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Message: <blockquote data-quote="rocklee" data-source="post: 137127" data-attributes="member: 7829">For quality parts and good shipping I'd recommend Newegg.comSome parts may be cheaper elsewhere, but if you get a defective part from newegg, they'll take it back.  Normal 3-5 day Fedex shipping is cheap and usually it gets to you in 2-3 days.  They also have a very good reputation.  I've ordered thousands of dollars worth from them and I'm a very satisfied customer.I've ordered from Monarch Computers (www.monarchcomputer.com) They're ok, but its usually better if you order it all at the same place and get all the parts at once instead of getting parts from different people and having to wait for that last part to come from some company who shipped it really slow.If your unsure about a seller online, check them out at www.resellerratings.com.  People who have ordered from them will tell you what they think about them.  BUT REMEMBER!  Your mileage may vary, meaning you may or may not get the same degree of service.NOTES ON ORDERING PARTS:1) If you order OEM, meaning NOT RETAIL (newegg will display whether its OEM or RETAIL)  the part will come with no cables, no manuals, and no extras. (not even a box sometimes!)- Example - If you order a OEM harddrive, you get ONLY the harddrive and thats it.  No connectors or anything.  OEM tends to be cheaper, but if RETAIL is only a couple of bucks more ($1-$5), get the RETAIL one.2) Make sure you have all the parts you will need.  It sucks if you order everything, and you forgot to order the CPU heat sink/fan.  You'll have to order that and that will just delay your build.3) Choose reputable parts!  Don't buy generic or non-name brand items.  It'll save you alot of hassle later.4) Make sure the parts will work together!  Don't get a AMD CPU and an INTEL motherboard, or a AMD 939 pin CPU and a Socket A motherboard.  Make a list of hardware you want and make sure they fit.  Go to the manufacturers website and make sure the parts are compatible together.5) Buy good RAM, theres lots of reputable names out there but they all make different performance RAMs.  If you have bad RAM it will only annoy you when some program crashes and you have no idea why.  Bad ram will do that.  Corsair and Crucial - Favorites among the over clocking community, and Kingston are good names.  LOWER RAM TIMINGS ARE BETTER!  But make sure your motherboard will support it.6) I recommend SEAGATE harddrives because they have a 5 year warranty.  5 years is long enough for a harddrive.  If it fails in 5 yrs, you call up seagate and tell them and they send you a new one.7) KEEP ALL YOUR RECIEPTS in the motherboard box.  In fact just place all the default software and extra pieces or screws in the motherboard box.  That way all your manuals and stuff are in one place.  If something breaks, you know where the reciept is and how to contact the manufacturer.  (of course this implies that you keep the motherboard box somewhere safe)8) GROUND YOURSELF during hardware installation.  You don't want to short out all that new hardware!  ALSO follow installation instructions!  Read them carefully, this will also save you LOTS of headache!  And keep you from damaging your new parts.Do a little research and it'll take you a long way.  You get the machine you want for the performance you want at the price you want.  Its a little difficult in the beginning but you'll be happy in the end.  Be patient and double, triple check everything.  Let me know if you have questions.</blockquote>

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