What Order Should I Buy My Parts?

ninjanafi

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https://pcpartpicker.com/list/hVpddX

So basically, this is my first ever Gaming PC build and I'm about to turn 16 and get a part time job around the end of this month. My goal is to work as much as I can for all of October and November so I have a lot of money for Black Friday. I plan on buying all my parts online on Black Friday so I can save a huge amount of cash overall. I WOULD buy things on Cyber Monday, but

1. I have school so by the time it's 3 PM most of the deals or items would probably be out of stock
2. A lot of websites and stores begin their sales on Black Friday and Black Friday Weekend

I'm just wondering what order I should get all my parts so in the case that I run short on some money, the last couple parts I need won't be anything insane like an Optical Drive. I know as a fact I will be buying the case probably next week or at least before Black Friday, just because I really want it and I absolutely love the look and everything about it. Here's how I'm thinking about ordering my parts:

1. Case
2. CPU
3. Motherboard
4. HDD #1
5. SSD
6. PSU
7. RAM
8. GPU
9. HDD #2
10. CPU Cooler
11. Windows
12. Optical Drive
13. Monitors (I already have some crap ones at home I can deal with until I get good ones)

My build is $1,900 and minus the monitors, which I can get later, it is $1,500. I already have $265 in cash and about $70 on Paypal which I can use on Newegg as a payment method. That leaves me $1,165 short. It's gonna be very hard and I'll probably be $200 short, but I'll figure things out at worst.

I'm sorry for writing such a long and boring post, but I'm just wondering if you guys have any tips on buying, Black Friday sales online, order of buying parts, or really anything I should do to save money on this build.
 
It is better to buy all your parts at the same time.
If you have a problem, you find out about it in time to return for a replacement.
Some things you can safely buy ahead of time or when sales appear.
The case is one of them.
A good power supply might be another.

I would not put much hope on black Friday. They sell mostly old stuff which you likely will not want.

I have some comments on your list:

1. Intel will release 9th gen processors soon.
If your objective is gaming you might want to look at them.
If your objective is running multithreaded batch apps, then ryzen is very good.
Few games will make effective use of more than 4 threads and the new 9th gen intel parts should oc past 5.0.

2. Your case has 162mm available for a good air cooler.
The noctua NH-D15s will cost less, cool equally as well, be quieter, more reliable, and will not leak.

3. Why do you need hard drives?
Why two of them? Unless you will store large video files, you can defer on the hard drives until you actually need the space.
Consider buying a 1tb ssd up front.

4. A balanced gamer will budget about 2x the cost of the cpu for the graphics card.
A GTX1070/80 class card would be a more appropriate target.
If you go the intel route, you would not need to buy a graphics card up front since Intel offers integrated graphics. Good for browsing and movies, but not fast action gaming.
 

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So, I do have a couple of tips for you. Don't rely on sales to meet your budget. I rarely see and insane deal on crucial parts on either of those days. If you find a couple of good deals on parts you definitely want, that's great. Look for SSDs, memory, and monitors. If you need to buy parts separately, you could get the case, power supply, memory, and SSD first. It's best to budget amounts you already have.

This build is for gaming, right? I'm sure you chose parts based on preferences, but you could spend a whole lot less and the same performance. Liquid cooling is completely unnecessary for that CPU. Are you planning to run a RAID 1 with those 3TB drives? 75Hz monitors aren't worth the premium, especially because you'd only be able to use one effectively in games. Memory is very expensive right now, so you might be better off just getting what you need.

Anyway, here's a build that might be easier to reach.

If you want to hunt for a deal, by far the best sources are Micro Center and EVGA B-stock. Micro Center bundles CPUs with motherboards for pretty nice prices. Depends on whether you have a Micro Center near you and transportation. EVGA has a sale every Wednesday at 12AM, and--while it varies wildly--can have very cheap GPUs. I have at various times seen a GTX 980 for $70, a 780 for $30, and a 1070 for $300. Your mileage may vary with both of those.

Ultimately, I'd recommend a cheaper build. Maybe set a new budget of something like $800. Assuming you don't have other expenses, you could save this amount pretty quickly and get something with similar performance.
 

ninjanafi

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Well before I answer everything you said, thank you for replying and being so in depth.

1. I was planning on using intel at first, but I imagine that the i9 CPU will be super expensive. My current Ryzen 5 CPU is only $225. I heard it's great for gaming. Tbh I don't think my motherboard actually is compatible with Intel CPU's, hence why I picked it. I plan on playing a huge variety of games and my applications will most likely just be surfing the internet wanting high speeds, super quick load times, and if I do use some programs it would be Photoshop every now and then. Also, does my CPU really matter because I have a GPU for gaming? I expect the i9 to be very expensive so I don't think I can go much higher anyways.

2. This is my first water cooler, but I don't exactly know what you mean by "leak". I just saw great reviews for my cooler and worst case scenario I could use the CPU Cooler provided since my case is literally full of fans, right? Also, just as a side question, is water literally flowing through the cooler I picked? Would leaking be that big of a possibility?

3. I do store a lot of large video files and definitely need the space. The second one is for a backup of the first in case the first crashes or something. Is my SSD not big enough, why would you recommend 1 TB?

4. I think I'll stick with Ryzen tbh. Is my GPU not as good as the ones you recommended? I don't exactly want to spend much more cash, but is my GPU bad or?
 

ninjanafi

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First, thank you for taking the time to read all my stuff and replying!

Thanks for the shopping tips, I guess I'll buy them once I have all the cash instead of Black Friday! I'll be looking for sales too!

Yes, the PC is meant to be a Gaming PC. I can easily opt out of buying the CPU cooler i picked since my case is literally made for cooling. DO you think the provided heatsink will do just fine?

I don't know what RAID 1 is, but I store a lot of video files and I definitely need the space. The second one is a backup in case the first dies or something.

Thanks for the shopping tips and I'll definitely check out that build!