Any reasons not to upgrade now?

BoabyBoy101 · 26 Feb 2015 at 11:43

Having taken a long period out of building my own PCs, 10 years, I am planning on getting back into it for my next system. I am not in any desperate rush to upgrade although I am getting the itch.

So my question is this. Are there any reasons that I should hang back for maybe 4-6 months? For example price reductions in hardware due to new products being released. Or can I expect the current market to remain the same for more or less similar pricing? If there are expected to be drastic price reduction in say graphics cards for example? When can I expect them?

Also as I am not a premier league footballer I shall being gradually buying the kit as I go. Therefore I will buy an excellent case & PSU to begin with and go forward from there. Any suggestions on in order what to buy the components taking into account what I have said above regarding prices reducing? Budget approx £250 per month. Naturally I could save but it isn't one of my strong points

Also having been out of the game for so long can anyone point me in the right direction for hints & tips regrading pc builds. I consider myself fairly competent however as with everything there is always something new to learn.

First time poster be gentle!

Raumarik · 26 Feb 2015 at 11:46

Just put the money in a savings account and buy in one go - if you buy a bit at a time you'll have kit sitting untested which will potentially be less bang for buck than if you'd bought it at in one go e.g. for bundle prices.

New GPUs are always coming out, so always best to hold off and grab that last IMHO.

snips86x · 26 Feb 2015 at 11:46

Hello & Welcome to the Forum

The only only reason you should be waiting is for the new AMD graphics cards, unsure on release dates, but it's soon.

As for the rest of the PC, you could end up waiting for eternity. Buy the main bulk of the PC now (Mobo,CPU,RAM,PSU,SSD) and then make your mind up on the rest later on.

New components don't really have any decent gain over previous generations, so there will be no issues with buying now and it lasting you 4-5 years!

BoabyBoy101 · 26 Feb 2015 at 12:04

Halfmad said:
Just put the money in a savings account and buy in one go - if you buy a bit at a time you'll have kit sitting untested which will potentially be less bang for buck than if you'd bought it at in one go e.g. for bundle prices.

New GPUs are always coming out, so always best to hold off and grab that last IMHO.

That is something I overlooked that I could have kit sitting untested which naturally could lead to problems. I will need to ensure when buying the kit that I can immediately put it to use. So Motherboard/memory/processer/SSD/CPU cooler minimum after having bought the case & PSU. So I can at least get the system up and running to identify any issued with the components.

As for buying the graphics card last that is something I planned on doing due to the ever evolving graphics card market. That is the one component that I expect could potentially come down significantly in price due to new tech being released.

I want to ensure that I have a system that has great potential for future upgrades. So an excellent base to build from. Excellent case/PSU/Motherboard and work from there.

Squink · 26 Feb 2015 at 12:04

As above, hang about for new AMD graphics cards due in Q2. This is doubly important as your choice of GPU is going to lock you into either a Freesync monitor (works with AMD cards) or a Gsync monitor (NVidia only). The freesync monitors are going to start dribbling onto the market soon as well. I think you'll regret not equipping yourself with a gsync or freesync monitor, especially if you keep your hardware for some time.

BoabyBoy101 · 26 Feb 2015 at 12:17

mulpsmebeauty said:
As above, hang about for new AMD graphics cards due in Q2. This is doubly important as your choice of GPU is going to lock you into either a Freesync monitor (works with AMD cards) or a Gsync monitor (NVidia only). The freesync monitors are going to start dribbling onto the market soon as well. I think you'll regret not equipping yourself with a gsync or freesync monitor, especially if you keep your hardware for some time.

Thanks something I hadn't considered either. Will definitely have to look into both options.