new build

[nastsystems]

i am about to start my new build and i am going to be buying all the parts in pieces because i dont have all the money right now so ill buy parts as i get paid. and i was wondering what order i should buy the parts in?

 

[Ewc1307]

Well i guess it depends how you're going to do it:

1. Buy all the parts and keep them all boxed til you start building

OR

2. Build as you get the parts.

Down to user preference i suppose although you ccould test the pieces as they come in.

I would get the case first and your processor last...and everything else in between.

 

[carnageX]

Option 2 is what I did, Bugg. I bought my case first, except the last thing I got was my GPU. I kept everything in their boxes (opened 'em up to check for damages or something though, of course), and then put everything together once I had everything. I set out a weekly budget for myself ($300 a week) so it didn't look like too big of a hit when I looked at my checking account balance, haha.

But like he said, it's mostly up to you; if you want to build while you get the parts, you can; I just chose to do it all at once.

 

[Luke]

this order

1.....case
2.....PSU
3.....Mobo
4.....Cpu
5.....GPU
6.....cpu f/h
7.....HDD and or optical drives
8.....HDD and or optical drives
9.....any other items (sound cards, mouse, keyboard, monitor ect.)

 

[nastsystems]

ok! thanks to all!

i just wanted to make sure everything can go together because i was moving some stuff around and i have some different stuff so here is all my stuff
https://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/Wishlist/MySavedWishDetail.asp?ID=5814834

 

[Luke]

thats a wrong link, it just goes to a new egg login page

 

[andrewp730]

definitely get the case first the power supply and motherboard and the rest is whatever you want to get

 

[mikee]

1 case
2 PSU
3 .Mobo
4 cpu
5 HDD
6 optical drive
7 GPU

I think gpu should be last because you can get by with integrated graphics for a while like I did and still be able to do most things with the computer then save up for an awesome video card.

 

[nastsystems]

thats a wrong link, it just goes to a new egg login page

ok! sorry! here is everything.

Mobo:
Newegg.com - ASUS P5K-E/WIFI-AP LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

Video Card:
Newegg.com - EVGA 512-P3-N801-AR GeForce 8800GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail

CPU:
Newegg.com - Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 Conroe 2.66GHz 4M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor - Retail

Ram:
Newegg.com - G.SKILL 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail

HDD:
Newegg.com - Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (Perpendicular Recording Technology) 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

OS:
Newegg.com - Microsoft Windows Vista 64-Bit Home Premium for System Builders Single Pack DVD - OEM

i already have the case and the psu. can it all go together?

 

[Luke]

yeah everything looks good, i would suggest you get the 7200.11 500gb 32mb cache hdd though over the one you listed, you could also save money and get vista home premium 64bit. If you are ocing that cpu i would go with a diff one, 4*** chip.