Which price will drop last?

[mcintcmi]

I am in the middle of a build and can only purchase one item a month due to $.
What item will hold its price over the next 5 months making it the item to purchase first ?
Which item should I purchase last ?
2Gb kit of memory.
SATA 300 to 400 gig hardrive.
AMD x2 processor.
6800GS or 7800GT video card.
Windows XP Pro.
My mobo and case are listed below.

 

[Bobthelost]

HD first, GPU last.

Assuming this is an incremental upgrade then that does mean your gaming will be rather unaffected untill you swap out the GPU.

 

[A5]

Originally posted by: Bobthelost
HD first, GPU last.

Assuming this is an incremental upgrade then that does mean your gaming will be rather unaffected untill you swap out the GPU.

In order:
Windows (This won't drop at all, even after Vista comes out)
HD (These drop slowly, if at all)
RAM (This one could be first...DDR prices seem to be slowly rising if anything)
Processor (The X2 line will continue to fall...the Opterons probably will stay about where they are now)
Video Card (Drops like a rock whenever something new comes out)

 

[Bobthelost]

Windows, good point but i'd put that last. Try linux for a while first, that way you still have a working computer.

 

[pkme2]

I got some unbelieveable deals on eBay for video cards and RAM. Next came HDDs, mobo, case and CPU. Windows XP was the last item.
If you're patient and particular, you can find auction bargains or you can pay retail. Your choice.