My father has just asked me what sort of specification he needs for a new desktop PC. He is going to get one built. My problem is that I'm not exactly current in desktops for home use. I told him to get the most memory he could afford in terms of ram, then the biggest hard drive, then the fastest cd/dvd burner thingy, the biggest monitor. However this is not enough. He wants me to specify which processor eg PIII - 1Ghz. Is there any safe spec that I can give him that wont leave him with egg on his face in a year or two (probably) that'll cost about 2 grand ish? He uses his PC for e-mail, digital photography and DTP type stuff. (I nearly told him to get one of the new macs!
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Can the experts in Pprune land help me?