motherboard cpu and ram upgrade

ABrooksJ42

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I am buying a new motherboard for my pc since mine broke and would like to know if the following components would be compatible with the motherboard. Msi z77a g43, lga 1155 motherboard, Intel Pentium G2120 cpu and Kingston Hyper-X Blu 4GB DDR3 1600 ram. Thanks for the help.
 
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Short answer is yes, these parts will work together.

However, I'd like to point out two things:

1. The CPU you're choosing wouldn't be my best pick. I wouldn't recommend buying a 2-core CPU anymore, as most applications are optimized for multi-threading (including many current games) and can make use of 4 cores or even more.
2. Regarding the RAM; assuming you're on a budget, 4GB aren't bad, but it all depends on the programs you're going to run, if you multitask a lot or not. If you use your computer mainly on 1 thing at the time, then the 4GB will do. Otherwise, consider getting 8GB.

serge44

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Short answer is yes, these parts will work together.

However, I'd like to point out two things:

1. The CPU you're choosing wouldn't be my best pick. I wouldn't recommend buying a 2-core CPU anymore, as most applications are optimized for multi-threading (including many current games) and can make use of 4 cores or even more.
2. Regarding the RAM; assuming you're on a budget, 4GB aren't bad, but it all depends on the programs you're going to run, if you multitask a lot or not. If you use your computer mainly on 1 thing at the time, then the 4GB will do. Otherwise, consider getting 8GB.
 
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