Recommended way of starting a system

[beafer]

I have heard the best would be to get everything else first then MB and Processor. Like HD, RAM, Case, then Mother board and Processor. Any suggestions would be good cause I am bout to start building a system that I know it will take me 2-3months(budgetting has it that way) to get way I want, especially since it has to be a dual pro rig. I would really like a raid 5 setup (scsi/ide, doesnt matter) for fault tolerance. I have seen the power of raid and it is making me drool very much. I know some people have similar setups that could add some input. Thanks

 

[Riverhound]

I believe people wait for the MB and processor because the price changes so much on them and new ones come out so often. The best way to build a comp is to buy each item when it is cheapest. Usually the longer you wait the cheaper things gets. This isn't true for everything such as ram last year when it was down to like $60 then jumped back up to $140. My advice would be to buy things that you think are a good deal. If you can get a good deal on a processor on e-bay or something, don't bother waiting if that is what you are going to get. I'm waiting because I want DDR and a good DDR MB which isn't out yet that i'm pleased with.

 

[Rifter]

<< Recommended way of starting a system >>



pressing the power button always worked for me

 

[arod]

Rifter: I guess I can see why you are a golden member. Posting irelevent posts like that. The man was asking a legit question and you had to flame him. Thats one thing that I don't like about this board, Ive only got a couple hundred posts but none of then were off topic. Forgive my rant.

Now to your queation. I recommend buying all the &quot;computer parts at once minus the parts that you will carry over from your old system. Invest your money in a good monitor and speakers if you play games. I got a 21&quot; Sony monitor and Klipsch ProMedias and I plan on nt having to upgrade either until thay break. Stuff that will get outdated easily, (processor, mb,mem etc.) I usually buy at once every 2 or 3 yrs. I just upgraded my k62 350 to a Tbird 1.05 gig. In about 2 yrs Ill be ready for a new system. That is the best way to keep semi-current systems and keep your costs down.

 

[BigLance]

<< pressing the power button always worked for me >>



LMAO !

Chill Arod, everyone needs a laugh now and then...

Seriously though, I have never heard that ... I buy stuff when I have the $$ too, and if I have a choice I buy everything at the same time so that my parts are sort of equivalent with each other... dont want bottlenecks so I try to keep everything somewhat even...

 

[Celstar]

Yep pushing the power button usually works for me. I like to vary it around sometimes by using my ass cheeks to rub at the button, but it usually doesnt work that well.

 

[Rifter]

arod i guess i can see why you ARN'T a golden or senior member, like BigLance and Celstar they have a sense of humor

 

[evergreen96]

I think the best way to start a system is to get everything except the Mobo/CPU/memory since there anyway in go down, and make the HD if you want to save $$$. Go to the FS forum and you can get so hot deal there

 

[Boonesmi]

hopefully mem prices will stay down

 

[Pocatello]

It's best to order everything at once, for me anyway. I just can't stand to look at computer parts, I want to assemble them and make a working PC right away. For you funny comedians, there is the off-topic forum, learn how to use it.

 

[TravisBickle]

my vote's for Rifter!
did you stop to think that his comment gave the topic a useful bump?

(OK i admit, wasn't so useful looking at the time!)

 

[broadwayblue]

I too am in the process of collecting parts to put a system together. At this point I have everything (I hope) that I need except for the motherboard and processor. The only problem is that the longer you wait the more likely you will be to say...&quot;oh, i guess i can wait a few more weeks until that new board comes out.&quot; At least that's been my problem. I had been waiting for a msi turbo since like december but it kept getting pushed back. When it came out a few weeks ago I said to myself that since I had waited so long I might as well wait another month until the ddr boards get here. So, now I'm waiting for the asus a7v266 which should be here within a month. I know there will always be something better coming out down the road but I figure that DDR boards are a new standard and I will be happy knowing that I will be current with it for a while. Fortunately I have had the luxury of using my roommates computer while I wait until mine is built.
The only other problem with waiting to long is that I have actually swapped out parts that I never even got to use...for example when I started collecting parts I had a voodoo 3 3000 which I recently got rid of for a geforce 2 gts. fortunately we get such good deals on the forums here that we can sometimes afford to keep a product for many months and then get rid of it without taking a loss.
At this point I'm ready to put the damn thing together and have a kick-ass computer of my own!

 

[KevinH]

LMAO, &quot;go to FS if you want a hot deal&quot;. Have you seen the prices the FS guys charge? Half these dudes think their products are new and taking a 15 percent loss on their freaken used parts is cause for all potential buyers to jump for joy. They charge WAY to much in FS.

 

[SUOrangeman]

arod, I was *seriously* thinking the same thing Rifter mentioned in his first post. Had the title read something like &quot;building&quot; a system instead of &quot;starting,&quot; then your comments would be legitimate.

Anyhoo. I too am in the earlier stages of my new monster. Here's my strategy thus far:

Always go with a hot deal.
Buy parts that you can use in your current system. No part just laying around, right?

I am also in a bit of a quandry in that I haven't identified a motherboard for my new system. Basically, there aren't any AMD 760MP boards out yet. Since there is a possibility that a future motherboard would have, say, an on-board NIC or SCSI or RAID controller, I am not going to buy any of those parts individually. On the other hand, I've already purchased the mouse, keyboard, and DVD/CDRW drive as I can immediately throw them in my current system.

-SUO

 

[GoldenTiger]

I agree with Pocatella... I'm the same way .

 

[arod]

Thanks SUOrangeman Its good to see somebody else doesn't like stuid posts on the Anandtech Board

 

[Celstar]

most of us don't care about being 100% well mannered. I have no intentions to be an elite member.