Why does everyone and their mother use PCPartPicker?

[Guest]

Isn't it much better to get an entire build from the same retailer? Say you get all the parts from Newegg, much easier. Also if use ppp you pay shipping for each part from a different store so that may come to add up more anyway in total price.

Also the website name just has too many P's, ppp

[thekeemo]

pcpartpicker calculates shipping and taxes as well as gives you the best price which you can use to price match at a local store

as well as giving you an estimated power draw

[JoaoPRSousa]

You know that you can pick the merchants in PCPP, right?

[SpagettiNinja]

PCPartPicker is easy to use, has basically all the parts ever, you can save lists.. It is just a useful tool for first planning a build. Of course, prices are not going to be exactly accurate, but you will just have to take that into account. 

[anders_b]

it is an easy way to find the cheapest reseller and power consuption and if the parts are compatible

[Guest]

I use PC parts picker for the purposes of showing my build to others, then just buy all the parts from OCUK. Not the 'cheapest' option on PC parts picker.

[A.D.A.M]

Isn't it much better to get an entire build from the same retailer? Say you get all the parts from Newegg, much easier. Also if use ppp you pay shipping for each part from a different store so that may come to add up more anyway in total price.

Also the website just has too many P's, ppp

I think its makes it easier to look at the build because its organised nicely -there's links and everything.Plus you can make it so it only takes prices from one retailer if that bothers you.

[Katsu-K1L]

it easier to navigate and share with whoever is asking for a build and they can see if they can re-build the build with their retailer but if i'm building something for myself i'll just use the site i'm going to buy from.

[Guest]

Mhmhm, okay as a parts list/organiser I get it...

[Enderman]

1) there is no retailer in existence that has all PC parts

2) the best prices for parts are from many different retailers, since every place has a different price, sales, discounts, etc...

 

3) pcpartpicker finds the best prices, has all the pc parts, from all the retailers, has options to narrow down your search results, allows you to compare prices, features, and products from different manufacturers from different stores, calculates shipping, taxes, total price, discounts, sales, rebates, total build price, etc...

 

basically buying everything from a single retailer makes you pay way more than you need to, but this is also an option that pcpartpicker allows you to choose.

[Thebman712]

its da best, reasons above

[AlexStriz]

My mom doesn't use PCPartPicker..

[Misanthrope]

I don't actually use it to purchase anything (thought it has the option to grab all from single site I think) but it's a good place to put together the system and share it while getting a rough idea on the budget and power requirements and such.

 

Though I must agree it includes an unacceptable overuse of the letter P

[Guest]

My mom doesn't use PCPartPicker

[InfiniteZero0]

PCPartPicker is missing a lot of parts, and isn't always accurate but it's the only listing platform available.

[RyomaSJibenG]

use PCPP just for planning and getting opinions whether the build is good or not

then i go to local store to get what i need, or order them from available source