First time building a gaming pc. Any suggestions to make it cheaper, better etc?

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Gabeman6007

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Wow, that'll be a complete monster of a build. If you don't plan to get another 970 for sli in the future, you could always get a smaller micro-atx case. Other than that, it looks like you did a great job selecting components.
 
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DSzymborski

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The power supply is mediocre. The Corsair CX line is mainly intended for office-type builds and light-gaming rigs. If you're spending $1300 on a PC, you shouldn't be using an entry-level PSU - the power supply is the most important part of a PC and the absolute last place you want to save a dime. Tom's keeps a curated power supply tier list. You really want at least a tier 2 PSU for a build like this.

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html
 
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The only way to make it a little less expensive without changing a lot of the parts you've picked is to go to an AMD build. With a good board, RAM and cooling it would save you around $80-100 or so overall.

Honestly, in this price range, I'd spend the $80 extra and stay with the Skylake build. It's a small price difference and the technology is more up to date and gets you on DDR4 memory.

Only thing I would add to the Skylake build is a good cooler. Hyper 212 EVO will only add $30 or so and will be better than the stock cooler.



Just for comparison, so you can see the overall cost difference:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($174.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($66.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB SSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($314.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($85.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($15.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($89.88 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($39.99 @ Adorama)
Case Fan: Cooler Master R4-L2R-20AC-GP 69.0 CFM 120mm Fan ($4.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: BenQ GL2460HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor ($149.00 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($24.99 @ Micro Center)
Speakers: Logitech Z506 155W 5.1ch Speakers ($59.95 @ B&H)
Total: $1241.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-04 14:04 EST-0500

Oh and just noticed, lose the CX series power supply. Spend $30 more on a good PSU. You can get the Rosewill Capstone 80+ Gold 650w at Newegg on sale for $70. You can also probably find a nice Seasonic or XfX 550w unit for a good price as well.
 
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Well, I have a 2 year old Corsair CX 500 with no problems, but nobody else here seems to like them...
My only other comment is the monitor... You are attaching a $315 graphics card to a $140 monitor??
I have a Viewsonic VP2770. Same panel as apple used to use. It is glorious.
 
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