trimming down on the price of my first gaming pc

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footballgamer17

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for my first build for a gaming pc i was trying to aim around a 1200$ pc but when someone had picked all the parts he hadn't included os and monitor which is an extra 220 ish dollars so i was wondering if you guys could help me find cheeper parts that could work just as good or the change could go by unnoticed

Parts list:
CPU Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core $219.00
CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing $29.99
Motherboard MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Combo or $154.99
Memory Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 $75.99
Storage Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" SSD $90.99
Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM $69.97
Video Card MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB Combo or $405.91
Case Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower $47.99
Power Supply Corsair 750W ATX12V / EPS12V $69.99
Optical Drive LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer $15.98
Operating System Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) $88.88
Monitor Acer P246HL Abd 24.0" $129.99

total is 1385.67$

(Do take notice that i live in canada, pei if that helps any)
 
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You won't need a 750W PSU - 600W should be fine.

If you're overclocking, an i5 3570k would be a better choice and cheaper - motherboard would also be cheaper.

Xigmatek Gaia cooler is slightly cheaper than 212 EVO, but just as good (so I've heard).
 
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This should be good.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1rTW6
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1rTW6/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1rTW6/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: MSI Z77A-G41 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($85.98 @ Outlet PC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($56.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($90.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($399.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Silverstone Redline Series RL04B ATX Mid Tower Case ($32.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: OCZ ModXStream Pro 600W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($38.00 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($88.88 @ Outlet PC)
Monitor: Acer P246HL Abd 60Hz 24.0" Monitor ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1218.77
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-14 13:08 EDT-0400)
 
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Drop the gtx 770 and get a radeon hd 7950 on newegg for $240. Even that is more than you need. It also comes with 3 free games when you buy. Good games, not cheap ones either. I'd also try to trim from other places and invest in a better monitor or decent speakers. Monitors usually last through a few builds, so don't go cheap on it.
 
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That motherboard has no MOSFET heatsinks, so I'd be a bit cautious overclocking on it.

Good cost-cutting though. I'd take that over OP's config any day, although I'd probably stick with Corsair or XFX for the PSU.
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI Z77A-G45 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($113.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($60.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($90.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($409.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($47.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($17.98 @ Outlet PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Monitor: Acer G236HLBbd 60Hz 23.0" Monitor ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1281.84
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-14 13:45 EDT-0400)

not sure if you can get into a microcenter but this is a pretty good build.
 
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why are you recomending the evga gtx 770 over the msi gtx 770?
 
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will there be much difference between the motherboard you are proposing compared to the one i had first picked?
 
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what would be your idea of a good monitor?
 
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I don't know about a specific make/model. I just know from experience that back in 2007, I went from a $200 22 inch aser to a $350 26 inch lg and the quality difference was enormous. The aser colors were washed out and blurry in comparison. I'm not saying all aser's are crap. Just this one. It defeated the purpose of an expensive graphics card. I've been using the lg ever since. I'm on my third pc build with it and am very happy that I spent the extra and didn't go cheap. 3 years from now, you will probably own a new graphics card but will probably be using the same monitor.
 
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