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If you have to ask, I doubt you'll appreciate the difference. Over the past 2 years I've gone from beginner to advanced consumer-organic-industrial design with 2 companies as a contractor. I've worked my way through ~6 or 7 computer systems between home ans the 2 jobs, so I've seen the whole spectrum in computer systems. The first employer tried to get me to use an integrated graphics chip - lasted through training class.
The assemblies I'm working on now have around 200-300 components. I have a FX-540 with 4GB Ram (probably overkill - but cheap).
Unless you are doing some super high res rendering with PhotoWorks, the 3450 is probably overkill. Wait for a year until you "work your way up" to the better system.
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