Intel Based gaming PC?

[navon]

Hello,

This question was probably posted/answered previously, however going thru some of the threads i couldn't find what I was looking for.

I am looking for help in building an Intel base gaming PC, but it should also be able to do heavey multi-tasking.

I noticed that most of the gamer PCs are AMD based, but I would like to stick with Intel CPU and Asus board with intel chipset.

Budget is < $2G.

What configuration would you recommend?
Asus board (intel chipset)?
CPU (intel)?
memory?
HD? SATA or IDE?
Video card?

I need to be as stable as possible...


Thanks a lot in advance for your help,

Nav.

 

[navon]

Thanks for the fast reply.

Intel's Conroe will be available in US only in 4-6month according to Intel, which means that in CA it will take another 8-10 months. Not sure I can wait that long.

Still, if you were to build today an intel based PC that can perform decently when playing games, what would you choose?

 

[cherrion]

Yes go with one of the high end intel chip sets. I have a Pentium 4 630 in my gaming pc and it runs like a dream. You want Intel go Intel. If you want a penrium D make sure you get an intel chipset that supports them. Also get the 9xx series pentium D's.

 

[navon]

Ok, so I go with
INTEL PENT-D3.2 2X2M 800 775BX 940 (would it be a big perf decrease to go with a 920 D2.8?),
ASUS EXTREME AX1800XT/2DHTV/512M,RADEON X1800XT,512M DDR3

What Asus board do you guys recommend? Memory and HD?
PSU 450? or 500?



Thanks.