So I pretty much ordered all my parts.

[SingingThroughTheStorm]

CPU: i3-2100 for roughly $103

Hard Drive: Seagate 500GB for roughly $77

Case: NZXT Gamma $38 counting shipping

PSU: Corsair 430W v2 $40 + Free $15 Gift Card

Ram: Corsair Vengeance PC 12800 2 x 4GB for $20.99 using $15 gift card

Motherboard: BioStar H61MGC for $45 + Shipping

DVD Drive: ASUS DVD Burner

Still no OS. But that will wait until I sell my laptop.
Everything totaled up about $348. Pretty good.

 

[jeremyp1979]

You can always toss ubuntu on it until you get windows, will at least let you get everything set up and make sure it works, and see if you need to RMA anything.

 

[danraies]

H61 means no USB 3.0 or SATA 6.0 Gbps which is mildly disconcerting. Still, though, you did real well for $350.

 

[SingingThroughTheStorm]

H61 means no USB 3.0 or SATA 6.0 Gbps which is mildly disconcerting. Still, though, you did real well for $350.

Thanks. I know that it isn't very future proof in terms of data storage, but I don't mind.
Most devices (Touchpad and various other items) can only transfer data at the speed of USB 2.0.

Not having Sata 6.0 Gbps is a little bit of a downer, especially considering the hard drive I purchased supports it,
but getting a motherboard that supports it would have been rather costly compared to the biostar I went with.

One of my goals was at least quality components. There was a Elite Group Motherboard that was much cheaper than my Biostar with rebate, but I don't trust Elite Group or MIR in general: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?SID=u0t0f0fp67262dd0c0s701&AID=10440897&PID=1225267&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-cables-_-na-_-na&Item=N82E16813135288