is there an appreciable difference b/w these two chips when using 4+ GB ram for multimedia, dvd/tv, etc, but not gaming. Is it better to spend the extra money on 6 GB ram instead of on the newer chip.
the i3 330 and the i3 350 are basically the same chip, only the i3 350 has a slightly higher clock speed. There is on real difference between the chips so it is up to you if you want to spend the extra $$$ for a slight boost in performance.
you won't need more then 4gb of RAM for what you are doing.