
I decided i needed a new computer and both BF and Brother told me I need to build it. I was on the edge of annoyed and flattered.. and maybe apprehensive. I just want it, I want it quickly, and I don't want to worry about the fact that I built it so it might be shitty.

I personally perused the /BuildaPC for a while and then /BuildaPCForMe. This second community is convenient and the main basis for my computer build.
They have a template to fill out where you document what programs you use a lot, what games you play, any weird things like "I like having USB plugins on the front panel" or "I have a dvd drive I am going to add" or "I need convenient support for two monitors" (all things I listed) and you add a budget. Mine was $600 (I didn't *think* I needed the OS, I was going to use my copy of Windows 7, but I'll get to that) I also knew I had a little leeway in case I decided to upgrade here and there.
My original answer came in from /u/HAThating101
CPU
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$188.88 @ OutletPC
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Motherboard
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$78.88 @ OutletPC
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Memory
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$55.99 @ Newegg
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Storage
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$42.99 @ Amazon
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Video Card
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$168.99 @ SuperBiiz
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Case
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$26.99 @ NCIX US
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Power Supply
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$20.98 @ Newegg
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Wireless Network Adapter
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$12.89 @ OutletPC
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Case Fan
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$2.99 @ Amazon
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Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
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Total (before mail-in rebates)
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$609.58
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Mail-in rebates
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-$10.00
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Total
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$599.58
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I made a couple changes - I bought my case from Amazon, it was $10 more expensive, but I saved $15 in shipping. Super Biz didn't have my video card, so I added it for an extra couple dollars from Newegg. (however, again I probably saved the shipping amount) I actually decided to go with an rx580 instead of the 570. it was $30 more and a higher processing power.
Anyway long story short, i bought those pieces and put them together in the right order.
Short story long: wtf.

The best option was

So I ran my ass down to BestBuy and bought Windows 10.
I also ran into some issues with using the wrong screws, so my motherboard had too much give (like i guess it should have enough give so it doesn't snap, but not enough to ever wiggle or touch anything it shouldn't be touching)
So every time I did anything, like plug things in, my video card would turn off. I don't want to use the word short out, because that still scares me.
I took everything out and balanced out the screws. spent like a day installing drivers and thinking i got the most updated one.
I am pretty sure i'm all set.
The only thing messed up now is Terraria has a glitch in which my character freezes but the world around me keeps gong, and i can see everything going. ALL MY DRIVERS are updated. Why!?!
We spent all the free time for a week or two playing Terraria. whenever the snow storm event (world storm event) if I am in the snow biome, my character just sits there. No one can hit me, I can't move.. for 15-20 minutes.
but it will unfreeze eventually. When I was hosting the server it sucked, because i couldn't just log out and come back, or else we lost any progress, and sometimes the loot, if we had recently put anything in inventory. So I would have to wait it out. When Brother started hosting, I could just alt-f4 and gtfo.
We finished all the bosses in Terraria and now I'm using the computer to update my character sheets and maybe start some campaign notes on my wannabe campaign.
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