Need help reducing price of rig

legend001523 · Jun 14, 2014

Hi, I have a budget of 1200 pounds for a gaming PC but I have overspent by 50, can anyone help me find any components that I can replace to help with reducing the price?
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/GRgrYJ

p.s, I DO NOT want to change the CPU or the GPU

tiny voices · Jun 14, 2014

You have a laptop HDD, not a desktop HDD.

You have no CPU cooler, so drop the thermal paste

Get 2x4gb RAM. not a single stick

Can always get a less expensive board.

legend001523 · Jun 14, 2014

tiny voices :

Oh sorry my bad

Can you recommend a desktop one then? And why? do 2 sticks perform better than one? cause They are both the same price and i thought a CPU cooler was not necessary unless i wanted to OC

tiny voices · Jun 14, 2014

2 sticks of RAM run in Dual channel and yes are faster than a single stick.

If you are not overclocking, then drop the K CPU and get an h97 board. A K CPU and an overclocking board are a HUGE waste if you don't plan to use them.

legend001523 · Jun 14, 2014

tiny voices :

Well I mean I don't plan on OC it atm but when I can afford new parts I will, what boards would you recommend? I would prefer a Asus one, would a 80 pounds one do fine?

babachicken · Jun 14, 2014

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£156.00)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD4H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£129.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£58.67 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£49.09 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Dual Classified ACX Video Card (£587.74 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£64.99 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£11.51 @ Scan.co.uk)
Other: XPredator X3 (£82.57)
Total: £1176.55
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-15 00:39 BST+0100

tiny voices · Jun 14, 2014

IF you do not care about overclocking, get an h97 ASUS board and a non-K i5.

Rakeen70210 · Jun 14, 2014

Try this: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/ZBFmFT
Its the same hardware just different brands. Also there is no need for thermal paste. I mean, if you want to overclock the CPU then we have to get a better cooler. SSD's arent needed but if you really want one you can put it in. As far as optical drives go, they arent a necessity either. And Dual Channel RAM isnt that important since you have a dedicated GPU but it wont cost too much extra if you want dual channel.

tiny voices · Jun 14, 2014

Rakeen70210 :

This PSU will not cut it for a 780ti. IT is a average quality 500w unit. I would not run this build on it.

legend001523 · Jun 14, 2014

babachicken :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£156.00)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD4H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£129.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£58.67 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£49.09 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Dual Classified ACX Video Card (£587.74 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£64.99 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£11.51 @ Scan.co.uk)
Other: XPredator X3 (£82.57)
Total: £1176.55
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-15 00:39 BST+0100

Don't want to change the graphics card :/

legend001523 · Jun 14, 2014

tiny voices :

So just a i5 4670?

tiny voices · Jun 14, 2014

Yes if you are not overclocking, get an i5 4670 or 4570 or whatever and then get an h97 board. If you want to overclock in the future, you need to stick with the k CPU and a Z board.

legend001523 · Jun 14, 2014

tiny voices :

so would a z87 board be okay from asus even if it's not a gaming one?

Rakeen70210 · Jun 14, 2014

tiny voices :

Hmmm you are probably right. Then something like this may work? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139050&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=
I dont think he really needs anything above 500w for this build.

legend001523 · Jun 14, 2014

Rakeen70210 :

tiny voices :

Hmmm you are probably right. Then something like this may work? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139050&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=
I dont think he really needs anything above 500w for this build.

On the EVGA website it says my my 780ti needs a min. of 650W :/

Rakeen70210 · Jun 14, 2014

legend001523 :

Rakeen70210 :

On the EVGA website it says my my 780ti needs a min. of 650W :/

Dang well if it says that guess im completely wrong here. 650w does seem quite safe though so going for it is most likely a good idea. I dont know too much about the 780ti sorry

legend001523 · Jun 14, 2014

Rakeen70210 :

legend001523 :

Dang well if it says that guess im completely wrong here. 650w does seem quite safe though so going for it is most likely a good idea. I dont know too much about the 780ti sorry

ahaha no problem, I didn't know either until I put it onto PC part picker

soullStream · Jun 17, 2014

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/parts/partlist/
Just a quick edit that I made. ($1150 pound) Personally I would use a different SSD to the kingston, toms did a round up article for best value for money recently here, http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ssd-recommendation-benchmark,3269.html.
I'm assuming from the comments you have decided not to overclock, so I changed the CPU to the new i5 which toms has also rated as the best i5 for the money http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-cpu-review-overclock,3106-3.html
I also put a WD Black 1tb drive in as it's very popular with gamers, and has solid performance.
Changed your ram to two 4gb sticks allowing you to take advantage of dual channel performance.
I used an ASRock extreme 4 mobo as it should fit all your needs without breaking the bank.
I also noticed that you didnt have a case listed, just wondering if this was intentional or you just forgot?

legend001523 · Jun 18, 2014

soullStream :

Hey, errm... you need to select the different link that is on your left hand side of the screen because your URL link shows nothing for me

I have chosen to remove the kinpin 780ti and replace it with just a classified and added a sabertooth z87 so I'm just 10 pounds over budget which shouldn't be a problem without a cpu cooler, and I did add a case, which should be on the custom parts section, as I couldn't find the case I wanted in their own case section

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