Making my PC cheaper

Bryant White

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Hi
To make this short I made a PC and it's $100 past my limit and I want you to make it cheaper by swapping parts but not weakening the PC. I want the 2500k to be the same though. I play minecraft, flight sim x, and league of legends and just cause 2 so some are cpu dependent and some are gpu dependent so they bother matter.
Here is my PC
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Bryant13/saved/pNHRsY
Also I an over clocking so the cooler needs to be here.
 
Solution
Okay.

The new PSU is cheaper and higher quality. The lower wattage won't matter since you won't come close to using 550w anyway.
The Respire T20 is cheaper, and cools 2 degrees lower/better than the CM 212 according to a test on Gamersnexus.
The GTX 760 is $5 cheaper than the 660 TI with the promo code and performs 2-5 fps better than the 660 TI.
The RAM is a bit cheaper and just as good.
The motherboard isn't quite as good, but I doubt you'll notice a difference even while overclocking.

There's really no point to get the 2500K and Z77 motherboard though. The newer Haswell hardware is a bit faster and a bit cheaper.
Without swapping the CPU, I've done all I can.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant...

Leemon

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Unless you're thinking of overclocking the CPU you won't need the 212 EVO and you could lower the PSU to a 600W one as that will be more than enough for those specs. You don't need a motherboard that expensive unless you're thinking of SLI further down the line. Try changing these things and seeing what the price is then?
 
Okay.

The new PSU is cheaper and higher quality. The lower wattage won't matter since you won't come close to using 550w anyway.
The Respire T20 is cheaper, and cools 2 degrees lower/better than the CM 212 according to a test on Gamersnexus.
The GTX 760 is $5 cheaper than the 660 TI with the promo code and performs 2-5 fps better than the 660 TI.
The RAM is a bit cheaper and just as good.
The motherboard isn't quite as good, but I doubt you'll notice a difference even while overclocking.

There's really no point to get the 2500K and Z77 motherboard though. The newer Haswell hardware is a bit faster and a bit cheaper.
Without swapping the CPU, I've done all I can.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($225.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Respire T20 68.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Pro3 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($98.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($68.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB DirectCU II Video Card ($236.60 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.98 @ OutletPC)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN881ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($18.99 @ Amazon)
Speakers: Logitech LS21 7W 2.1ch Speakers ($19.99 @ B&H)
Total: $927.46
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-16 21:24 EDT-0400
 
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Bryant White

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Jun 4, 2014
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Bryant White

Reputable
Jun 4, 2014
197
0
4,680


 

Bryant White

Reputable
Jun 4, 2014
197
0
4,680