How can I reduce this gaming PC from £900 to around £650-£750

epicCHEESEgod · Nov 25, 2013

I would still like to run games on high to ultra settings and i have compiled a list of parts

Wondering whether they are compatible and how to maintain the quality yet stay on budget

CPU: Intel i5 4670k @ 3.4GHz - http://amzn.to/IdZ7Pb
Motherboard: Gigabyte 787-HD3 Motherboard - http://amzn.to/17NsQWb
RAM: Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 8GB - http://amzn.to/1aN5gfx
HDD: Western Digital 1TB Caviar Blue - http://amzn.to/1aplDQd
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 600W - http://amzn.to/18bD4W1
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo - http://amzn.to/Ie0zkw
Case: Bitfenix Shinobi Midi Tower Black Window - http://amzn.to/1jpFrUH
OS: Windows 8.1 64 Bit - http://bit.ly/1aOEG5v
DVD Drive: LiteOn - http://amzn.to/1ekDp7N
Graphics Card: EVGA Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 Superclocked - http://amzn.to/1c6qkNf
Computer Fans: Corsair AF120 Quiet Edition (x2, meaning 4 fans) -http://amzn.to/1c6LWcy

Current Total = £880ish
Desired Total £700

legokill101 · Nov 25, 2013

coulbe things you dont need avoerclocking you can droped down to a locked processor and less expensive motherboard and second dont get a superclocked card save hte money buy a card witha nice aftermekt cooler and overclock it yoursef, and third get artic f12s they are still high quailty but going for around 7 dollars,

epicCHEESEgod · Nov 25, 2013

legokill101 :

I would like an overclocked processor as overclocking may be an option in the future and the superclocked gpu is actually cheaper than the non superclocked gpu as it is reduced by 19% - And thank you for the fan's they look better

legokill101 · Nov 25, 2013

i know but sacrifices have to be made their is only so much you can do to reduce prices without making sacrifices

legokill101 · Nov 25, 2013

i know but sacrifices have to be made their is only so much you can do to reduce prices without making sacrifices

epicCHEESEgod · Nov 25, 2013

legokill101 :

I am willing to make sacrifices however on certain parts such as the motherboard and ram, and also how a 660 will perform compared to a 760 Superclocked

legokill101 · Nov 25, 2013

it would be siginicant hower a 7870 is a better bet for around 160-180

epicCHEESEgod · Nov 25, 2013

Also wondering if an aftermarket heatsink is necessary

legokill101 · Nov 25, 2013

absolutly if you pan to overclock

epicCHEESEgod · Nov 25, 2013

legokill101 :

What is the difference between a 7870 and a 660 as the 660 is about 10 cheaper

legokill101 · Nov 25, 2013

check here http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/857?vs=783 its pretty significant
at least 10% or so for the worst case for hte 7870

epicCHEESEgod · Nov 25, 2013

legokill101 :

Wow, thanks i appreciate the help on the GPU - would this be a good card http://amzn.to/1clEs5D

michaeldean · Nov 25, 2013

I see you don't plan to OC immediately. If so, you can hold off on the 212 EVO. That's actually what I did for a recent budget build. It's not a lot saved, but at least it cuts final price a little.

CNCSIT · Nov 25, 2013

You already have a really low cost MOBO that still has a Z87 for the OC so you won't be able to save much if anything there. And your ram is quite cheap as well you might be able to find some on sale if you are patient but if you cut back on it too much you will bottleneck your system given that the rest of it is so high end. You could get a cheaper case save a few bucks something like http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129187 and you could get a smaller HDD again wait for a sale prices on these can fluctuate. But thats small stuff like legokill101 said you are going to have to make a bit of a sacrifice on some of the big ticket items. Try looking at http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/ and pick a card that bench marks near what you are looking for but is cheaper.

epicCHEESEgod · Nov 25, 2013

Thanks everyone I genuinely appreciate the help, one last thing that i'm thinking about is the graphics card. I am within my budget now and was wondering which is the better GPU to buy out of these 4 options.

http://amzn.to/182J6CA
http://amzn.to/17UduEp
http://amzn.to/IhaXsO
http://amzn.to/1clEs5D

RXS78 · Nov 25, 2013

You could possibly save £10-£15 on the mobo if you went for one of the ASRock Pro 3 boards but I don't know what they're like so someone will need to advise.

I did see a 760 for about £170 a few days ago but can't remember where now. Otherwise the card you just linked to looks good.

Do you need low profile RAM? If not then the Vengeance is available for about £60 also. And yes you need the cooler if you plan to OC - but not until you do start to OC of course so could add it later.

CNCSIT · Nov 25, 2013

The GTX 760 is a better GPU i would get a non overclocked version and do the OC yourself. out of those choices the i would take the ASUS. or keep shopping around for the best price on a 760 but i would stay with a name brand.

epicCHEESEgod · Nov 25, 2013

CNCSIT :

Which ASUS one?

epicCHEESEgod · Nov 25, 2013

You could possibly save £10-£15 on the mobo if you went for one of the ASRock Pro 3 boards but I don't know what they're like so someone will need to advise.

I did see a 760 for about £170 a few days ago but can't remember where now. Otherwise the card you just linked to looks good.

Do you need low profile RAM? If not then the Vengeance is available for about £60 also. And yes you need the cooler if you plan to OC - but not until you do start to OC of course so could add it later.

Any ideas where to get vengeance ram for £60?

RXS78 · Nov 25, 2013

http:// - although now I follow the link through there looks to be a small delivery charge. There may be a free standard shipping option if you look.

If not, this will do the job (it's what I'm about to put in my new build): http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/components/memory-pc/ddr3pc3-128001600mhz/G.Skill/F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL.html?#utm_source=affiliatewindow&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=PCPartPicker

or this... http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B007BEJ5EA/?tag=pcp0f-21#

Not much of a saving but if you're looking to shave a few quid off then worth considering.

epicCHEESEgod · Nov 25, 2013

Cool thanks, I have reduced the cost to almost exactly £750 but I was just specifically now focused on the Graphics Card as a majority of the pc's usage will be gaming

RXS78 · Nov 25, 2013

epicCHEESEgod :

If you can still manage it within your budget then go for the ASUS 760 you linked earlier. I've found the one I found a few days ago and it's now sold out unfortunately. Although I also saw it on Dabs with 3 free games I think so worth checking there: http://www.dabs.com/products/msi-geforce-gtx-760-1006mhz-2gb-pci-express-3-0-hdmi-oc-8SY6.html?q=gtx%20760&src=16

CNCSIT · Nov 25, 2013

epicCHEESEgod :

It was the second on the list http://amzn.to/17UduEp

epicCHEESEgod · Nov 25, 2013

CNCSIT :

http://bit.ly/Ihm4C5 hows this

CNCSIT · Nov 25, 2013

I personally prefer EVGA cards for no other reason than they have always worked for me but if the price point is there go for it. Both AMD and NVIDIA have been offering free games with a purchase of a higher end card so if you can go with that free stuff is always good.

How can I reduce this gaming PC from £900 to around £650-£750

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