Thanks for all the replies so far.
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Storage HDD - 1TB is surely too small for a video editing system?
It's been more than enough so far. Think he's only had 250Gb available previously. Video gets made, burnt to DVD and files deleted.
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Card reader - can this be a peripheral rather than a case built-in?
Yes, could be peripheral.
Mikk - thanks for all.
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Who does 1080p video editing on a 1024x768 screen?
The raw files are captured at 1080p, edited into a video and output to DVD for viewing on a TV. Doesn't matter what the video editing screen res is. It may be 1280x960, really can't remember. This isn't Star Wars film production, just family memories.
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Actually, what 70 year old does video editing and at the same time needs help picking a PC?
Can't see the relevance or logic in this, seems a ridiculous thing to say and quite unnecessary.
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How about running at a proper resolution but using Windows' built-in font size boosting?
Font size boosting - didn't work well enough in WinXp - does it boost ALL WRITING in Win8? (including windows explorer, dialogs, etc etc). Don't really want to spend extra on a new monitor if it's not needed.
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What are your reasons for wanting to build this PC yourself? Is it purely for the cost or for the customization? IMO it's not worth building a custom PC of this low a spec/for a 70 year old's general usage; you would probably be better off getting a budget home office PC from PC World.
Original Post: "Can be either components to build (I'm experienced at building PC's) or
purchased complete."
I don't see SSD's in those PC World links. You recommend buy separate and install? How to do if no Windows disks for OS install?