sorry about that then, yeah I don't know the specifics about any of the things your asking, the only things I can say is that I rarely use all my cpu resources and I have a Intel E2180 which is kinda poor for the standards most people have, but I'd say just make sure its at least dual core and 64bit (64 bit only necessary if you have a 64 bit os of course) and that the mother board support dual channel memory, has a pci-e slot(or more if you plan for sli, or crossfire), and enough pci slots for your needs.