FYI, computer geeks will always say to wait because the next "insert the ideal video card/processor here" is on the horizon that will change everything and lower prices of existing item... same song and dance since the last three times I BYO computer. Eventually she's going to have to settle on something functional. I'd recommend Best Buy refurbished computers: best deal I could find anywhere on the net! And they ship store to store for free! All she has to do is stroll in and pick it up. My son's bought Asus 8gb ram, 6-core processor, 1gb dedicated video card with 1tb sata 3 harddrive for under $500 from that site! I was going to get my work a similar one with dual core and 500gb hd for $250. Like I said, best place on the net.
"The true value of a human being is determined primarily by the measure and the sense in which he has attained liberation from the self." -Albert Einsetin