how do I minus 350 dollars from this build and still be able play newer games on high setting?

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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/zCpbsY
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/zCpbsY/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($299.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X41 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($94.59 @ NZXT)
Motherboard: MSI B150 Gaming M3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($9.99 @ Best Buy)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($77.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1.5TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($138.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($379.99 @ Best Buy)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($65.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG UH12NS30 Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($39.89 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Sound Card: Creative Labs Sound Blaster Zx 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card ($119.99 @ Best Buy)
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($29.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1390.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-07 01:46 EDT-0400
 
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Supernova1138
Drop the i7 down to an i5, that will save you about $100. Ditch the BluRay drive unless you really need to be able to watch BluRay movies on your PC. If you really need physical media, you can get a DVD drive for about $15. Ditch the Sound card, you really don't need one, onboard sound is more than adequate for the vast majority of users, unless you're an audiophile with really expensive headphones or speakers or are planning on doing audio production work on this system, you don't need a sound card or external DAC.

If you need to cut any more corners, you could drop your RAM down to 8GB, 16GB is nice to have but it is by no means vital for gaming. Since you're buying a locked Intel processor, you can also ditch the aftermarket CPU...
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Drop the i7 down to an i5, that will save you about $100. Ditch the BluRay drive unless you really need to be able to watch BluRay movies on your PC. If you really need physical media, you can get a DVD drive for about $15. Ditch the Sound card, you really don't need one, onboard sound is more than adequate for the vast majority of users, unless you're an audiophile with really expensive headphones or speakers or are planning on doing audio production work on this system, you don't need a sound card or external DAC.

If you need to cut any more corners, you could drop your RAM down to 8GB, 16GB is nice to have but it is by no means vital for gaming. Since you're buying a locked Intel processor, you can also ditch the aftermarket CPU cooler, the stock cooler will be adequate for a locked CPU that can't be overclocked.
 
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