@GTR12: Okay, that makes things more complicated for me, because I read somewhere on here to look for at least 8GB or RAM with two 4GB sticks...or something like that (no idea what that means). The RAM I had picked out costs about $72. I've been going through everything on that link you sent, and I can't find anything that costs less than $90. And on top of that, just about everything has 4 RAM sticks. Is there a problem with the motherboard I chose that's messing everything up? Or is it just the RAM I picked out? I know you said it MIGHT work, but that kinda made me feel a bit too iffy the way you said that...lol. So I'm still looking. That website doesn't list prices, so it's getting really time consuming...

Well it really is appreciated...seriously....

Here's what i put together on NewEgg...

Case

Video Card

Power Supply

Memory

Motherboard

CPU

Cooler

SSI

HDD

Let me know what you think, and if I'm missing anything...

@GTR12: Yeah I understand. But I have a ton more questions that I haven't even gotten into yet, but I haven't said anything out of fear of annoying everybody with my lack of knowledge with PC's.

@GTR12: Okay I gotcha....

I know you guys must think I'm a freaking annoying pest, but I honestly do appreciate all this help. I'm learning a hell of a lot while I'm going through this process thanx to everybody.

Well, I transferred my part choices over to NewEgg. Can't seem to get the price down below $997. I'm gonna save my cart on NewEgg and hope the prices get lower on the stuff I have saved.

Okay, this is getting annoying...I'm following every instruction and tip you guys have given me when it comes to looking for the right parts, but it seems like I just can't seem to find a good, WORKING motherboard anywhere. Every single motherboard I look up has people reviewing them saying they stop working after about a year and earlier. I mean each and every one. I don't know much about computers, but I DO know that without a motherboard, it's just not gonna happen. So that's where I am now. I'm on NewEgg looking at upcoming Black Friday deals and I'm adding items to my cart on there. But this whole motherboard issue has me stuck.

***Update***

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130873&ignorebbr=1

Can somebody let me know if this one is any good? After doing an ass load of reading, I didn't see anybody saying anything really bad about this one (at least not in any language I can understand anyway). So this is gonna be the one I settle on.

Still building....

@GTR12: Okay, now THAT I understand. I have a bunch of external hard drives that i have for certain things (games, random stuff, porn, etc...), And I hook one up with a USB and save my stuff to the right one. But you're talking about installing stuff TO different hard drives. I didn't even know that was possible. I always thought hard drives were for storage, not installing anything.

Wait a minute....now I'm curious....

Now, correct me if I sound like an idiot here...but is it at all possible that if I install Dragon Age Inquisition to one of my external hard drives and play it from there (via USB port from my docking station), that my system won't freeze up? I hope I'm thinking along the right path on this one, because that would really help. I've been going through the reset process all this time and finally got my laptop back going again (minus some old stuff that I previously had installed...including Service Pack 1). I haven't installed the game yet, but I'm uneasy about it.

And also, when is a good time to START looking for Black Friday or Cyber Monday discounts on those PC parts? I'm trying to get the price below $1,000.

@GTR12:.....@horgen:....

Holy sh*t! Time out....I have a D drive on this laptop that's labeled "DATAPART1". I always thought that thing was off limits, so all these years I stayed away from it. I have no idea what it is or what it was for? Are you telling me that i could have saved games to that thing? And even if I could, what difference would it make if I saved stuff there as opposed to my normal C drive?

@GTR12: I don't understand what you mean. What's only for Windows and what do you mean 1 or 2 games max? I'm confused

@GTR12: Yeah, I did all that with the list, but there's no option to add an SSD card. It's just not there. And I have read in forums here and there that games have issues running on Windows 10. I'm not gonna be playing any of the normal gamer titles really. I mean, I'm stuck on Dragon Age Inquisition, and I'm gonna be going after Final Fantasy 15, but that might be as heavy as I get. Everything else will be probably minor or moderate (See? Not asking for much). But I don't want any headaches trying to get my games and other things going on Windows 10. Besides, I tried using it myself and I absolutely cannot stand the way that thing is setup. But if that's the only place to get DX12 and above, then I guess I'm stuck with not having a choice. But I swear, if Dragon Age has trouble with that OS, I'm gonna be freaking pissed!

@beardmad: Okay, thanx for the video. I'm gonna freaking study that thing. No, I've never done anything like this before. I'm as new as one can get to this world. All I know is what I DON'T want to happen anymore (freezing)...no idea what to do to make it happen. I'm really hoping I don't break something by mistake.

And if all of these parts can be found on NewEgg, then that'll be where I'll look for everything. But I'm curious if the prices will be lower come Black Friday....

Oh and by the way...

@GTR12: I don't want Windows 10. ll I've heard are bad things about it when it comes to gaming compatibility. I downloaded Windows 7 SP1 last night. I'm gonna save it to install on the PC I buy.