If your friend is just using it for schoolwork and small games then why the hell would you spend 1000$? She could BUY a computer built already from dell or someone (although I hate dell) for like 300$. You could build an awesome one for under 1k. I am also building a comp , although I already have a monitor I'm spending around 800 and mines gonna be top of the line and tricked out... sooo ... wtf go on tigerdirect.com they got some good deals.