Cheapest way to beat this build

ge7atme

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I'm trying to build/buy a computer and saw a really good deal on ibuypower with a radeon r9 270x, fx 6300, ASUS M5A97 R2.0 -- AMD 970, corsair cx 500, 1tb hard drive, blueray drive, and windows 8.1 for $830. I was wondering how much it would cost to build a pc with the same or better specs. Has to be atleast as good of quality parts and the cheaper the better. happy hunting :)
 

RazerZ

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($77.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270X 2GB PCS+ Video Card ($159.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG UH12NS30 Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($39.99 @ TigerDirect)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $707.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-13 21:51 EDT-0400
 
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You asked for "same or better specs" and "cheaper" which is exactly what RazerZ put together.

If you want something significantly better, you will have to give up on the "cheaper" part.