Aerdian

Amazing project! As someone else already stated, a glass panel would look awesome. Especially if you added a slightly tinted tempered glass panel...

Even if you have to return the GPU, go for the monitor. Nobody should ever have to make their eyes suffer through a 720p TV   Just wait for the prices to lower/the next generation of GPUs to be released.

I mean get the $81 monitor but not a new GPU

Here's what I came up with. It's a little over budget, but if you were to buy from other merchants other than just Amazon, the prices would come out better.
 
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 1300X 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($114.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI - B350 PC MATE ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($88.50 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($97.09 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Kingston - A400 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($43.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($218.56 @ Amazon) 
Case: NZXT - S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($62.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.90 @ Amazon) 
Total: $706.02
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-04-10 08:34 EDT-0400

i would get the combo from micro center and sell the Ryzen CPU and board to recoup cost...i would do it yes.

Great find! I would definitely go for that. About the warranty, I doubt there is much to worry about. It's a new-ish system, but old enough that if anything was going to go wrong, it probably already would have. The warranty is a nice addition, though.  I would just make sure to do some benchmarking on the computer BEFORE you buy it to test to ensure the computer is all good. Also, make sure that the computer lists everything as he said. Open up the computer while off and while running to check to make sure all the parts are correct and when it's running, check the fans. Another thing I'd do is while benchmarking, check the temperatures to ensure they are not massively hot. Because extensive heat lowers the lifespan of parts, that can help you make sure you will have the best performance for the longest time. Test the hard drives and do stress tests to the computer and listen for vibrations, unknown noises, excessive fan noise, crackling, etc. If it all looks okay, you should have a great computer for, depending on your needs, at least a couple years.

None. 
 
For a <$50 case, Fractal Design Focus G
For a $50-100 case, Fractal Design Meshify C, Phanteks Enthoo Pro M TG, Define C TG, Corsair 460X, NZXT S340 Elite/Phanteks P400 TG, mainly in that order.
For a >$100 case, Fractal Design Define R6

That looks like a great option! Thanks

I've heard good things about the Corsair Graphite 760T case, which has 3 optical drive bays  

Yeah. I'll probably do 24GB  I don't want to pay too much for the ultrawide, but I do want it to be 1440p and color correct.

Thanks for the help! When I'm editing now, I use up all 16GB really easily, so I planned on getting 32, but couldn't find any reasonably priced sets.... Thanks for the suggestions

is it under keyboards then otherwise i guess its the usb composite device say 1 for keyboard 1 mouse wireless stick 1 for wireless mouse
test by unplugging mouse and reopening dev manager

ok now look under acpi section for virtual anything
if keyboard is a virtualized ps/2 keyboard because its on usb it needs to actually call irq1 with its data so usb controller send the keyboards keystrokes to irq1
ps/2 mouse is irq12

Don't expect any useful information in return if you cannot provide any in the first place. It's common sense.
 
State your budget. State your intended uses of the PC. State whether or not you need peripherals, a monitor or an OS. And then we can get you a suitable parts list. Just saying "I need a PC at the lowest possible price" isn't going to cut it.

Glad you fixed your issue  It is better to wake it from sleep using your keyboard or mouse, but the power button is safe to use.

@ARikozuM  @Enderman @Imbellis @xAcid9 @Technicolors @Aerdian
 
Thanks for the replies, I'll look into your suggestions 

I was unaware of that. That is a big decrease in battery life. I'm surprised just a single update does that.

open device manager and expand usb hub/controller
right click and select properties on keyboard 
there should be a box to select data information from, select IRQ address or related to irq
what irq# listed for usb keyboard???
there is only 1 correct answer and several well it works answers

I'd recommend the surface were it not for the fact that microsoft pushes out bad firmware and essentially demolishes battery life on the Surfaces with crappy updates. Happened to the surface book 1 and surface pro 4 when anniversary ed was released. On my sp4, I went from 8-9 hours to under 3 in one update.

The XPS 15 is a very good option and I believe you would be quite happy with it. However, the Surface Book with Performance Base seems like it could be another great option for you to look into.