Help me reduce my build cost to £750?

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xero99

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I'm building a PC for gaming, Photoshop and video editing.
The parts i have found are as follows...

GPU
https://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/Sapphire+AMD+Radeon+R9+270X+2GB+Graphics+Card+?productId=57842

MOBO
https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Motherboards/Intel+Socket/Socket+1150+-+Intel+Z87/MSI+Z87-G41+PC+Mate+Intel+Z87+%28Socket+1150%29+ATX+Motherboard+?productId=56396

CPU
https://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/Intel+Core+i5-4670+3.40GHz+%28Haswell%29+Socket+LGA1150+Processor+-+Retail+?productId=55832

CASE
https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Cases/Midi+Tower/Cooler+Master+K350+Black+Midi+Tower+Window+Gaming+Case+?productId=53453

RAM
https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/RAM/DDR3/Dual+Channel+1600MHz/8GB+%282x4GB%29+Crucial+Ballistix+Sport+1600MHz+CL9+DDR3+Dual+Channel+Kit+%5BBLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU%5D+?productId=54061

HDD
https://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/1TB+Seagate+Barracuda+ST1000DM003+3.5%22+SATA+III+Hard+Drive+-+HDD+?productId=48501

PSU
https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Power+Supplies/Non-Modular+650W+or+less/550W+XFX+Pro+Core+Edition+80PLUS+Bronze+Power+Supply+%5BP1-550S-XXB9%5D+?productId=53990
OPTICAL DRIVE
https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Optical+Drives/DVDRW+Dual+Layer+-+SATA/Samsung+224DB+24x+DVD+Re-Writer+-+SATA+-+Black+-+OEM+?productId=55524

OS
https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Software/Operating+Systems/Microsoft+Windows+8+64-Bit+DVD+-+OEM+%5BWN7-00403%5D+?productId=52673

MOUSE&KEYBOARD
https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Peripherals/Keyboards/Gaming/Zalman+ZM-K300M+Gaming+Keyboard+%5BZM-K300M%5D+?productId=53371
https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Peripherals/Mice/Gaming/Cooler+Master+CM+Storm+Xornet+2000+DPI+Optical+Gaming+Mouse+%5BSGM-2001-BLON1%5D+?productId=47252

MONITOR
http://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/LG_23EA63V_23_IPS_LED_19201080_VGA_DVI_HDMI_Black_23EA63V/version.asp?refsource=LDadwords&crtag=LD&gclid=CIeW_ImIl7oCFY_KtAodCk4Acw

The total price including delivery is about £825, how can i reduce it??
P.S: A lot of the cheaper parts i looked for were out of stock so please check stock levels ;)
Thanks a bunch guys!
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor (£137.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI 970A-G43 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£51.56 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Mushkin Radioactive 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£50.12 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£45.59 @ Aria PC)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£38.65 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£55.82 @ Scan.co.uk)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£13.15 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) (£69.00 @ Aria PC)
Other: Zalman ZM-K300M Gaming Keyboard (£9.95)
Other: Cooler Master CM Storm Xornet 2000 DPI Optical Gaming Mouse (£16.61)
Other: Sapphire AMD Radeon R9 270X 2GB Graphics Card (£140.99)
Other: LG 23EA63V 23" IPS LED 19201080 VGA DVI HDMI Black Monitor (£119.98)
Total: £749.41
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-14 21:32 BST+0100)

Here is what I came up with.

Gave you a CPU with more threads (you will enjoy those with video editing) that is also cheaper.

Gave you motherboard for CPU.

Gave you cheaper RAM.

Gave you a cheaper but just as good PSU

Gave you cheaper optical drive.
 
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