PC time Options

[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.

[MonkeyFiend]

Fair comments on the 470/480's - I've heard they run very hot and are noisy little buggers, but personally I'd go with performance/power over noise/heat (but that's probably more an OCD-like deisire to try and get stuff as fast as possible). As a future upgrade it's a lot easier to replace the stock fan/heatsink on a 470 than it would be to make a 460 be a 470. Just depends on your tolerance of noise, power consumption and heat.

Personal preference really - my computers are in the living room and are often on even when not using them (downloading, compiling etc.,) so mine needed to be quiet, hence opting for a reserator on the cpu and one on the gfx, the motherboard mounted to the wall, convection takes care of the rest of the components without need for additional fans = silent. But if you only use a PC for gaming and when gaming are using speakers/headphones, then does a little bit of fan noise really detract from the experience?

Also in my house a 470 would be an advantage, my central heating is broken beyond repair

[Edit: also a 470 wouldn't be throttled by that cpu/mobo - especially in future games that are likely to be developed for the wonderful world of consoles and ported to pc (not happy, but I can't change this). Console game ports tend to hit the gfx hard: BC2 being a prime example of extreme GPU usage and low CPU usage.]