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I’m thinking of getting a new desktop computer, but I have NO idea which processor to pick. I Don’t do gaming, I use the internet all the time, e-mail, downloads, streaming radio and tv/video, Cds, DVDs, Word Processing, research journals, online databases etc. Often have 25 to 30 tabs open in 2 different browsers. My concern is performance, and that the amount I pick will last me through many OS upgrades, and remain relevant.

I want the OS to work with the processor, which is important. (There will be 4 Hard Drives of 1.5 TB each, they will be openSuse (linux), ubuntu (linux), PCBSD (BSD), and openSolaris (Solaris)

For memory I have a choice of 512MB, 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, or 8GB (All 800 Mhz)

For Processor I can choose:
(Intel)
Celeron — Dual Core, (2.8 GHz) or D (3.2 GHz)
Pentium — 4, (3.0 or 3.2 GHz), or D Dual Core, (2.8 or 3.0 or 3.2 GHz)
Core 2 Duo — (2.13 or 2.66 or 3.0 or 3.16GHz
Core 2 Quad — (2.33 or 2.4 or 2.5 or 2.66 or 2.83GHz)
Core 2 Extreme Quad — (2.66 or 3.0 GHz)

or (AMD)
Phenom Quad Core 2.2GHz

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* As a bonus, I know nothing about choosing motherboards:
4 options:
Socket 775 Core2Duo 133FSB
Intel Core2Quad BLKDG33FBC DDR2-800
Phenom X4/X2 GeForce 7050/DDR2
Intel Core2Quad Extreme S975XBX DDR2-800 no-video
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*Help, what do all these options mean? How do I pick the best processor, motherboard, and amount of memory? Which ones should I avoid? Does 64bit play a role here? AMD vs Intel?

* Sorry if this is too much for one question