How can I reduce the cost of my PC build without sacrificing much performance?

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I have a list of parts which I am going to get for my gaming PC for 1080p gaming at max settings on Far Cry 4, Crysis 3, Minecraft with shaders, and many other games maxed out. I have a budget of £600, but the total comes to over £900, so is there any way of reducing the final cost without sacrificing much performance?

Motherboard: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Gigabyte-GA-990FXA-UD3-990FXA-UD3-SKT-AM3-Motherboard/dp/B00545BZOG/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1429210730&sr=1-1&keywords=gigabyte+am3%2B+motherboard

CPU: http://www.amazon.co.uk/AMD-FX8350-Processor-4-2GHz-Socket/dp/B009O7YUF6/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1429210779&sr=1-1&keywords=fx+8350

RAM: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9-Vengeance-Performance-Desktop/dp/B004E0ZKLQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1429211095&sr=1-1&keywords=4x4gb+ram

CPU Cooler: http://www.amazon.co.uk/NH-D14-Processor-LGA1366-LGA1156-LGA1155/dp/B002VKVZ1A/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1429211961&sr=1-1&keywords=noctua+nhd14

PC Case: http://www.amazon.co.uk/CiT-Vanquish-Gaming-Toolless-Red/dp/B00MNIGFB0/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1429211388&sr=1-1&keywords=cit+vanquish+red

Graphics Card: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sapphire-TRI-X-Graphics-Card-PCI-E/dp/B00HFA44YQ/ref=sr_1_3?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1429212214&sr=1-3&keywords=r9+290x

DVD-RW Drive: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-24x-Retail-SATA-Writer/dp/B00CC6YN6M/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1429212424&sr=1-1&keywords=optical+drive

PSU: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-Professional-Modular-Platinum-Supply/dp/B00A74X9SO/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1429212632&sr=1-1&keywords=750+fanless+psu

Storage: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Seagate-7200RPM-Cache-SATA3-Drive/dp/B004KRLWBK/ref=sr_1_3?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1429213022&sr=1-3&keywords=1tb+hdd+internal

Wi-Fi Card: (I only need the 150mbps as I have 0.1 mbps internet haha) http://www.amazon.co.uk/TP-LINK-TL-WN881ND-300Mbps-Wireless-Express/dp/B006BSPTAQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1429213093&sr=1-1&keywords=wifi+card
 
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James Mason
Your budget doesn't meet your desires, sorry bro. I doubt that system could max far cry anyways.

This will get pretty close though:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£143.99 @ Novatech)
Motherboard: MSI H97M-E35 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£59.96 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£44.67 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£42.95 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card (£259.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Zalman ZM-T4 MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£14.50 @ CCL...
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Your budget doesn't meet your desires, sorry bro. I doubt that system could max far cry anyways.

This will get pretty close though:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£143.99 @ Novatech)
Motherboard: MSI H97M-E35 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£59.96 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£44.67 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£42.95 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card (£259.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Zalman ZM-T4 MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£14.50 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply (£31.74 @ CCL Computers)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-118CB/BEBE DVD/CD Drive (£9.98 @ Novatech)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN781ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter (£7.54 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £615.32
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-16 21:08 BST+0100
 
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Thanks for the rapid reply. Does the CPU come with its own cooler? I have read bad reviews about the case so is it OK if I go with this one?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/CiT-Vanquish-Gaming-Toolless-Red/dp/B00MNIGFB0/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1429211388&sr=1-1&keywords=cit+vanquish+redv

Just noticed that that case is not micro-atx. Will this case do instead?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fractal-Design-Define-Series-Micro/dp/B004ZH18VE/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1429215288&sr=8-6&keywords=micro+atx+case
 
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Yeah, the case you want is fine, I just chose the cheapest one (it had decent enough reviews) to try and get as close to your budget as possible. And yes my build is probably like 40% stronger than that prebuilt.
 
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You have some high end components for a 600 budget. Just have to start sacrificing performance:

133 for a platinum power supply, just why?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£74.79 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£29.27 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Extreme3 ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard (£84.41 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston Beast 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£52.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£42.95 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Black Edition Double Dissipation Video Card (£179.65 @ Amazon UK)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£34.98 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£52.47 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0 DVD/CD Writer (£11.95 @ Amazon UK)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-N15 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter (£15.10 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £578.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-16 21:20 BST+0100

 
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