Can I lower the price of my build without decreasing performance?

Fizzg · Nov 15, 2014

I'm planning on building a budget pc soon, here are the specs:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/pkMxWZ
I'm wondering if there's any possible way to lower my price without lowering performance.
I live in the UK so it might be different prices but I don't think it will matter.
Also is a CPU cooler necessary?

IRONBATMAN · Nov 15, 2014

How about this

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor (£78.79 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£50.40 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£56.50 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: BitFenix Neos Black/Blue ATX Mid Tower Case (£29.99 @ Kustom PCs)
Power Supply: be quiet! 580W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£52.98 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £308.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-16 04:05 GMT+0000

It's a basic build that allows future upgrades. I don't know your actual budget, so you can spend the rest of budget on the GPU.
As for the CPU cooler, I don't think you'll need it. The CPU I selected comes with a stock CPU cooler. It's fine for your regular usage , but it might be a little noisy when you run games. Unless you are planning to overclock, I don't think you'll need a CPU cooler.

anoori9000 · Nov 15, 2014

There you go! http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/Xyhrt6

it has a better GPU and RAM. CPU is about the same but its cheaper ad runs really cool.

anoori9000 · Nov 15, 2014

IRONBATMAN :

How about this

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor (£78.79 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£50.40 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£56.50 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: BitFenix Neos Black/Blue ATX Mid Tower Case (£29.99 @ Kustom PCs)
Power Supply: be quiet! 580W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£52.98 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £308.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-16 04:05 GMT+0000

It's a basic build that allows future upgrades. I don't know your actual budget, so you can spend the rest of budget on the GPU.
As for the CPU cooler, I don't think you'll need it. The CPU I selected comes with a stock CPU cooler. It's fine for your regular usage , but it might be a little noisy when you run games. Unless you are planning to overclock, I don't think you'll need a CPU cooler.

You have no GPU

IRONBATMAN · Nov 15, 2014

Let me explain how I chose my build.

firstly, I looked at the OP's build at pcpartpicker. I noticed that it was from the US, so I switched to UK. The total cost was about 310 pounds. I also noticed that the price of the GPU was not included. I didn't want to assume what his budget was, so I listed everything but the GPU. Selecting a GPU isn't that difficult. Pay more, get more. So I told the OP to use the rest of his budget to choose a GPU.

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