Critique this Build/PC to TV Question

[hoot504]

Building a new PC within the next month, possibly before the end of the year. Was hoping you guys could tip me off to any incompatibilities between parts. My main purpose for this build is to be able to play current games at the highest possible setting.

Mobo: ASUS P5Q http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131295

CPU: Core 2 Duo 8500 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115036

VidCard: EVGA GTX 280 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130365

Case: Cooler Master RC690 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119137

Heatsink: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186134

PSU: Corsair 750watt http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006

Optical: LG DVDRW http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136144

Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar 640GB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136218

Ram: GSKILL 4GB (2X2GB)

Got a couple of questions right off the bat. First off, how is this brand of ram? Am I better off using Corsair or Kingston? Second of all, if I were to purchase a DVI-HDMI adapter, would I be able to hook this PC up to a 42 inch LCD TV? If I could, would my video card be strong enough to allow me to play games on it (on high settings of course)?

 

[shortstuff_mt]

G.Skill RAM is fine. I really like this RAM:

G.SKILL PI Black 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231209 $49.99

I can't tell if that's the RAM you were looking at since your post is so screwed up, but it doesn't get much better than DDR2 800 RAM with 4-4-4-12 timings at 1.8v.

 

[hoot504]

Thanks for the tip shortstuff, now can anyone answer my question regarding connecting the PC to an LCD TV?

 

[Wolfshadw]

If you get a DVI -> HDMI adapter, then yes, you can hook up your PC to your TV. The GTX-280 is a top tier graphics card and should handle any game you through at it. How well it handles any particular game depends on the resolution of your HDTV. At 720p (1366x768 or 1280x720), most games will fly at high settings. At 1080p (1920x1080), your graphics card will have to work harder, but again, most games should perform very well.

-Wolf sends