How to bring the price down on a gaming PC

Dwightster · Mar 17, 2014

I am on a 1400$ budget.
Here is my updated list:
Graphics Card(more pricey) ASUS Geforce GTX-770 $389.00
Graphics Card EVGA GeForce GTX 760 $295.00
CPU X8 FX-8320 $175.00
CPU(more pricey) X8 FX-8350 $219.00
Motherboard ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0 $85.99
CPU cooling Deepcool PMW fan silent beauty $19.99
Hard drive WD Blue 1TB 3.5" $70.00
PSU Corsair Builder Series CX600 $79.99
Case Thermaltake V3 AMD edition $64.99
Backup case(in case) Carbide 200R $69.99
Ram memory Kingston HyperX Blu Red 4GB DDR3 1600MHz CL9 DIMM w/XMP $45.00
Computer cooling Cooler Master 120mm Red LED SickleFlow $9.00
CD drive Asus internal writer $20.00
Internet adapter Dlink N300 DWA-566 $40.00

Keyboard Genius KB-6235 $15.99
mouse Zalman ZM-M400 $14.99
Monitor Asus VE 228h $169.99
Headset Genius HS-G500 V $24.99

OS Microsoft 7 $109.99
Office Google drive $-
Antivirus Avast $-
Anything wrong? Is there anyway still that i can bump the price down without bringing down its performance?

vrumor · Mar 17, 2014

Buy less powerful gear, or find bundle deals.

awesomedude872 · Mar 17, 2014

Do u really need the back up case? Not to be rude but what is it for?

zeph_yr · Mar 17, 2014

- Get an FX 8320. Exactly the same processor, just underclocked. (you can overclock it to 8350 speeds on your own).
- Get a cheaper fan. There are other silent ones for less than $10.
- Get a 3.5" hard drive. Much cheaper.
- You don't need antivirus if you don't go on sketchy websites. But even a free one (AVG, Avast) will protect better than Mcafee.

Why do you need a backup case...?

Alabalcho · Mar 17, 2014

... or use free software - Linux, LibreOffice, any free antivirus
You might skip on wireless adapter if you can connect using wired Ethernet
You can get cheaper hard drive, and start with 4gb RAM insteadof 8gb
You can use stock coolers and not try to impress your friends with megaherts and FPSs
You can definitely get cheaper videocard (see previous line)

Spectre694 · Mar 17, 2014

Dump Mcafee and the backup case. and switch to a FX-8230 and a GTX 760

USAFRet · Mar 17, 2014

Back up case?
Paid AV?
1 x 8GB RAM?
WD Blue 1TB - $60. Your chosen 2.5" drive is more expensive.

zeph_yr · Mar 17, 2014

You could switch to Google Drive for office. It's much easier to use and free. They recently added a plugins feature which should make it a real Office competitor too.

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