Any Places I could Make This Build Cheaper

Jack Poole · Aug 21, 2014

Hello! Im building a new gaming PC, I normally could pay for this easily but its my girlfriends birthday, anniversary, and christmas is coming around the corner so ya

Here are the specks and prices, thanks! Quick note: I have amazon prime and I'm buying some things from amazon so they may be more expensive at other places. Also, all money is in USD.

Processor - Intel Core i7-4790K Processor (8M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz) - $339.99

Fan - Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - CPU Cooler with 120mm PWM Fan - $31.99

Power Supply - EVGA SuperNOVA 850G2 80PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V/EPS12V 850W Power Supply - $139.99

Ram - G.SKILL Sniper Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM - $164.99

Graphics Card - Sapphire TRI-X AMD Radeon R9 290 OC 4GB - $415.99

Motherboard - ASUS MAXIMUS VII HERO LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard $219.99

Case - Cooler Master CM Storm Scout 2 ATX Mid Tower Gaming Case - $94.99

Hard Drive: An old Wester Digital 2TB

Thanks!

sincreator · Aug 21, 2014

Lots of places honestly. First off, for games a i5 4670k is more than enough. Even for two cards in crossfire. So you don't really have to go with an i7.

Second, you can save on the motherboard big time too. There are a lot of really good boards available for far less money that offer xfire/sli support and overclock well.

Third, for the graphics card you can get a r9 290 for less than $400 easily, but the cooler may not be as good as the tri x.

Forth, you can get decent cases around the $60 mark. Look at Zalmans, bitfenix, antec, and corsair cases in that price range.

Fifth, you don't really need 16gb of ram starting out either. 4gb x 2 is fine for now, and you can go to 16gb when you are ready. 16gb will be plenty for gaming for years to come either way. Even 8gb is plenty for right now.

Sixth, you don't need an 850w PSU unless you plan to run two of those video cards. If you are only going to be running one card a good 650w PSU is fine. Look to XFX's units. They are made by Seasonic, and are of great quality. Even an 850w XFX would be cheaper than the EVGA one you listed, but the EVGA unit may be better overall where it is gold rated.

Alltogether you will save enough to add an SSD and still save money. I estimate you could save around $300-400 by making the changes I suggested without losing performance. Add a 128gb SSD and you gain an SSD and still save $200-300.

PS: Chances are you will find better prices if you shop around. I know you are a prime amazon member, but honestly that really don't mean much at all. It's all about competition.

Jack Poole · Aug 21, 2014

sincreator :

Lots of places honestly. First off, for games a i5 4670k is more than enough. Even for two cards in crossfire. So you don't really have to go with an i7.

Second, you can save on the motherboard big time too. There are a lot of really good boards available for far less money that offer xfire/sli support and overclock well.

Third, for the graphics card you can get a r9 290 for less than $400 easily, but the cooler may not be as good as the tri x.

Forth, you can get decent cases around the $60 mark. Look at Zalmans, bitfenix, antec, and corsair cases in that price range.

Fifth, you don't really need 16gb of ram starting out either. 4gb x 2 is fine for now, and you can go to 16gb when you are ready. 16gb will be plenty for gaming for years to come either way. Even 8gb is plenty for right now.

Sixth, you don't need an 850w PSU unless you plan to run two of those video cards. If you are only going to be running one card a good 650w PSU is fine. Look to XFX's units. They are made by Seasonic, and are of great quality. Even an 850w XFX would be cheaper than the EVGA one you listed, but the EVGA unit may be better overall where it is gold rated.

Alltogether you will save enough to add an SSD and still save money. I estimate you could save around $300-400 by making the changes I suggested without losing performance. Add a 128gb SSD and you gain an SSD and still save $200-300.

Thanks for all the tips!

Diox55 · Aug 21, 2014

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($144.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($77.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($87.43 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X Video Card ($399.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master Storm Scout 2 Advanced ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1120.35
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-21 15:10 EDT-0400

I think this is what the gentleman above me is suggesting. The power supply is still way overkill, but it'll support any future expansions you do.

sincreator · Aug 21, 2014

Yup you hit the nail on the head Diox55. I'm at work and this computer is slow as hell, and I'm about to get off for the day so I never had the time to research and list the parts/prices. Thanks.

Diox55 · Aug 21, 2014

sincreator :

You had everything I was thinking off. I was glad to see those XFX Pro series PSU's have dropped in pirce. Yesterday they were up at the 120 range, but dropped back down. Your welcome though, we definitively think alike.

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