How to reduce cost on build

tangotech · Nov 11, 2015

Pc Part Picker Link = http://pcpartpicker.com/p/KkV7Vn

Is there anything that I could do to reduce the cost on the build?
Would Black Friday/Cyber Monday save my anything too?
Thanks in advance

turkey3_scratch · Nov 11, 2015

First off, change the power supply to a 550W or 650W EVGA GS. Corsair CX is a total rip off and low quality. You could drop the liquid cooler and simply buy a Cryorig H7 cooler.

stl522013 · Nov 11, 2015

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($253.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($122.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($46.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($62.39 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 8GB SOC Video Card ($303.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($47.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($91.88 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VX238H-W 23.0" Monitor ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($21.98 @ Newegg)
Headphones: Logitech G230 Headset ($37.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1259.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-11 22:46 EST-0500

I changed the motherboard to an ASUS mobo. ASUS has very good customer support and is very good wuality. I changed the SSD to a Samsung. Kingston made their SSDs really high wuality, got good reviews, then made their SSDs cheaply. I also changed the GPU to an R9 390. The card I chose is cheaper, and the R9 390 runs the same temps, only uses 60 watts more power at full load, and it performs better. And I also switched the PSU to an EVGA GS 650w 80+ Gold Fully Modular. It is higher quality than a CX series PSU. I also changed the monitor to a cheaper one. It is still made by ASUS, and is the same size, and has a 1ms response time. I also changed the cooler to a Hyper 212 Evo. This is a good cooler, and is a whole lot cheaper than a liquid cooler. If you switched to Haswell you could probably save an extra $11-$200. And I changed the RAM to G.Skill. G.Skill is higher quality, and the RAM I chose has a higher clock rate and is cheaper.

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