How Can I Make this Build Cheaper?

Yasin Tarabar · Mar 29, 2014

So far, I've created this build. The EVGA graphics card comes with $150 worth of in-game money, which I plan to sell on ebay for about $80. That would bring my total price down to about $800. I would like to use this build for occasional gaming, but mainly as just a fast, normal use workstation. How can I make it cheaper? (Hopefully to at least $750, maybe $700. If you find my entire build completely wrong, feel free to recommend an entirely different build. If you recommend one by AMD, though, can you please explain which processor is better suited for my purposes.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($227.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI Z87 MPOWER ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($165.38 @ Newegg)
Case: Cougar Solution (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($82.99 @ Mwave)
Total: $881.31
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-29 16:04 EDT-0400)

dandn0ten · Mar 29, 2014

get msi z87 gd45 and hyper 212 evo instead

Ahmadjon · Mar 29, 2014

H60 is not so good cooler compared to 212 EVO!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($227.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($30.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($165.38 @ Newegg)
Case: Cougar Solution (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($82.99 @ Mwave)
Total: $832.30
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-29 16:20 EDT-0400)

fatboyslimerr · Mar 29, 2014

Totally agree with dandn0ten. H60 has pretty similar performance to Hyper Evo 212.
Why only a GTX 750 Ti? Don't you need a little more graphics power? How about the R9 270X as a good value option.
Very similar performance to GTX 760 but slightly cheaper.

dandn0ten · Mar 29, 2014

still we need to choose best parts that under around 750-800 for him

Ahmadjon · Mar 29, 2014

dandn0ten :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($227.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($30.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($109.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($165.38 @ Newegg)
Case: Cougar Solution (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $799.30
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-29 16:37 EDT-0400)

dandn0ten · Mar 29, 2014

OP are you going to overclock this cpu?

Yasin Tarabar · Mar 29, 2014

dandn0ten :

Occasionally

dandn0ten · Mar 29, 2014

Ahmadjon :

dandn0ten :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($227.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($30.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($109.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($165.38 @ Newegg)
Case: Cougar Solution (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $799.30
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-29 16:37 EDT-0400)

+1 final build

CTurbo · Mar 29, 2014

Here this is better and $72 cheaper

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3iEpV
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3iEpV/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3iEpV/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($244.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock B85 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($165.38 @ Newegg)
Case: Cougar Solution (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 350W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($41.99 @ Mwave)
Total: $727.31
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-29 17:17 EDT-0400)

fatboyslimerr · Mar 29, 2014

Intrigued by the whole Xeon route. Much better choice than an i5 4440 and only £13 more? Why don't more people recommend them?
What do you think of this @CTurbo, this is for myself (don't want to start yet another thread named "Budget Gaming PC").

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1220 V3 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($203.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS8900 Quiet CPU Cooler ($32.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($48.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card ($215.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 MicroATX Mini Tower Case
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $621.91
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-29 17:50 EDT-0400)

CTurbo · Mar 29, 2014

fatboyslimerr, that particular Xeon is not a very good deal. It is just a rebadged i5, and the faster i5 4570 is actually $13 less than that. The 1230v3 is a rebadged i7 which makes it a very good deal. You wouldn't need an after market cooler for it either.
This is better for you for a little cheaper

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3iFD4
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3iFD4/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3iFD4/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI B85M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($58.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 MicroATX Mini Tower Case
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $608.93
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-29 17:56 EDT-0400)

Notice the case's price doesn't show up so it's not included in the build price.

But yes you shouldn't hijacked somebody's thread and I shouldn't have answered you. Next time start your own thread please.

dandn0ten · Mar 30, 2014

since OP likes i5 4670k for overclocking occasionally we shouldnt change the cpu as we want.

CTurbo · Mar 30, 2014

since OP likes i5 4670k for overclocking occasionally we shouldnt change the cpu as we want.

He asked how he could make it cheaper. That's the easiest and best way to save money, and it doesn't have to come at a cost of performance as I showed above. I'm here to offers suggestions.

Vic 40 · Mar 30, 2014

I agree that overclocking isn't necessary,but why not give the ts something with a imo better gpu in it,

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Rosewill RCX-ZAIO-92 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($16.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock B85 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($63.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($85.98 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Club 3D Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card ($179.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Antec GX500 ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 450W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $746.89
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-30 10:43 EDT-0400)

CTurbo · Mar 30, 2014

Vic 40, he stated in his original thread that he want that specific EVGA 750ti

Vic 40 · Mar 30, 2014

You're right,i've read over that.

For a normal workstation are the rest of the components still good enough and could the ts add the gtx 750 ti to it.

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