Order of choosing parts.

[bigmouthbob1]

I was just wondering, when I'm building a computer, in what order should i look for the parts in?

[SupaKomputa]

1. Decide what CPU you will have : Intel / AMD

2. The right motherboard for the cpu

3. How much memory you need (8, 16 or 32).

4. Do you game? if yes how much do you want to spend on a GPU?

5. How much space do you need for storage (SSD / HDD)

6. Get a 550watt Power supply

7. Get a case.

done.

[NickPickerWI]

1. Monitor

2. Video Card

3. CPU

4. CPU Cooler

5. Motherboard

6. RAM

7. Power Supply

8. SSD's/Hard Drives

9. Case

10. LED's/Extras

 

This is a weird question though, because you might want a home theater PC, in which case you'd need to center around what you can fit in a small case. You might want to do video editing and/or modeling, in which case the CPU becomes more important.

[5x5]

9 minutes ago, bigmouthbob1 said:

I was just wondering, when I'm building a computer, in what order should i look for the parts in?

There is no right and wrong answer - what are you doing with the PC and how much are you willing to spend - that is usually what dictates parts choices

[NinJake]

What @NickPickerWI said, if space is an issue do the case first. Otherwise use a website like pcpartpicker and it will help make sure all the parts you select are appropriate for the build.

[Naterr]

34 minutes ago, 5x5 said:

There is no right and wrong answer - what are you doing with the PC and how much are you willing to spend - that is usually what dictates parts choices

This is truth! Budget, budget, budget. Figure out a number, and idea at least FIRST, then focus on the steps that @SupaKomputa or others have said.

[SupaKomputa]

7 hours ago, NinJake said:

What @NickPickerWI said, if space is an issue do the case first. Otherwise use a website like pcpartpicker and it will help make sure all the parts you select are appropriate for the build.

Yes form factor can also decided at the beginning. Do you want a gigantic or sleeper system.