Scoobes on 06 August 2011
He won't need an advanced GPU, especially with the new Fusion A-8/A-6 CPUs from AMD and the Intel Sandy Bridge (new i3-i7 CPUs on socket 1155 I think). These new chips combine CPU and GPU on a single chip and are quite efficient for most basic functions.
Unless he plans on playing modern games (which you've said he's not) or doing video encoding then an advanced standalone GPU is not needed. If he does want to go for a seperate GPU then an entry level chip would also work.
