Mmmm, I'm an AMD guy.
Go to www.newegg.com and just browse around.
If you're looking for a normal gaming PC, get:
AMD Athlon 64 3000+ or higher if you're on a really tight budget. If you can spring some more cash for a processor, the dual core AMD X2 3800+ is going for under $150 on some sites, it just dropped half price this week.
Motherboard, you basically have 2 main options. SLI or non SLI. 2 videocards or 1 videocard. You seem like you'll only need one, so get a non SLI motherboard that supports an AMD Socket 939 processor, and make sure that it has an nVidia chipset of some kind. My favorite brands are Asus, ASRock, and Gigabyte. Asus is a sure bet usually.
Memory, try 1 gig(512MB X 2) of corsair or something similar.
Oh yeah, I'm assuming you're going to get a new videocard for this. Make sure your motherboard has a PCI Express X16 slot, because this is what all new videocards are using. As for the videocard, I lean towards nVidia Geforce cards at the moment, try something in the 6800 range or higher. Read reviews.
As for your case, go to www.newegg.com and search through their huge library of ATX cases. Pick one that you like the look of, that has gotten a lot of good reviews. Then you're all set!
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