Can I lower the price on this build, but keep similar specs.?

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Title bascially says it, im trying to get a Gaming PC for under 700$, but i have this, but i dont really know what are cheaper options that will deliver similar performance, thanks :)

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/y9zN23) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/y9zN23/by_merchant/)
**CPU** | [AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-fd8350frhkbox) | $173.97 @ OutletPC
**Motherboard** | [Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-ga970ads3p) | $73.98 @ Newegg
**Memory** | [G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f312800cl9d8gbxl) | $79.99 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz7pd128bw) | $91.99 @ Amazon
**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | $54.98 @ OutletPC
**Video Card** | [Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Dual-X Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/sapphire-video-card-100364l) | $179.99 @ Newegg
**Case** | [Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-200r) | $39.99 @ Newegg
**Power Supply** | [Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx600m) | $49.99 @ Newegg
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $744.88
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-04 15:11 EST-0500 |
 
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For the most part it looks fine, but if you were on a budget, I would drop the SSD, Switch the FX 8350 to the FX-6300 and then use the savings from that and get the GTX 770 to get an overall longer lasting video card. You would save roughly $80~90.
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For the most part it looks fine, but if you were on a budget, I would drop the SSD, Switch the FX 8350 to the FX-6300 and then use the savings from that and get the GTX 770 to get an overall longer lasting video card. You would save roughly $80~90.
 
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Thanks, I will definitely take this into consideration, i was just wondering if lowering cpu power and bumping the video card would be more beneficial or vice versa?
 
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That CPU is a decent CPU and it'll probably last fairly long. Newer games CPU requirements aren't that bad and support CPUs from several years old. But having a better GPU now, even a newer one can probably last you 3-4 years easily. If you go with a decent CPU, sure you might save some money now, but you'll need to upgrade sooner, costing more down the road.

Pay $100 more for a better GPU now, or pay $300 for a new GPU in about 2 years time.
 
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Thanks you've really helped a lot! :)
 
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