I'm planning on building my own computer, but can only purchace few components at a time, what should I get?

Answer 1

The best way is to save up the money and buy a complete system - by parts or already manufactured - this way you're sure everything works together. If you still feel the need to purchase parts a bit at a time, purchase them in the order that they are least likely to change. For example, hard drives may come down in price while your saving up, but their technological advancements are likely not to be extreme. On the other hand, it seems like a new video card comes out every month that's "bigger and better". With this in mind, consider this order (assumptions are made that you are not using "on board" compoents like the sound card, video card, raid card, etc):
1) Case - make sure it matches the type of motherboard you want to use. (Make sure your motherboard choice can take an enhanced PCI card).
2) Power supply if it was not included with the case. Make sure the power requirements match the components you intend to buy.
3) Keyboard
4) Mouse
5) Speakers/ear phones.
6) Modem (increasingly unnecessary)
7) Network Card
8) Hard Drive(s) (serial). If you intend to RAID a pair of drives, the must be the same.
9) RAID card if you want to RAID a pair of drives.
10) DVD/CD/etc Drive.
11) Sound Card
12) Monitor
13) Video Card
14) Motherboard
15) Memory
16) CPU

Optionally, select your printer around the keyboard/mouse times.

Can't help but feel that I'm forgetting something, but hopefully that's everything.

Answer 2

You will save more money by buying a barebones kit from a company like TigerDirect, and they will have systems that meet your specific needs at some of the most reasonable prices around. It is actually cheaper to buy as a kit than buying the individual components.

I hope you are good with a screwdriver. Make sure you have a humidifier going when you assemble it, and try to observe static precautions, otherwise you can destroy your computer before it is even built.

If you already have a decent monitor, just use the old one with the new computer. If not, you can get them cheap at resale shops (Goodwill, etc.) because many people are dumping them in favor of LCD displays.

If you are fairly technically savvy, and don't want to pay for an operating system and software, try downloading Linux from The Fedora Project. It is free, and is a perfectly useable alternative to "Big Brother".

Answer 3

You should get the following components in this order : hard drives, cd/dvd-rom burner, sound card, power supply, video card, motherboard, ram and CPU last. The motherboard,cpu and Ram should be the last because from the time you decide to buy your pc to the time you actually do it, technology may change and you don't want to stuck with the older technology. Hard drive and other components won't change that much if there is any.

Answer 4

I regularly discover each thing i want at Newegg and Amazon. the two are magnificent and deliver rapidly and stand at the back of their merchandise. do not use TigerDirect. you've got particularly some heartaches there. Do save for base line, keeping in ideas the Amazon ships loose if the order is greater suitable than $25 as long by way of fact the article says its eligible for loose transport, which regularly capacity bought by utilising Amazon itself or Fulfilled by utilising Amazon. additionally, there is not any tax for many states different than in keeping with possibility 5 or 6. At Newegg you may study particularly some comments and get rankings. additionally, you will discover how others have dealt with compatibility of Motherboard+CPU+reminiscence.

Answer 5

Start with the motherboard. It's the main engine that holds all the other parts. You can hook-up any part you buy later on straight onto the motherboard. It will also determine most of the parts that the computer will accept.

Answer 6

Don't listen to me or the others for your advice. Go to pcworld.com. There they have a section on building your own pc, what to do, parts to buy, and even answer questions of what to do and buy. But when you buy parts now, shop around and use things like pricegrabber.com that is on pcword to do the work for you.

Answer 7

the hard drive the mother board the power supply the operating disc the cd drive the case memory card those are the base components to have it operate correctly

Answer 8

mother board, hard disk, ram, and hard drive....