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SpudR

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    I guess that's a personal choice - I hate the integrated versions as you'll need to replace almost everything if you need an upgrade.
    I would go with the above - Mobo + i3/i5 + GT430/440. This gives you a great system with the flexibility to upgrade one or more of the components if the needs arises.
    If MP2 suddenly needs an i7 + GTX690 (heaven forbid!) then you can get them without a major overhaul.
     

    Lehmden

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    Hi.
    If you want the CPU soldered to the board, so no luck... All better (more powerful) CPU are in a socket. But there are lots of Mini-ITX Boards for Sandy Bridge - Ivy Bridge or AMD CPU available so you can choose one of them and use integrated GPU of those...
     

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