What parts do i choose first

[LinusTechTips4Life]

What parts will i choose first e.g Case, Motherboard

[MimigaKing]

1 minute ago, LinusTechTips4Life said:

What parts will i choose first e.g Case, Motherboard

pretty much what you had in mind. Motherboard and case and the two thing you gotta pick first. 

 

Get a case that is compatible with your motherboard (mATX, ATX, ATX-E) then pick the rest along the way. 

[mcraftax]

4 minutes ago, LinusTechTips4Life said:

What parts will i choose first e.g Case, Motherboard

no you choose the HDD first. jk

[TetraSky]

You start with the CPU.

Then you get a motherboard that's compatible with it.
Then you get a case compatible with the motherboard, if you don't find one, change the motherboard and retry...
Continue on from there.

[TheRandomness]

You choose everything at about the same time using http://pcpartpicker.com/

[I am an SSD]

26 minutes ago, LinusTechTips4Life said:

What parts will i choose first e.g Case, Motherboard

1. CPU

2. Motherboard

3. CPU cooler, in such a way that it does not block RAM slots

4. Case

5. Compatible Ram 

6. Go to step 3 and see if there are RAM clearance issues

7. Doesnt matter from here really

[kaiju_wars]

From conventional thought, you start with CPU and build from there.  When I was going to University of Phoenix, my PC hardware and maintenance professor said you should actually start with motherboard and build around that.

 

Her reasoning is that it didn't matter what CPU, RAM, etc you got if they can't connect to the MOBO.

 

though after choosing those two, choose ram and CPU cooler (if you plan on using an aftermarket one).  Then storage, case.  Here's where I get controversial (depending on who you talk to). Get the power supply that can handle most anything, but be enough for the weakest budget build to something higher end.  This way you'll have all your components picked out, and whatever is left of your budget, spend on the most powerful GPU you can get.