PC Upgrade - Non Gaming/OC

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JJMan

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I'm looking to build a home office pc for my father. Besides office applications, he'll be using it for basic photo editing and video messaging via skype.

This will not be OC'd, SLI is not necessary, and he'd prefer to spend in the range of $1250 with some leeway if it makes sense to spend a little extra. I'm leaning towards X2, but am open to any suggestions. He's also thinking about moving to Vista when it's out, so any recommendations for great graphics cards with the right bang for the buck would be appreciated.

Monitor, speakers, keyboard and mouse are probably the only things I'll reuse. Also, OS isn't necessary.

Suggestions?
 
Just get the cheapest AM2 proc, X2 is way overkill. "basic photo editing" and "serious graphics work" are very different.
 
It's the video messaging that I'm worried about. We're using Skype video to talk (the video part is a new granddaughter thing), so there will be some strain on the system. I've seen first hand how bad it can be on my old P4 2.0 Northwood which is perfectly adequate for basic photo editing.
 
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