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11/9/12 at 7:38pm

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I'm building a new computer for a client. I want this computer to be as future proof for the best dollar price. They don't do any gaming, or anything to intensive. Just the usual Firefox, Word, Youtube, email, iTunes.

Parts list:

Asus Sata DVD Drive
Fractal Design Arc Midi
Acer 23" LCD Monitor
Rosewill Green 530w PSU
Logitech 2.0 speakers
Logitech M510 Wireless mouse
Crucial Ballistix 8GB pair
ASRock B75M-DGS Motherboard
Hyper 212 EVO
Crucial M4 256GB SSD (I chose the large SSD because I don't want them to be throwing their music on the desktop if I get them a storage drive. Plus, rather be on the safe side for the future)

Now heres where you guys come in, I'm debating between i3-2100, i5-2310, or i5-3450. I would prefer a quad core because it would hold up longer in the future.

Please no "go AMD" posts.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	Graphics
Intel i7 Extreme 980X	Asus P6X58-E Pro	Galaxy GTX 670	Gigabyte GTS 250
RAM	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
Samsung DDR3	WD 500gig Black	Samsung 830 SSD	Pioneer Blu-Ray reader
Cooling	Cooling	Cooling	Cooling
Apogee XT	XSPC Full cover 670 block	Danger Den GTS 250 water block	Swiftech 655b
Cooling	OS	Monitor	Monitor
Swiftech 320mm Rad w/ Switchtech 240mm Rad	Windows 7 Ultimate	Samsung SyncMaster EX2220	Samsung SyncMaster EX2220
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
Acer H203H	Logitech Y-YU95	SilverStone ST1500	Cooler Master Haf X
Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio	Audio
Logitech G9x	X-Trac Ripper XXL	JVC HARX 700	Asus XONAR DG
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Core 2 Duo 8400	Intel DG33TL	PNY 9800GTX+ 512mb	(4) 2gb Kingston DDR2
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
Western Digital Black 1TB	Western Digital Black 1TB	Western Digital Green 2TB	(2) Western Digital Black 500GB RAID0
Optical Drive	OS	Monitor	Power
Samsung 24x DVD Burner	Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit	32" Vizio 720p (temp.)	Antec 600w
Case	Audio	Other
Modded Sony Viao case	Xonar DX 7.1 Surround Sound PCIE Card	Wireless Xbox 360 Controller
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD Phenom II 965BE @ 4.04ghz 1.43v	MSI NF980-G65	Sapphire HD 5770 / XFX 8400gs	Corsair XMS3 4 gigs
Hard Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
Western Digital 320gb 7200RPM	CM 212+ Push/Pull	Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit	(2) Samsung EX2220 (1) Acer H203H
Power	Case	Mouse	Audio
Antec 650w	Caseless	Microsoft Wireless Mouse 5000	JVC HARX 700 / Logitech 5.1
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	Graphics
Intel i7 Extreme 980X	Asus P6X58-E Pro	Galaxy GTX 670	Gigabyte GTS 250
RAM	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
Samsung DDR3	WD 500gig Black	Samsung 830 SSD	Pioneer Blu-Ray reader
Cooling	Cooling	Cooling	Cooling
Apogee XT	XSPC Full cover 670 block	Danger Den GTS 250 water block	Swiftech 655b
Cooling	OS	Monitor	Monitor
Swiftech 320mm Rad w/ Switchtech 240mm Rad	Windows 7 Ultimate	Samsung SyncMaster EX2220	Samsung SyncMaster EX2220
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
Acer H203H	Logitech Y-YU95	SilverStone ST1500	Cooler Master Haf X
Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio	Audio
Logitech G9x	X-Trac Ripper XXL	JVC HARX 700	Asus XONAR DG
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Core 2 Duo 8400	Intel DG33TL	PNY 9800GTX+ 512mb	(4) 2gb Kingston DDR2
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
Western Digital Black 1TB	Western Digital Black 1TB	Western Digital Green 2TB	(2) Western Digital Black 500GB RAID0
Optical Drive	OS	Monitor	Power
Samsung 24x DVD Burner	Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit	32" Vizio 720p (temp.)	Antec 600w
Case	Audio	Other
Modded Sony Viao case	Xonar DX 7.1 Surround Sound PCIE Card	Wireless Xbox 360 Controller
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD Phenom II 965BE @ 4.04ghz 1.43v	MSI NF980-G65	Sapphire HD 5770 / XFX 8400gs	Corsair XMS3 4 gigs
Hard Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
Western Digital 320gb 7200RPM	CM 212+ Push/Pull	Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit	(2) Samsung EX2220 (1) Acer H203H
Power	Case	Mouse	Audio
Antec 650w	Caseless	Microsoft Wireless Mouse 5000	JVC HARX 700 / Logitech 5.1
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11/9/12 at 7:50pm

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you would be fine to go with an i3. they are very good cpus and beat the amd equivalents for the most part.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD A6-3650	F1A75-M PRO	AMD Radeon HD 6700 Series	Samsung Wonder Ram
RAM	Hard Drive	Cooling	Cooling
Samsung Wonder Ram	WD Caviar Blue	Coolermaster hyper 212	CM R4 Sickleflow X3
Cooling	OS	Monitor	Keyboard
Artic Silver 5	Windows 7 Professional	Samsung Syncmaster SA10 18.5"	Logitech K520
Power	Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad
CM xTreme power 500w	Thermaltake Commander MSI	Logitech M310	Some generic mousepad..
Audio
Logitech Z313
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AMD A6-3650	F1A75-M PRO	AMD Radeon HD 6700 Series	Samsung Wonder Ram
RAM	Hard Drive	Cooling	Cooling
Samsung Wonder Ram	WD Caviar Blue	Coolermaster hyper 212	CM R4 Sickleflow X3
Cooling	OS	Monitor	Keyboard
Artic Silver 5	Windows 7 Professional	Samsung Syncmaster SA10 18.5"	Logitech K520
Power	Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad
CM xTreme power 500w	Thermaltake Commander MSI	Logitech M310	Some generic mousepad..
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Logitech Z313
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11/9/12 at 9:03pm

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I'm kinda leaning more towards the i5-3450. I'd hate to throw in a dual core then a year later have them be underpowered.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	Graphics
Intel i7 Extreme 980X	Asus P6X58-E Pro	Galaxy GTX 670	Gigabyte GTS 250
RAM	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
Samsung DDR3	WD 500gig Black	Samsung 830 SSD	Pioneer Blu-Ray reader
Cooling	Cooling	Cooling	Cooling
Apogee XT	XSPC Full cover 670 block	Danger Den GTS 250 water block	Swiftech 655b
Cooling	OS	Monitor	Monitor
Swiftech 320mm Rad w/ Switchtech 240mm Rad	Windows 7 Ultimate	Samsung SyncMaster EX2220	Samsung SyncMaster EX2220
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
Acer H203H	Logitech Y-YU95	SilverStone ST1500	Cooler Master Haf X
Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio	Audio
Logitech G9x	X-Trac Ripper XXL	JVC HARX 700	Asus XONAR DG
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Core 2 Duo 8400	Intel DG33TL	PNY 9800GTX+ 512mb	(4) 2gb Kingston DDR2
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
Western Digital Black 1TB	Western Digital Black 1TB	Western Digital Green 2TB	(2) Western Digital Black 500GB RAID0
Optical Drive	OS	Monitor	Power
Samsung 24x DVD Burner	Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit	32" Vizio 720p (temp.)	Antec 600w
Case	Audio	Other
Modded Sony Viao case	Xonar DX 7.1 Surround Sound PCIE Card	Wireless Xbox 360 Controller
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD Phenom II 965BE @ 4.04ghz 1.43v	MSI NF980-G65	Sapphire HD 5770 / XFX 8400gs	Corsair XMS3 4 gigs
Hard Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
Western Digital 320gb 7200RPM	CM 212+ Push/Pull	Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit	(2) Samsung EX2220 (1) Acer H203H
Power	Case	Mouse	Audio
Antec 650w	Caseless	Microsoft Wireless Mouse 5000	JVC HARX 700 / Logitech 5.1
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	Graphics
Intel i7 Extreme 980X	Asus P6X58-E Pro	Galaxy GTX 670	Gigabyte GTS 250
RAM	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
Samsung DDR3	WD 500gig Black	Samsung 830 SSD	Pioneer Blu-Ray reader
Cooling	Cooling	Cooling	Cooling
Apogee XT	XSPC Full cover 670 block	Danger Den GTS 250 water block	Swiftech 655b
Cooling	OS	Monitor	Monitor
Swiftech 320mm Rad w/ Switchtech 240mm Rad	Windows 7 Ultimate	Samsung SyncMaster EX2220	Samsung SyncMaster EX2220
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
Acer H203H	Logitech Y-YU95	SilverStone ST1500	Cooler Master Haf X
Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio	Audio
Logitech G9x	X-Trac Ripper XXL	JVC HARX 700	Asus XONAR DG
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Core 2 Duo 8400	Intel DG33TL	PNY 9800GTX+ 512mb	(4) 2gb Kingston DDR2
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
Western Digital Black 1TB	Western Digital Black 1TB	Western Digital Green 2TB	(2) Western Digital Black 500GB RAID0
Optical Drive	OS	Monitor	Power
Samsung 24x DVD Burner	Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit	32" Vizio 720p (temp.)	Antec 600w
Case	Audio	Other
Modded Sony Viao case	Xonar DX 7.1 Surround Sound PCIE Card	Wireless Xbox 360 Controller
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD Phenom II 965BE @ 4.04ghz 1.43v	MSI NF980-G65	Sapphire HD 5770 / XFX 8400gs	Corsair XMS3 4 gigs
Hard Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
Western Digital 320gb 7200RPM	CM 212+ Push/Pull	Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit	(2) Samsung EX2220 (1) Acer H203H
Power	Case	Mouse	Audio
Antec 650w	Caseless	Microsoft Wireless Mouse 5000	JVC HARX 700 / Logitech 5.1
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