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[Qrbrrbl]

So ive been thinking of replacing my PC for a while, and now I dont have a choice. My GFX card is kaput. I know the problem, a couple of capacitors have come off, so I now get the long beep - 3 short beeps when trying to start up. Long story short, it would be better value to replace the whole lot than buy a new gfx for my old PC.

Heres what I can butcher from the old:
PSU - 500W Thermaltake number, see no reason to change it.
Monitor - nothing wrong with this
Keyboard/mouse
DVD RW
HDDs
Potentially the case, depending how I feel

SO im looking for the following:
MOBO
GFX
RAM
CASE
CPU

I dont mind spending a bit more for a mobo just to try and futureproof a bit, but apart from that I just want something that will be able to play things at the top end of the games market at the moment.

Ideally i would like to pay sub-£500 (inc. case)

Any recommendations? Im thinking about £100 each for the mobo/cpu, £150 GFX, maybe another £40 RAM with a little leeway for the components and case.

[McJaffa]

I reckon for the CPU/motherboard he is looking at a 470 or above would be overkill. The CPU would throttle the FPS on a lot of games. You say you want a rig that will max out most current games so depending on what resolution you run your monitor I reckon you will manage it on most games with that setup. You can't futureproof with the motherboard anyway as you don't know which way it is going to fall with future sockets for faster CPUs, so I upgraded my rig last weekend to a i7/1366 system so I would have the best performance rather than worrying about future upgrades as I have experienced the fact that it doesn't always make upgrading just one component practical or economical.
The best bet is to try and get something fairly balanced, the parts you are suggesting seem to be OK in that respect and are fairly standard bits so should be well supported.
One thing I have discovered too though is not to skimp on the case, getting a quality constructed & designed one makes a lot of difference from a nice & shiny one that may not be designed as well. Check some reviews but I went from a cheapo unbranded case to a quality one and dropped system temperatures dramatically with the same components. You might also want to check the Scan 'today only' section though as they regularly do bundle deals for rigs very like that Right now they are offering the same CPU with a Asus motherboard for £207.96 so a few quid cheaper than the ebuyer gigabyte/i5 760 price.