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I would recommend getting a ryzen 2400g (has integrated graphics and since she isn't gaming she won't need more than this), 8gb of ddr4 ram, a b450 motherboard, any bronze rated power supply at or above 450w, and any atx case that she likes. This should only cost around $500 also recommend getting windows from a place like cdkeys to save a buck and for peripherals sorry I don't know that much just check Amazon reviews and pick what you like I guess. I hope this was helpful.

Yes, I do think a SSD will help with your problem. It will definitely be faster at loading times and will allow you to do other tasks while downloading. If you want the best performance/energy efficiency I would recommend the Samsung Evo. However, those can get a little expensive. Overall i would recommend getting a SSD.

I would recommend getting a ryzen 2400g (has integrated graphics and since she isn't gaming she won't need more than this), 8gb of ddr4 ram, a b450 motherboard, any bronze rated power supply at or above 450w, and any atx case that she likes. This should only cost around $500 also recommend getting windows from a place like cdkeys to save a buck and for peripherals sorry I don't know that much just check Amazon reviews and pick what you like I guess. I hope this was helpful.

I would recommend getting a ryzen 2400g (has integrated graphics and since she isn't gaming she won't need more than this), 8gb of ddr4 ram, a b450 motherboard, any bronze rated power supply at or above 450w, and any atx case that she likes. This should only cost around $500 also recommend getting windows from a place like cdkeys to save a buck and for peripherals sorry I don't know that much just check Amazon reviews and pick what you like I guess. I hope this was helpful.

Thanks so much I really appreciate it

Probably not damaged if you had done a bad overclock then it might have been damaged. I would recommend upgrading the cooling tho.