that i3 good enough for gaming? I don't know much about pc hardware in general. I'll be using it for web browsing, watching movies and gaming. I won't be using image/video editing software so I don't think I'll need an i7.

Any help appreciated

 

[Kris_90]

would you consider building yourself ?

I'd rather it pre-built as I know I'd end up with an £800 paperweight lol

 

[Kris_90]

Thanks for all the replies.

Well it looks like I'll have a go at building my own

Can someone help with what components to buy?

CPU - i5 2500k
I have a 60gb crucial m4 ssd for the os.
1 TB HDD will be fine (2TB if there's not a big difference in price)

I haven't got a clue with the rest

 

[Kris_90]

I've looked at the following components, would someone be able to tell me if they would be compatible? Also if there are better components I could use (within the same sort of price range).

CPU - Intel Core i5 2500k
Mobo - Asus P8P67 Intel P67 Mainboard **B3 Revision**
Memory - Corsair XMS3 8GB(2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel
Graphics Card - MSI GeForce GTX 570 OC Twin FrozR III Power Edition 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express
HDD - Samsung SpinPoint F4 ExoGreen 2TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM
Optical Drive - Sony DDU1681S-0B 18x DVD-ROM (Black)
Sound Card - Asus Xonar DG 5.1 PCI Sound Card
Power Supply - Antec High Current Gamer 750W Quad Rail '80 Plus Bronze'

£810 so far.

I'm not sure what case to get. I don't know what sort of cooling I need. I'm not sure what controller cards are (I'm guessing I need one).

Do I need anything else?

Cheers

 

[Kris_90]

So your budget is around £720 inc delivery?

Edit: Apparently not...whats your budget? You gonna need a case?

Well I was hoping about £800 max, I'll go to £900 but I don't want to pay anymore than that.

Yeah I'll need a case. I'm not sure which one to get.

 

[Kris_90]

MSI GeForce GTX 570 OC Twin FrozR III Power Edition 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £263.99

Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor £173.99

MSI P67A-GD53 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** £114.98

XFX Pro 850W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £89.98

Samsung SpinPoint F4 EcoGreen 2TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD204UI) £53.99

Antec 100 One Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black £43.99

Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £34.99

Corsair A50 High-Performance CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £28.99

LiteOn IHAS124-19 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99

Total : £838.39 (includes shipping : £13.75)

That will allow you to add in another 570 at a later date should you wish to.

Space in the budget to upgrade to 8GB if you want.

Decent case for the price but there are better ones, I'm not really in the know about cases all that much though so I'd ask for some other options, I just chose the cheapest good one.

Also, you don't need a sound card, the onboard sound will be good enough unless your into audio editing etc in which case you should be spending more than £20 on one lol

Thanks. Yeah I'd like 8GB RAM and I think I'd choose a different case but now I know everything I need to get I presume thermal paste and cable ties are the only other things I need?

I second everything that's been said here. Custom coolers are a pain in the arse. No one is the same. The rest really is easy. Like super easy.

If you can put up a shelf, you can build a computer!

You have to laugh at these people who rave and bang on about how they can build pc's. Big deal, and when there friends say.... "ooohh, my mate builds computers." It really isn't difficult.

Now diagnosing and repairing them. That's the hard bit

Yeah, it's probably not that hard once you've done it.

YOUR BASKET
1 x XFX ATI Radeon 6950 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £203.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £167.99
1 x Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £144.98
1 x OCZ Agility 3 60GB 2.5" SATA-3 Solid State Hard Drive (AGT3-25SAT3-60G) £91.99
1 x Antec Dark Fleet Series DF35 Gaming Enclosure - Black £86.99
1 x XFX Pro 750W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £79.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £39.98
1 x Akasa AK-CCX-4002HP Venom CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366/AM2/AM3) £38.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222AB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £886.00 (includes shipping : £11.75).

Thanks. Isn't the GTX 570 better than the 6950? I was looking for something that will be able to keep me playing the top games at high settings for the next year or so. I know the 590 and 6990 are better but they are almost half the price of the pc

I have an SSD so I would probably switch that out and add another HDD + a case.

Thanks