new system.....Piece meal or bulk?

wikidlad

wikidlad

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When building a new system do you guys save the money and buy all the parts at once or do you get bit by bit?.

This time around im getting the parts over weeks to help with the cost but im worried about buying a part say from Newegg and then by the time I get around to building my system the 30 day return thing has passed. But I guess thats the trade off.
 
Bit by bit.

Every once in a while, a new build is 'required,' so I save up and grab what I can.
 
Depends on what I need. Right now i am accumulating 'discount' parts to sell to fund more parts :D
 
If you're busy, like me, that shiny new part could sit on your workbench for months before you actually get to use it. So, its best, IMO, to buy everything you need all at once (like, all within the same week or so). Now, if these are just minor upgrades between overhauls, then buy what you want whenever you want. :p
 
enginurd said:
If you're busy, like me, that shiny new part could sit on your workbench for months before you actually get to use it. So, its best, IMO, to buy everything you need all at once (like, all within the same week or so). Now, if these are just minor upgrades between overhauls, then buy what you want whenever you want. :p
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my thoughts exactly.

And of course, the general behaviour of pricing is to go down over time, perticularly with newer stuff. But if you find a deal thats too good to pass up, well, don't.
 
What enginurd and MrWizard6600 said
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... oh, and while the typical price of many items in general don't go down much, you actually get more for your money if you wait. Just a few examples: $50 would typically get you a 320GB a year ago, and can now get you a 500GB HDD; $100 would only get you a dual core a year ago, and now you can get a quadcore. On the other hand, some things go up in price: 4GB of DDR2 was only $50 a year ago, and now costs $75 or more! ... and the price is still going up! lol. :p As far as when to buy: wait as long as you can, buy/build when you can't wait anymore. (eg. If you didn't need 320GB a year ago, but do now, you can now spend that same $50 and get 50% more space. ;)) BTW, these are just my opinions based on personal experiences.
 
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