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Need help cutting the System Marathon Mainstream Build to under $1000

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September 29, 2014 2:57:11 PM

Hi everyone. I've built many PCs before, I'm just out of the loop on current parts. I've just taken the basic System Marathon build, minus OS, DVD drive, and monitor (I have those). I'm trying to cut a little bit more off without losing too much performance. Any help is appreciated. You don't have to stick to this build, a completely different build is totally fine. I need a SSD though.

I'm thinking of cutting to a cheaper case, heatsink, motherboard and ram brand, etc. Hopefully minimal cuts to CPU and GPU performance. Will attempt to overclock, but just mildly. Thank you.

Approximate Purchase Date: Within a month

Budget Range: Under $1000, after shipping

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Work, Photoshop

Are you buying a monitor: No

Parts to Upgrade: Total new build minus monitor, OS, dvd drive

Do you need to buy OS: No

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg, Amazon, Frys, anything

Location: Los Angeles, California, USA

Parts Preferences: Intel / Nvidia

Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: No

Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080

Additional Comments: Need SSD, at least 120GB

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Old work computer is old

My current build, cut out some stuff, got it close to $1000, but need to shave a bit more.

Motherboard
ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer, LGA 1150, Intel Z97 Express $125

Processor
Intel Core i5-4690K: 3.5 GHz Base Clock Rate, 3.9 GHz Maximum Turbo Boost, 6 MB Shared L3 Cache $240

Heat Sink
Noctua DH-14 $79

Memory
8 GB G.Skill Trident (2 x 4 GB) DDR3-2400 F3-2400C10D-8GTD $87

Graphics
Zotac AMP! Superclocked GeForce GTX 770 3 GB $280

Storage Drive
Western Digital Blue WD10EZEX 1 TB $60

Boot Disk
Adata Premier Pro SP920 128 GB $75

Power
In Win GreenMe 650 W 80 PLUS Bronze PSU $60

Case
Cooler Master HAF XM Computer Case $120

Total $1126

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