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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/BMt2zy
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/BMt2zy/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-4330 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($135.95 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock B85M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($80.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($419.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($38.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $800.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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so this is my build,what can i change to make it cheaper cause i live in malaysia and everything here is pretty expensive so what can i change to get it cheaper,i want to keep the gtx 780ti for custom water cooling in the future and can the 500w psu power the whole system
 
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No, 500w is not sufficient for a GTX780ti:
http://www.realhardtechx.com/index_archivos/Page362.htm

Past that, why in the world do you want custom water cooling for such a graphics card?
First of all, a GTX970 superclock will perform close enough to the GTX780ti that it would take a benchmark to tell the difference.
A GTX970 will run on a 500w psu, even if the evga unit is only of middling quality.
Water cooling is used to increase the overclock of a card. It is far better to spend those cooling funds on a stronger card in the first place.

You are being short sighted with a B85 motherboard.
If you are planning on a future upgrade to a i5 or i7 K, then the B85 does not let you overclock.
You will want a Z97 based motherboard for...
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The PSU is utterly insufficient, and your not doing yourself any favors by pairing an i3 with a 780 Ti.

Get a GTX970 and use the savings to buy a better PSU and a better CPU+mobo.

Also, 2x4GB RAM is better than 1x8GB, because of Dual Channel.
 
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Grab an i5 and a GTX 970, 770, R9 290, R9 280x...any of those graphics cards will perform really well at 1080p. The i3 would not be a good choice with the 780ti, it will hold it back.

Like the other poster stated, get a better PSU and go with 2 sticks of 4GB RAM.
 
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No, 500w is not sufficient for a GTX780ti:
http://www.realhardtechx.com/index_archivos/Page362.htm

Past that, why in the world do you want custom water cooling for such a graphics card?
First of all, a GTX970 superclock will perform close enough to the GTX780ti that it would take a benchmark to tell the difference.
A GTX970 will run on a 500w psu, even if the evga unit is only of middling quality.
Water cooling is used to increase the overclock of a card. It is far better to spend those cooling funds on a stronger card in the first place.

You are being short sighted with a B85 motherboard.
If you are planning on a future upgrade to a i5 or i7 K, then the B85 does not let you overclock.
You will want a Z97 based motherboard for that.
Since a Z97 will increase your cost, consider the merits of a $70 G3258 with a good oc for starters.
There are only a few games where the two cores will hold you back.
When those games become a problem, you can freely upgrade to a i5.

 
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i changed,will this do

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/rG8cyc
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/rG8cyc/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($197.98 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($85.24 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($80.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($339.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($38.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $798.17
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-22 12:50 EDT-0400

 
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changed the new one,this should do

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/zPCQLk) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/zPCQLk/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54440) | $184.99 @ Amazon
**Motherboard** | [Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gaz97xsli) | $107.93 @ OutletPC
**Memory** | [G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f312800cl9d8gbsr) | $69.99 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | $54.99 @ Amazon
**Video Card** | [EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-04gp42974kr) | $339.99 @ NCIX US
**Power Supply** | [CoolMax 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/coolmax-power-supply-zu600b) | $52.99 @ Mwave
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $810.88
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-22 13:04 EDT-0400 |
 
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