Buying Parts for First Build

[chowbaaron]

I've finally nailed down my first gaming PC build and I'm wondering what the average, general process is for buying parts. Do you just click "Buy" on the PC Part Picker list? Do you hunt around different websites or manufacturers? I'd just like to be sure that I'm getting a good price, buying from a reputable company, and getting the highest quality of the product I ordered. In some cases, I've read about how some parts (CPUs, maybe?) have varying quality even within the same model. Is there a specific method to ensure you get the best quality possible?

[TheBean]

put your list of parts you want to buy here. we could help with pricing and places to buy. 

[boggy77]

depending on where you live, there are other websites that compare prices for components. For example in the UK, you can make your build on pcpartpicker and then look for them on pricespy and you can usually find better deals from more obscure websites.

[chowbaaron]

@boggy77 I live in the US.

 

@Saksham

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$326.89 @ OutletPC
CPU Cooler	be quiet! Dark Rock 4 CPU Cooler	$74.90 @ Amazon
Motherboard	MSI B450 GAMING PRO CARBON AC ATX AM4 Motherboard	$139.99 @ Amazon
Memory	G.Skill Trident Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$74.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$95.89 @ OutletPC
Storage	Seagate Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$64.99 @ Newegg
Video Card	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB Video Card	$499.99 @ Best Buy
Case	Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case	$89.99 @ Walmart
Power Supply	Corsair RMx (2018) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$94.89 @ OutletPC
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1492.52
	Mail-in rebates	-$30.00
	Total	$1462.52
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-11-01 11:41 EDT-0400

 

[TheBean]

Im pretty sure pcpartpicker has a price alert feature. if it drops below a set price (which you can change), it will alert you so you can buy if you want. 

 

in my eyes, those are the regular prices for those products and it shouldnt go any higher and could go on sale at anytime. 

you can also see the pxpartpicker price trend to help