oh my god, thank you so much dude! don't worry about the monitor thing, i think you made a nice choice for me. thank you for building me a list, that was my first list and was kinda scared id buy it all and nothing would be compatible. again, thank you!
thank you for the suggestion, i know just about nothing when it comes to hard drives or really anything about PC components LOL. currently i have a 1TB WD Blue 3.5" drive on an IBUYPOWER BB930 that I've had for two years and the drive is busted. i can't download anything on it without running as an administrator, and sometimes i cant download things at all. didnt have this problem before, so idk whats up with it.
well, thank you both for your suggestions and i appreciate everyone taking time out of their day to help me! have a good day everyone!