So, after going 2 months without a computer due to the graphics card in my old one dying, I finally got my new computer on Sunday night. Here are the specs I ended up going with, as well as my new monitor!
waiting for either aib RX 480, or Nvidia 1060, OR if I'll ever see the MSRP of $379 for the 1070, i might get that. But that will take a million years...