Price Drops / Company of Choice

[Legion Kreinak]

How long before prices drop on various parts again, making computer models of today cheaper by any margin? Does this occur only when new stuff is released, or just after a certain amount of time?

Also, what companies are the best ones to look at when purchasing: RAM, sound cards, video cards, HDDs, PSUs, and cases? I figure the more reputable ones will be best.

 

[MeTzenAs1]

ram - corsair, kingston, crucial, mushkin, rosewill
sound cards - creative
video cards - nvidia, ati
hdds- maxtor, seagate, western digital
psus - antec, thermaltake, ultra, allied
cases- antec, thermaltake, apex, enlight

usually price drops when upgrades come out. when a video card debuts for example a new one will usually come out 4-6 months later.. by then the inital price has dropped a bit. pretty much goes for all parts.

 

[mammikoura]

My opinion:
ram - all that MeTzenAs said exept rosewill, and then geil, ocz.
sound cards - creative is good
video cards - xfx and evga are great
hdds - what MeTzenAs said + hitachi
psus - antec, thermaltake
case - antec, thermaltake and then that name that I can't remember.
I think it starts with L. But the manufacturer isn't that important in cases.

And the price of hardware usually drops when companies release some new & better stuff.

 

[Legion Kreinak]

Thanks for the help you guys. Oh, the L one for cases is likely Lian Li, yes?

 

[lhuser]

Ram - Kingston, Corsair, Crucial, OCZ, Geil, No brand (Generic)
Sound cards - Creative, C-Media, VIA
Video cards - Nvidia, Ati, Matrox
HDDs- Maxtor, Seagate, Quantum
PSUs - Okia, Enermax, Deer, ThermalTake
Cases- Antec, Powmax, Mutant Mods, StarTech, No Brand (Generic)