Great point Trig! Here's what I suggest. Some gaming for you, and everything she needs. M4A78-EM AMD Athlon 64 X2 7750 BE 2(1x1)gb DDR 800 WD 250gb ATI Radeon 3870 Not seeing the need for 500gb...
I'm thinking the above looks good, but without the 3870 - the onboard graphics should be good enough.
In that case wouldn't you prefer something that requires plenty of tech support, thereby requiring plenty of "payment"? Moriquendi
i think that the onboard graphics on that 780G motherboard comes really close to the 3870. 4 gb is still the way to go though, the performance jump is definitely worth the extra price