I don't know of any microcenters near me. I found all of the parts I had in my my build, including the changes you suggested, on NewEgg and it came out to be $6 more. This included the thermal paste but not the OS. I'll try looking somewhere else to get it cheaper. Thanks for the help
So I'm thinking of building a PC for the first time. I am going to be using it for gaming, streaming to Twitch, maybe some photoshop, listening to and/or making music, and hopefully some online college courses. This is what I have at the moment:
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/N2FrkT
(used this...