Alright here are some more questions.
My current setup is looking like this:
Intel i5 (purchased at microcenter 159)
Gigabyte P55a-ud3p
4gb of ram
Antec Solo case (or possibly reusing my old BQE case)
Nexus Value 430
Thermalright HR 01+ with a 1156 mounting bracket
Scyth Slipstream M 120 fan...
1st thanks to everyone who has posted!
So is there a general consensus that an I5 would be better than the AMD options, as far as multitasking is concerned?
Danny Bui
Can you please provide a more precise date for when you're planning on building the PC? What you've mentioned so far...
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? Etc
A) Mostly, I am a heavy desktop user, this is a normal desktop session: 3 to 5 firefox windows open with 40-100 tabs each, MS 0ffice 2007: 3 or 4 word documents, excel, maybe a powerpoint, 4-10 pdf files open, Foobar...