Buying Parts

[LaughyLuna]

Recently I got a lot of money at once, almost enough to buy half of my computer parts. I was wondering if I should start buying the parts now, since I know what I want, or if I should wait until I have enough for everything. 

 

Build: (doing video editing in college, had the hard drives already) 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($351.98 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X31 69.5 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($63.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: MSI X99A SLI KRAIT EDITION ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($240.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill Value Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($119.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $77.99) 
Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $57.85) 
Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $57.85) 
Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $57.85) 
Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $57.85) 
Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $57.85) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390X 8GB Tri-X OC Video Card  ($408.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair SPEC-03 Red ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For $44.98) 
Power Supply: Corsair RM 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($112.99 @ Amazon) 
Case Fan: NZXT Air Flow Series 59.1 CFM 120mm  Fan  (Purchased For $15.39) 
Case Fan: NZXT Air Flow Series 83.6 CFM 140mm  Fan  (Purchased For $14.67) 
Case Fan: NZXT Air Flow Series 83.6 CFM 140mm  Fan  (Purchased For $14.67) 
Case Fan: NZXT RF-FN122-RB 45.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  (Purchased For $8.99) 
Case Fan: NZXT RF-FN122-RB 45.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  (Purchased For $8.99) 
Monitor: AOC I2757FH 60Hz 27.0" Monitor  (Purchased For $179.99) 
Other: Hue + (Purchased For $59.99)
Other: Grid+ V2 (Purchased For $30.90)
Total: $2044.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-28 02:01 EDT-0400

 

[Moonzy]

4 minutes ago, JakeNihilius said:

Recently I got a lot of money at once, almost enough to buy half of my computer parts. I was wondering if I should start buying the parts now, since I know what I want, or if I should wait until I have enough for everything. 

would be best if you can wait

 

or you can buy things that arent going to change much like the case, keyboard and mouse, and power supply if you see them on a good promotion

 

i dont recommend getting things that are evolving like the cpu, motherboard and gpu especially

[StevenSensei]

4 minutes ago, JakeNihilius said:

Recently I got a lot of money at once, almost enough to buy half of my computer parts. I was wondering if I should start buying the parts now, since I know what I want, or if I should wait until I have enough for everything. 

 

Build: (doing video editing in college, had the hard drives already) 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($351.98 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X31 69.5 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($63.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: MSI X99A SLI KRAIT EDITION ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($240.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill Value Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($119.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $77.99) 
Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $57.85) 
Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $57.85) 
Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $57.85) 
Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $57.85) 
Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $57.85) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390X 8GB Tri-X OC Video Card  ($408.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair SPEC-03 Red ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For $44.98) 
Power Supply: Corsair RM 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($112.99 @ Amazon) 
Case Fan: NZXT Air Flow Series 59.1 CFM 120mm  Fan  (Purchased For $15.39) 
Case Fan: NZXT Air Flow Series 83.6 CFM 140mm  Fan  (Purchased For $14.67) 
Case Fan: NZXT Air Flow Series 83.6 CFM 140mm  Fan  (Purchased For $14.67) 
Case Fan: NZXT RF-FN122-RB 45.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  (Purchased For $8.99) 
Case Fan: NZXT RF-FN122-RB 45.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  (Purchased For $8.99) 
Monitor: AOC I2757FH 60Hz 27.0" Monitor  (Purchased For $179.99) 
Other: Hue + (Purchased For $59.99)
Other: Grid+ V2 (Purchased For $30.90)
Total: $2044.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-28 02:01 EDT-0400

 

I would advice that you only buy parts that you know you won't change...for example Case, Keyboard, Monitor, Mouse....Then invest in parts that are likely not to change...SSD, Hard Drives...but wait to buy the other things that are more price volatile or are going to have new versions soon...processor (skylake has been dropping in price), motherboard, ram (dropping in price), and video card (new versions coming in a few months).