My girlfriend's mother has tasked me with helping her purchase/build a new desktop. She has usable peripherals, and an OS.
She does a lot of browsing and various facebook related apps. She does do some light gaming as well as her grandchildren who visit often.
My budget is $330(ish)
EDIT - Updated with the new part list I have in mind. Dropped the G530 CPU, H61M mobo and XFX R7750 for an A-10 5800k/FM2-A55M mobo.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: AMD A10-5800K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI FM2-A55M-E33 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($21.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 250GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.00 @ Amazon)
Case: Rosewill FBM-02 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Rosewill 350W ATX Power Supply ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Sony AD-7280S-0B DVD/CD Writer ($18.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $303.94
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-11-20 04:18 EST-0500)