need to lower build price to as low as possible

Taser

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hello i need major help i had a build going and i had to spend some of my build money now im short i could use alot of help to get the cost down

all i care for is that i have the
8350/R9 280x/c70 case so i need a build off those 3 as cheap as possible i dnt need operating system/mouse or keyboard/monitor


[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/22ZJy) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/22ZJy/by_merchant/) / [Benchmarks](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/22ZJy/benchmarks/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-fd8350frhkbox) | $199.99 @ Newegg
**CPU Cooler** | [Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2) | $35.98 @ Newegg
**Thermal Compound** | [Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/arctic-silver-thermal-paste-as535g) | $8.99 @ Newegg
**Motherboard** | [Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-m5a97r20) | $94.99 @ Newegg
**Memory** | [G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f31866c9d8gab) | $68.85 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | $69.99 @ Newegg
**Video Card** | [Asus Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-r9280xdc2t3gd5) | $316.13 @ Newegg
**Case** | [Corsair 500R White ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-500rwt) | $69.99 @ Newegg
**Case Fan** | [Rosewill RFA-120-BL 74.5 CFM 120mm Fan](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/rosewill-case-fan-rfa120bl) | $4.99 @ Newegg
**Case Fan** | [Rosewill RFA-120-BL 74.5 CFM 120mm Fan](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/rosewill-case-fan-rfa120bl) | $4.99 @ Newegg
**Case Fan** | [Rosewill RFA-120-BL 74.5 CFM 120mm Fan](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/rosewill-case-fan-rfa120bl) | $4.99 @ Newegg
**Case Fan** | [Rosewill RFA-120-BL 74.5 CFM 120mm Fan](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/rosewill-case-fan-rfa120bl) | $4.99 @ Newegg
**Power Supply** | [EVGA SuperNOVA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-120pg0750gr) | $86.66 @ Newegg
**Optical Drive** | [Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/lite-on-optical-drive-ihas124-04) | $14.99 @ Newegg
**Headphones** | [Corsair Vengeance 2100 7.1 Channel Headset](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-headphones-ca9011125na) | $119.99 @ Newegg
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available. | $1081.51
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-16 01:56 EST-0500 |
 
Solution
it is the lowest you can go

8320, it will OC the same as 8350 OC
remove thermal paste as cm 212 comes with a good one
swap some parts for better price/performance

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($158.97 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($46.99 @ Mac Mall)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)...
it is the lowest you can go

8320, it will OC the same as 8350 OC
remove thermal paste as cm 212 comes with a good one
swap some parts for better price/performance

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($158.97 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($46.99 @ Mac Mall)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card ($316.13 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 500R White ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Rosewill RFA-120-BL 74.5 CFM 120mm Fan ($4.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Rosewill RFA-120-BL 74.5 CFM 120mm Fan ($4.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Rosewill RFA-120-BL 74.5 CFM 120mm Fan ($4.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Rosewill RFA-120-BL 74.5 CFM 120mm Fan ($4.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Enthusiast 750W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Headphones: Corsair Vengeance 2100 7.1 Channel Headset ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $976.96
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-16 02:16 EST-0500)

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