Having evolved through many iterations of PC, most of them being upgrades carried out to my original 286, my current setup is an Intel 3GHz P4 and has been the most stable setup for many years. SWMBO has not made any complaints about it's performance when doing graphical stuff so it must be OK.
I agree with the statement that extra memory (RAM) is far more important than extra MHz. Much better to go for a lower spec. processor (P4 3ishGHz) and put 2Gb RAM in it. Should be well OTT for most of your requirements. Another distinction to look for is SATA (Serial ATA) hard disk rather than standard ATA as they appear to work a lot better AFAIAC. PC World (on-line) had some refurbished base units (re-use your old monitor etc) at a good price last week. Else try Novatech or Dabs or Ebuyer. Regards Graham www.jannock.org.uk
