At the moment I have a 1TB hard drive but I'm not sure how fast it is. It seems to be pretty quick though, and I assume it is high end because I got it from a family member who when they buy things, they do it right so it's not a waste of money. :P
I also do have a monitor but I am going to get a second one anyway because this one is basic as (excuse my french but) fuck.
I will be using my current Logitech Z323 speakers and cheap sades headphones unless I can figure out how to get my turtle beach x32s to work as headphones and a mic.
I've decided to make a decision by 7/20/2014 so I can start putting it together before I have to leave for a week. So I have something to look forward to when I get back.
A friend of mine who put his own pc together has agreed to help me with mine, and I'm going to ask some of my hardware-tech friends I've made at work to overlook the parts I've chosen to ensure I'm not screwing up Hopefully I don't regret rushing through this.