Can i buy my PC components one by one?

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XxVaSuGupTAxX

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Hi I was wondering if I could buy my PC Components one by one, like buy the GPU first then 1 month later get the CPU and then 2 weeks later get my RAM sticks and then my case and hdd then my ssd and Windows then psu. Now the reason why I'm asking is because I don't know if my parts will break or get damaged if keep them in my home, this may be a stupid question but I wanted to ask it anyways,

Here are My PC SPECS
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Intel i7-6700K
Corsair H60
G.skill Ripjaws DDR4 16GB
Asus Maximus VIII HERO
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
Corsair SPEC-ALPHA
Corsair AX860i
1TB - Samsung 850 EVO
2TB - Western Digital Caviar Black
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Also which order should I buy my parts in? - Thanks
 
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So, on your schedule, you won't have all the parts until November/December.

I'd wait, and get them all at once.
1. The aforementioned DOA/return situation
2. Between now and then, something new might catch your eye
3. Possible sales towards the end of the year

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DM1000

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You could buy them 1 at a time, but I would buy your cpu, mobo, ram, psu, hard drive, and case at once so you could get everything set up and check that it's working. I would buy your gpu last, but make sure it will fit in your case before you buy either.
 
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Nick_50

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I wouldn't bother, save the money in an account then when you have enough buy everything. If you see a good deal for something you want then get it.

If you biy in bits by the time you get to the end there may be new components out or you could have changed your mind but are stuck with what you have, a part may have gone down in price. And finally you can't test some individual parts and if they are faulty and you bought them 6 months ago it could be harder to exchange.
 
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XxVaSuGupTAxX

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Here's how i'm going to do it then

1. CPU
2. Motherboard
3. RAM
4. HDD
5. SSD
6. CPU Cooler
7. PSU
8. GPU
9. Case
10. Windows
11. Keyboard and Mouse
12. Monitor
And then build it

What do you think? - will that be fine?
 
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XxVaSuGupTAxX

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Well you're right but. Since the new Pascal Cards have come out and the 1080 is perfect for me i thought that i should i start buying them one by one. AND if there was a another card it'll probably be like a 1000$ or something kinda like the TITAN X
And on top of that i will be building it this year. And saving is a little hard for me. Don't ask me why it is what it is
 
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The problem, as mentioned already, is that if you go that route and, for example, the motherboard is faulty, how would you know? You wouldn't know until you were able to build it and by then, you are way past the time for returning it to the store. You would have to go through the much more lengthy warranty process with the manufacturer.

Save up until you can purchase all the components at once.

-Wolf sends
 
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XxVaSuGupTAxX

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I know, I should save money
But honestly that's not an option for me At least because I've tried saving once before but never managed to do it, so yeah I'm going to buy them one at a time, after all is something IS faulty replacing it via won't be that hard. Well I hope so
 
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So, on your schedule, you won't have all the parts until November/December.

I'd wait, and get them all at once.
1. The aforementioned DOA/return situation
2. Between now and then, something new might catch your eye
3. Possible sales towards the end of the year

 
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Anarkie13

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I've built over months before. Mainly because I was replacing a functional system so I was in no rush.

The benefit of the long time build is you can wait until you see some unreal deals (I was able to get over 50% off on my PSU and almost 50% on the motherboard). The downside, you'll need to be prepared to deal with manufacturer returns if anything is faulty, losing the vendors quicker return policy.
 
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