That single 4gb stick of ram is the culprit. It was painful for me to use even in 2016 where I just did browsing and VERY light gaming.

Prolly worth investing in the 4050 laptop as it has a massive performance gap compared to the 3050s. It’s $95 more for wayyy better performance.

MSI’s GF series

Yeah i don’t think you can fix damaged plastic unless you repaint it somehow

https://www.amazon.com/LG-Lightweight-Display-RTX2050-Thunderbolt/dp/B0B81G82LW/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=gaming&qid=1701318014&refinements=p_36%3A-100000&rnid=2421885011&s=pc&sr=1-4&th=1

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https://www.amazon.com/HP-Victus-GeForce-Backlit-Windows/dp/B0CCXMFHWW/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=gaming&qid=1701318133&refinements=p_36%3A70000-100000&rnid=2421885011&s=pc&sr=1-5&th=1

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https://www.amazon.com/Lenovo-Ideapad-GeForce-Backlit-Mousepad/dp/B0C9ZSJLDL/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=gaming&qid=1701318014&refinements=p_36%3A-100000&rnid=2421885011&s=pc&sr=1-3&th=1

I would go for the msi one or the asus one. (Make sure to check the max wattage of both cards as they can differ in performance wildly)

Maybe like 500 bucks