When building a new pc...

[XtraToothpaste]

Do you guys buy all of your components all at once? Do you wait to see if prices drop on certain parts? Or possibly wait for a newer model of a part to be released? I'm curious.

[Zayzo]

All at once. Usually all during a sale. Unless ram/HDDs are really cheap all of a sudden. 

[Aytex]

When new products release. the older products drop in price. Well it should

If your having money issues, Just buy them separately

[Virgule]

Browse the local ads a lot.

[App4that]

I got the bulk of my parts at once, this meant I could build a working computer right away when they arrived. In the month I've had it I've made improvements as I saw things that could be improved.

[XtraToothpaste]

All at once. Usually all during a sale. Unless ram/HDDs are really cheap all of a sudden. 

Does the price of ram and HDDs fluctuate the most?

[Zayzo]

Does the price of ram and HDDs fluctuate the most?

Usually. Everything else pretty much stays the same. CPUs/GPUs/Cases/PSUs will usually stay the same for years. 

[App4that]

Does the price of ram and HDDs fluctuate the most?

Depends on the Ram and SSD or HD. The stuff that seems to have quality issues seems to.

[Heizu]

I usually never buy all at once. Im continually upgraded piece by piece into the next generation of parts

[Zayzo]

I usually never buy all at once. Im continually upgraded piece by piece into the next generation of parts

He means when you build from scratch. Like a completely new build. 

[Heizu]

He means when you build from scratch. Like a completely new build. 

lol opps well thats pretty much dependent on do u wanna buy now and play while buying some components at full price or wait and buy all components on sale. I choose the buy now option game sooner rather than later

[MEC-777]

Try to get as many parts on sale as possible within a reasonable period of time. Preferably all together at the same time. 

[XtraToothpaste]

Do you guys think if I wait until like January, all of the parts I've chosen now will still be relevant, and some probably on a better sale? Because that's when I plan on buying.

I don't think any of these will get outdated

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($242.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.89 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-HD3 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($76.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($46.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($66.89 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 320GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($26.00 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($329.99 @ B&H) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: SeaSonic S12G 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 

Total: $984.71

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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Hopefully nothing goes up in price either x3

[App4that]

Don't go cheap on the HD, that thing holds all your data. get a black.

[SuperShires]

All at once, everything bought from Amazon except the GPU which is usually cheaper on OverClockers.