First thing, we're both mid-60's and fixed income. I'm trying to AVOID literally starting from scratch!
Her use: E-mail, Fakebook, Youtube and a couple of web-based farm games
Current system: (I have NOT gone in to verify the BIOS version, but I know it's several years old)
CPU: A8-9600 w/OG cooler
Memory: 2x DDR4-3200 16GB
Drive: 3.5" Seagete 512GB SATA + MDisc optical drive
Dual 1080p monitors being fed by the iGPU
Win7 Pro
Proposed upgrades:
R5-5500GT (about $126.00)
Drive: 1TB Silicon Power UD40 PCIe4.0x4 (about $54.00)
OS: Win11 Home DVD (about $120.00)
Does this look decent for a low end system for a couple of years at least?
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