Part Buying over 5 months

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Hi all if I build a new pc and buy parts over a 5 month period what are the chances part will be obsolete and require changing the build over and over?
 
Pc parts don't go 'obsolete' as such these days.
There will be newer ones that supersede older gear but normally not unless it's a refresh.
Depending on what you buy/budget/need it for you can easily buy a pc that will last you years.

A bit more information would help :)
 
Starting now? Pretty much zero chance, as evs said, items don't become impossible to buy for a long time, even when it's not the main platform any more.
 
Well looking for good gaming machine. Just need the base. I have monitor etc. I want to spend £1500. But I want it to be quiet and also it to be colourful haha. All my previous desktops been plain black cases and that's it.
 
Do you plan on adding parts to your current build gradually? Or buying the parts and doing one big build at the end?

If the former, I'd get graphics card (and PSU if needed) first, then processor/motherboard if you are going on a DDR3 platform, as you will have the RAM already, and then the rest.

If you plan on just doing one big build, it doesn't really matter. I'd leave the GPU until last as they're the most likely to drop in price, though!

I have personally had an idea of what I want my build to be for a few months, I've just been saving money and buying items when I see them on offer, tends to work out cheaper than buying them in one go, but this is only really possible if you have adequate hardware for your current needs already.
 
£1500 will buy you a good gaming machine (including being quiet and colourful).
That including monitor/keyboard/mice/headphones(set) etc?

Order wise, depends on how you aim to do it, whether you want to get the pc up and going asap and add as you go along or aim to build it all in 5 months time.
 
What are your requirements for the build? Just gaming, or productivity stuff as well (Photoshop, video editing, etc) - Do you have SSDs/HDDs already, and if you need more, how much space do you need?

If you let me know I can build up a spec :)

Edit: What colours do you want?
 
gaming GTA, Star Citizen etc, Movies, Internet surfing really haha. I don't have any HDDs or SSD's already ones I currently have are old. I want to start from scratch
 
There is this,

YOUR BASKET
1 x Zotac GeForce GTX 980Ti AMP Edition 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (ZT-90503-10P) £529.99
1 x Intel Core i5-6600K 3.9GHz (Skylake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail £209.99
1 x Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI Intel Z170 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard £113.99
1 x Kingston Fury Black 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C15 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (HX424C15FBK2/16) £95.99
1 x EVGA SuperNova G2 750W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £94.99
1 x NZXT H440 Midi-Tower - Black / Blue £89.99
1 x Samsung 250GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E250B/EU) £85.99
1 x Toshiba 3TB 7200RPM SATA 6GB/s 64MB Cache HDD - OEM (DT01ACA300) £71.99
1 x CableMod E-Series G2 & P2 Cable Kit - Black / Blue £69.95
1 x Phanteks PH-TC12DX CPU Cooler - Blue £38.99
Total : £1,401.85 (includes shipping : Ex.VAT).



Sadly there are no Z170 motherboards with blue accents, nor do OcUK stock Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 in blue any more, but hopefully what I linked is sufficient.

The cooler might stick out a bit since it's white, but that's the only blue one OcUK stock. If you'd like a black/blue one, there's this:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Alpenföhn Gotthard Top Down CPU Cooler £54.98
Total : £54.98 (includes shipping : Ex.VAT).



You can always add blue LED case fans or a blue LED lighting strip if it takes your fancy, there's another £100-ish of your budget left :)
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980Ti G1 Gaming 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £599.99
1 x Gigabyte Z170XP-SLI - Intel Core i5 6600K Bundle **£20 Saving** £303.97
1 x EVGA SuperNova G2 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £114.95
1 x NZXT H440 Midi-Tower - Black / Blue £89.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 10 32/64-Bit - USB Pen Drive - Retail (KW9-00017) £85.99
1 x Samsung 250GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E250B/EU) £85.99
1 x CableMod E-Series G2 & P2 Cable Kit - Black / Blue £69.95
1 x Kingston Fury Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-21300C15 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (HX426C15FBK2/8) £59.99
1 x Prolimatech Blue Megahalems CPU Cooler £52.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache HDD - OEM (DT01ACA100) £35.99
1 x Alpenföhn 120mm Wing Boost 2 Plus PWM Fan Blue £8.45
Total : £1,508.24 (includes shipping : Ex.VAT).



850W PSU so you can do SLI later.

8GB is all you need for gaming/internet and playing movies.

This GTX980ti is one of the best on the market and you can select from 7 colours what you want the Windforce logo to glow.
 
I wouldn't watercool out of your original budget. If later down the line you have £300-400 spare and fancy a project, sure, but it isn't worth eating into your budget for.

A good air system, consisting of a quality CPU cooler as well as good case fans will be quieter than a watercooled system.
 
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