What's the best order to buy parts slowly for a new build?

trickynick · May 17, 2014

I'm wanting to get a new computer, but I have to buy slowly since I can't afford to buy it all at once.
What would the best order to buy parts? I do like to game, the card I have now is finally started to show its age with games like Assassins Creed Blackflag, Splinter Cell Blacklist.

The main parts I'm looking to upgrade are
Case - Need to change it - Looking for something with good air flow and cable management
Mobo - Not sure if I want to stay AMD or go Intel
CPU - See Mobo
RAM (unless can keep my current ones)
GPU - Something that'll last, my current GPU I bought in 2010
Drives (HD, maybe an SSD, Optical)

My current system:
CM690 II Advanced
ASRock 870 EXTREME3 AM3 AMD 870 SAT
AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (4 x 4GB)
XFX HD-577A-ZNFC Radeon HD 5770 (Juniper XT)

Thank you for your time.

Hlias Anton · May 17, 2014

hello

1.GPU
2.CPU+MOBO
3.Case or anything else you feel that need upgrade

your RAM is fine.

Dark Lord of Tech · May 17, 2014

It's best to order them around the same time , so that you can build and check for issues.

wolverine96 · May 17, 2014

I like to only buy a part if you can immediately test it. Of course, I don't always follow this, but it's a good guideline.

trickynick · May 17, 2014

Looks like best to wait. What about the case? Is there anything to test out to see if it works out can that be bought before everything else?

Dark Lord of Tech · May 17, 2014

The Case is the only part that I order ahead of time , the rest I order all at once.

wolverine96 · May 17, 2014

Just to let you know, there's a great deal on this case.

To test the case, all you really have to do is make sure all the fans work. And make sure it doesn't have a huge dent, LOL!

Hlias Anton · May 17, 2014

trickynick :

Its the best to wait, depends and when you will be able to have the money for all the componets.
If lets say you will have them in 6 months +, buy the parts slowly, i dont see a reason to suffer when gaming(if you suffer) when you have the money now to buy the GPU that you want.

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