My stuff usually comes from Ebay or Newegg, which have already been mentioned. But if you want play fast and loose, check this sub-reddit: https://www.reddit.c

My stuff usually comes from Ebay or Newegg, which have already been mentioned. But if you want play fast and loose, check this sub-reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapcsales/ https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapcsales/ This group is dedicated to finding and getting good deals on hardware, and sometimes those deals can be insane if you play your cards right. For instance, a few years ago I managed (using the instructions found on a thread there) to knock almost $200.00 off the cost of a particular Core i7 CPU. It took some interesting footwork. Basically, at the time you had to get a particular coupon from someone on Ebay for Staples, then you went to staples and ordered the CPU (which was on sale there with the coupon), then once you had it in your cart, they would do a price match via chat with a rep to what was available at another physical store (Microcenter? can't recall) - there was a couple of more steps involved, and depending on how you did the steps, you could get more or less off the price - so you had to play the steps right. In the end, I didn't get the best deal, but I came really close; it took me a few hours to do everything "just right", but the CPU at the time was well worth it; it turned a $300+ CPU into something costing just over $100.00, beating out even AMD's best mid-range offering at the time (IIRC, AMDs mid-range at the time was the 8350 or something like that). I needed the CPU for a build I was doing for a Core V1 case, which is mini-itx - and AMD didn't make a mobo at the time that supported their better CPUs; you could only go with Intel. While the Mini-ITX Intel boards were cheap, you paid thru the nose for a decent CPU - so jumping thru the hoops was well worth it for me. So - pick out the hardware you want or need, then see that sub-reddit for any deals on parts - also be sure to check out their related community sub-reddits, which can also help you out picking hardware, answering questions, etc. One other note: If you're into Macs, consider building your PC hardware to support a hackintosh build; if you do it right, you can make the build in such a manner that you can swap out drives or dual-boot between Mac and Windows (or Linux, or whatever). One of the best resources is this: https://www.tonymacx86.com/ https://www.tonymacx86.com/ Be sure to check out the "buyer's guide" to find out what hardware is best for supporting a hackintosh on a variety of budgets. A hackintosh isn't for everyone; they can be flakey at times (and don't expect support from Apple, either!) - but if you like that kind of adventure, building your machine for it will generally net you a pretty good general PC while allowing you to do the hackintosh thing.