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She will be using this for emails and such. This is what I have in mind, any other suggestions (other than getting a cheapo ssd)?

CPU: Intel g2120-$94.99 @ Newegg
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Motherboard: ASRock B75 Pro3 ATX $74.99 @ Newegg
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Disk Drive: ASUS 24X DVD Burner $19.99 @ Newegg
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Case: Rosewill CHALLENGER $49.99 @ Newegg
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Hard Drive: Western Digital Blue 500GB 7200 RPM 6.0Gb/s $69.99@ Newegg
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Power Supply: Thermaltake TR2 430w $39.99 @ Newegg
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

RAM: Corsair XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600 $ 39.99 @ Newegg
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Subtotal is a bit less than $400. Anything I should change?

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Well.. Cmon guys. We don't know if they game or not.. ;) 

But seriously, I doubt it, so integrated graphics will be fine.

Go with a cheap pentium, or an i3.

4gb will be fine, they won't even go past 2gb probably.

Any cheap optical drive will also be fine.

Also, I have the rose will challenger. It's kinda big, so be prepared.

Ok, looks like some money saving can happen here. Different Mobo, Ram, and Processor is a go.
Intel Pentium G850 $70
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
CORSAIR 4GB (2 x 2GB) 1333 $22
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
ASRock H61M-DGS $40
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
This would save a little more than $60, and be a little more practical for the users. Any other recommendations?

The Corsair CX 430 is a more reliable PSU and is 5 dollars cheaper with a mail in rebate.

You can get a Seagate drive 500GB SATA 6.0 GB/s for $15 less at NCIX US, including shipping.

If you're only using 1333 MHz RAM, you might as well go Sandy Bridge. 1333 MHz is the standard for Sandy Bridge, and there isn't a SIGNIFICANT perfomance difference. It'll be slight, hardly noticeable. Take lchrisk's advice, and drop down to a G630. They probably won't notice a difference, lol.

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