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Hi! Recently I've been having someone in need of a nice computer (for gaming and school work) and he looked into this HP Envy. I've heard that custom computers tend to be much better than all in one computers so I made my own and ended up having a higher price even though the memory and hard drive have lower gigabytes. I know those aren't the only specs to take into account but I would like to know how I can lower the cost to reach about $1700 range and what parts of the customized computer may need tweaking (slightly worried about Intel X79 chipset motherboards needing a BIOS update prior to using Ivy Bridge-E CPUs; did anyone have any problems?). Thank you! :wahoo:

HP ENVY Phoenix 810-170st Desktop PC HP ENVY Phoenix 810-170st Desktop PC
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Windows 8.1 Pro 64
3rd Generation Intel® Core™ i7-4820K processor quad-core [3.7GHz, 10MB Shared Cache]
2GB Nvidia GeForce GTX 770 [DVI-I, DVI-D, HDMI, DP, DVI to VGA dongle]
16GB DDR3-1600MHz [2 DIMMs]
3TB 7200 RPM SATA Hard Drive
No Secondary HDD
Microsoft Office Trial
Security software trial
Blu-ray Reader & SuperMulti DVD burner
15-in-1 Multi-slot Media Card Reader, 4 USB Ports (Front/Top), Audio [Front 2USB2.0, Top 2USB3.0]
No TV Tuner Card
Integrated Sound, Envy Audio; Beats Audio
HP USB Keyboard and USB Optical Mouse
HP WLAN 802.11 b/g/n Bluetooth®(1x1)
HP Pavilion 23xi 23-inch Diagonal IPS LED Backlit Monitor

Custom build:

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/3Ec3F
 
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Novuake
Changes and why :

Platform and CPU change to more cost effective 1150, Z87. Keep in mind that you can even drop this to an I5 if the most intense thing you do is gaming.
Power supply you chose is not meant for high power and cost builds, added a much higher quality unit that will also allow you to add a second GTX770 later if you choose to do so.
Dropped A LOT of cost on the needlessly expensive chassis, sound card and wireless card. And on the OS.
Added a faster version of the GTX770 by EVGA.
Also added an SSD, this is truly a must on high cost builds. it adds so much using pleasure to a PC.



So here it is :

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/3Ed06
Price breakdown by merchant...
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OK the irst theing you need to do is drop the X79 platform. Heavily overpriced and provides almost zero improvement above Z87 for gaming or general computing. The 4770K actually performs BETTER than the 4820K in most cases.

Gimme a minute while I prepare a build of about 1700$.
 
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Novuake

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Changes and why :

Platform and CPU change to more cost effective 1150, Z87. Keep in mind that you can even drop this to an I5 if the most intense thing you do is gaming.
Power supply you chose is not meant for high power and cost builds, added a much higher quality unit that will also allow you to add a second GTX770 later if you choose to do so.
Dropped A LOT of cost on the needlessly expensive chassis, sound card and wireless card. And on the OS.
Added a faster version of the GTX770 by EVGA.
Also added an SSD, this is truly a must on high cost builds. it adds so much using pleasure to a PC.



So here it is :

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/3Ed06
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/3Ed06/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/3Ed06/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($359.98 @ Amazon Canada)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.79 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($134.75 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($85.67 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($79.99 @ Canada Computers)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($89.79 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Dual Superclocked ACX Video Card ($359.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($76.42 @ DirectCanada)
Power Supply: XFX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($94.99 @ NCIX)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.75 @ Vuugo)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($100.28 @ DirectCanada)
Monitor: Asus VS238H-P 23.0" Monitor ($139.99 @ NCIX)
Sound Card: Asus Xonar DX 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card ($79.99 @ Memory Express)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-N10 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($14.99 @ Canada Computers)
Total: $1665.37
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-05 03:21 EDT-0400)
 
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