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so i'm trying to find a new pc for my mother because her 4 year old inspiron laptop is really bogging down as of late and she wants to get into making and editing youtube videos. i'm debating whether or not to get a decent prebuilt computer for her or just picking out parts for her. can anyone recommend me parts for her or a good prebuilt pc that they know of? she will mainly be using premiere, photoshop, after effects so she doesn't need a beast but i also don't want to lowball her.

 

this is the prebuilt i was looking at. it has 12 gigs of ram which is more than enough for what she needs and a 1 gig gt 720.

http://www.amazon.com/Dell-X8700-1262BLK-XPS-Desktop/dp/B00K0HMVVE/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top?ie=UTF8

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Using what program? Movie maker anything really. cs6? i7 and a video card and all

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This is enough power for her i'm pretty sure no need spend to much money. I pick a 3tb hard drive to give her plenty of room to store her video.

 
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($241.95 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($53.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($43.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $773.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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What kind of videos is she editing?

Why a prebuilt instead of building one yourself?

 

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This is enough power for her i'm pretty sure no need spend to much money.

 
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($241.95 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($53.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($43.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $773.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Wow. Ok then. 

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Wow. Ok then. 

Well, why the hell not?!!

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- Cave Johnson, founder and CEO of Aperture Science, in Portal 2

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.95 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($43.98 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card  ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ Micro Center) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($36.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $690.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

 

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A budget 8320 or 8350 based build could be great for the light video editing she does. If she's into prem pro she'll know if she wants OpenCL or CUDA so just ask.

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she's going to be editing videos she shoots of her cooking using the creative cloud suite. nothing too demanding. i appreciate all of the suggestions. does anyone know a good wireless adapter card or wifi mobo i could get because hardwire isn't an option in my house.

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she's going to be editing videos she shoots of her cooking using the creative cloud suite. nothing too demanding. i appreciate all of the suggestions. does anyone know a good wireless adapter card or wifi mobo i could get because hardwire isn't an option in my house.

Any reason why you chose a prebuilt instead of a custom build?

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Any reason why you chose a prebuilt instead of a custom build?

You need to quote a post or tag a member or else they won't get a notification you replied to them.

 

i'm fairly new to pc builds and while i have a good idea of what i want for my own gaming rig i wasn't sure what a good system would consist of for her without being too expensive. 

 

and sorry, i'm not used to posting here yet.

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i'm fairly new to pc builds and while i have a good idea of what i want for my own gaming rig i wasn't sure what a good system would consist of for her without being too expensive. 

Would she need a copy of Windows or any peripherals or is that covered?

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i have her covered in both departments :) just need to make sure the pc is wifi capable

Would the system be used for anything else or is that it?

How much storage would be needed?

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Would the system be used for anything else or is that it?

How much storage would be needed?

 

that's pretty much it besides the usual internet browsing and office work. i think a tb should be fine for her. she has external hdd's that she has for other files too if need be.

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This is enough power for her i'm pretty sure no need spend to much money. I pick a 3tb hard drive to give her plenty of room to store her video.

 
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($241.95 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($53.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($43.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $773.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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thanks for the build. would you know a good wireless adapter card or another wifi capable board? hardwire isn't an option in my house.

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that's pretty much it besides the usual internet browsing and office work. i think a tb should be fine for her. she has external hdd's that she has for other files too if need be.

In that case, I'd recommend something like this: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/xW3nqs

Add a 1TB drive if needed: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003

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thanks for the build. would you know a good wireless adapter card or another wifi capable board? hardwire isn't an option in my house.

Board with built in wifi is more expensive i found this h97 one that seem nice for the price http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128721. For wifi adapter http://pcpartpicker.com/part/tp-link-wireless-network-card-tlwn881nd

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