New Rig.... yeah, another one :)

[Moronicus]

Hi guys!

I want to help my girl build a new rig and am looking for some advice on what to get and where to buy.

Right now she's staying in Canada as an International Student, i.e. tight budget and ordering within Canada.

What she needs is a reliable machine that won't bail out on her that has speed and high storage capacity. There won't be any need for a graphic card.

She's doing the Sound Engineering class and will be using the rig for that a lot, so she wants a good soundcard.

Preferably the price would be 1k max, incl. periphals and monitor.

You think that is possible or should we go out and buy lottery tickets and hope for the best?