Best CPU, GPU, MOBO for £500

[fleetstdemon]

Hi guys. Building a new system and was wondering if i could get some recommendations on the absolute best cpu, gpu, and mobo combination i could get for £500.

Thats my max budget for those components. The rest i can sort myself but as the main components, i don't want to screw up.

I'm mainly looking to play games like heavily modded Skyrim, (Oblivion and morrowind too), Battlefield 3, Dark Souls, Dragon's Dogma, GTA IV (and 5 when released), Crysis Series, AC series and DCUO, all at the highest settings my budget can get me.

As a beginner, any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[honosuseri]

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £279.95
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1150 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £59.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G160C9K) £49.99
Total : £514.32 (includes shipping : £9.50).



Xfire/SLi capable mobo. i7 CPU and an awesome cooler to overclock it. Although in truth with the new socket Haswell (1150) due next month you really should wait. Concentrate on the other parts now and worry about the CPU and mobo once the reviews are out for Haswell fella

 

[fleetstdemon]

Thanks. CPU looks awesome but i need a GPU as well.

 

[olivier renault]

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £189.95
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 660 OC Twin Frozr 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £86.99
1 x GeIL EVO Leggera 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEL38GB1600C9DC) £53.99
Total : £522.31 (includes shipping : £9.50).



Something like that.

 

[RJC]

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £189.95
(£158.29) £189.95
(£158.29)
MSI HD 7850 OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards - £10 Cashback £149.99
(£124.99) £149.99
(£124.99)
Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £86.99
(£72.49) £86.99
(£72.49)
Patriot Intel Extreme Masters 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVI38G160C9K) £49.99
(£41.66) £49.99
(£41.66)
Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1150 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £29.99
(£24.99) £29.99
(£24.99)
Sub Total : £422.42
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.00
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £86.48
Total : £518.90

 

[honosuseri]

Thanks. CPU looks awesome but i need a GPU as well.

I do apologise bud. To be fair I didn't take the thread too seriously as Haswell is due so soon.......

YOUR BASKET
1 x VTX3D HD 7870 Black Boost Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £189.95
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £189.95
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £86.99
1 x Patriot Intel Extreme Masters 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVI38G160C9K) £49.99
Total : £528.28 (includes shipping : £9.50).



I'd try and shoot for that if you had to buy now. This 7870 has the Tahiti core so is very closely related to the more expensive 7950. Give her an overclock and you are trading blows with a stock 7950