$500 CPU / GPU / MoBo Combo

[smokeydude]

High, I've been working for a while on a nice new build and I've already picked out all of the other parts i'm just stumped picking these 3 crucial parts
The goal is to get the over all best game performance for years to come and that mostly depends on the GPU so how cheap can i go in the CPU and mobo
without bottlenecking anything. for AMD and Intel ASRock boards seam to be the best value.
500-530$

 

[gary1]

I like this setup.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131773
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150521

Right around 520.

 

[smokeydude]

I like this setup.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131773
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150521

Right around 520.

on newegg i found all of the same parts cheaper than that but lets just say the i5 is not worth it and the money should go to a better gpu like a 7850=260$ but i dont know if i should get an i3 or and AMD CPU

 

[gary1]

Huh? You found them cheaper? How? I just looked those up..

You could go down to a cheaper mobo/cpu, and then get the 7850. Your choice. the i3-2320 is good, I don't really know AMD cpus, but Intel is better for gaming.

 

[Guest]

the i5s are really good for multi tasking and heavier gaming. but if your just doing some gaming or not multi tasking while encoding video to burn a dvd, than an i3 2120 is a great bang for the buck.