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No crime against being a noob, dude. Welcome! We love the company.Yo one question, would it be a bit smarter to buy every part one by one after every check I get? Like next week I can just buy the ssd, and than buy the shit that lowest prices things first, than buy the big parts in December? Since I will get more hours in December most definitely. And one other question, I have cats in my house one of them rest on things like my notebook or my laptop that I use to have, and sometimes she throws up on them, if there gets throw up on something like the motherboard or the CPU or GPU, will that mess it up?
(As you guys can tell I'm actually a complete noob to this PC building thing I was going to try and build one last year but than I decided to buy a gaming laptop. That did not turn out well lol)
Nothing prohibits you from buying the parts over the course of a few months, while hunting for the best deals, but first, keep in mind that electronics tend to age quickly, so you don't want to take too long, and second, you're in the wrong time of year to do that.
That's a strategy for summer through early fall. Prices will only increase for the holiday season after Black Friday and Cyber Monday. In fact, historically, it has been demonstrated that tech companies tend to inch prices up over those summer and fall months until the peak so that everything but the "doorbusters" on BF/CM are actually a bit higher than the best low prices seen during the summer and early fall. That's why sales in the summer and early fall tend to be ideal. Only a few components see their prices determined more by supply shortages than yearly timing (ex. RAM).
For example, the i5-8400 is the Intel competitor to the R5-2600 (or R7-1700). Just several months ago we were seeing that component prices down around $170-$175. Right now the best price I'm seeing is $221.
I think we have honed in on a strategy and skeleton that is likely to be your build:
- CPU: R5-2600
- MoBo: B450 ATX (cheapest available will suffice)
- GPU: RX 580 8GB or GTX 1060 6GB
- RAM: 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4-3000 or better is your target
- SSD: 250GB/256GB class, budget-oriented 2.5"
- HDD: 2TB-3TB 7200 RPM w/64MB cache (best price per GB)
- PSU: cheapest Tier 3 quality (or better) with 600W+ power
- Case: Cheapest ATX case with a strong reputation; aesthetic preferences are yours alone to decide
- WiFi: Asus AC-BT55E; possibly a cheaper USB 802.11ac dongle (this is #1 bestseller on Amazon) if the router is nearby to where you plan to sit the PC
- OS: Windows 10 (to avoid those subscription fees, and to have the ideal gaming OS)
Sales that are popping off right now are pretty strong. I wouldn't hesitate. I'll go over those Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals in more detail this weekend to get an idea of which component you might hold off on buying now because you'll get a really good deal.
You don't need to parcel out your disposable income across paychecks to build above this skeleton. If you have to parcel out to achieve a build that matches the performance of this skeleton, which will probably situate you around $850-$900, then yes, you'll want to pursue that strategy.
Another thing I didn't mention about choosing the RX 580 vs. GTX 1060 6GB since you're trying to make every dollar count. I assume you are gaming on a TV or an old monitor. You next step will be in upgrading this. Your GPU company will likely be one of the biggest influences on this decision. The choice will be between a Freesync (AMD) and G-Sync (NVIDIA) monitor. These technologies eliminate screen tearing. Well, the G-Sync monitors still carry a $150-$500 premium over identically spec'd and performing Freesync monitors depending on the size and class. So that's a hidden premium to NVIDIA GPUs for gamers seeking the ultimate visual experience.
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