Well I did research the hell out of it but in the grand scheme of things it was an afterthought. Essentially I earmarked all my cash for the build then at the end realized I had forgotten to add a vid card (my MOBO supposedly doesn't have onboard vid but the VGA out does actually work... not sure what that's about). I scrounged around the internet for something cheap with good reviews. That's what I came up with.
$30