Thinking about building

[jc322002]

I was thinking about building my own pc, but i have a couple questions. I would like to know what is the best motherboard to get and best processor to get. I'm looking at building a pc for gaming use and using it to play movies/songs. Any ideas?

[flanzig1]

For a basic gaming rig: Asus P5B mobo/Intel Core 2 Duo E6300/2 gig of Corsair Value Select DDR2 667/Nvidia 7600GS/XClio 450BL PSU/Lite-On DVD burner.
Depending on budget, these can be tweaked up/or down.

[moodyblues100]

If you the search feature within the forum you will find many threads dealing with gaming computers. The ASUS P5B is often recommended.