I agree get the NVidia based board, all the review i have read say they are faster, more reliable, and easier to set up.
get the 3200+ and OC it to 2.2Ghz
also get a ******* vid card (in order or best to worst) X800XT, 6800 ultra, 9800xt, 5950 ultra, 9600xt.... wouldn't go lower than that on a "gaming" machine