Rather Tight Budget Build, Need help

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ThatGamerGuy

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I am currently tasked with building my friend a computer on a rather tight budget. I have most of the parts selected and am 100% okay with them and the performance I can expect. The original Build included:

CPU- i7 4790k, Cooler Master t2 cooler
MB- MSI z97s Krait Edition
RAM- Kingston Hyper 1x8Gb
Storage-Samsung 250gb evo, 1tb WD Blue
GPU- MSI 960 4gb
PSU- EVGA g2 550w 80+ Gold
Case- Corsair Carbide Spec Alpha

However, the cost ended up being, with windows and cd drive, $1052. I needed to really cut budget for him, so I ended up with:

CPU- AMD FX-8370
MB- MSI 970 ATX
RAM- 16GB Crucial Ballistix 2x8gb
Storage- Intel 535 series 240gb ssd, WD 1tb Blue
GPU- Asus 960 4gb
PSU- Corsair CXM 640w 80+ Bronze
Case- Corsair Carbide Spec Alpha

This came out at $859 which REALLY helps his budget, however I am an Intel person. I am Intel certified through an Intel Training program, but I do not know nearly anything about AMD and their line of processors. I asked a few friends at work and they recommended something in the A10 series, but it was rather busy the past few days and thats all I could get out of them.

My question is, what could I change the processor/motherboard to, if any, to squeeze a few extra bucks out of the build cost? (The cost of the motherboard will be subtracted by $40 when bought with the motherboard at the retailer I will be purchasing it at)
 
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Here is the build.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($194.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI B150M Pro-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($49.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($53.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: PNY CS1311 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Case: Raidmax ATX-404WU ATX Mid Tower Case ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Other: GTX1070 ($400.00)
Total: $891.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-22 08:19 EDT-0400

The price should be back to $850 as you are getting combo offer from place you buy.

Wait a little bit longer for GTX1070 to be out

All the best for the build.

 
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Does he have to have the i7 for what he's doing or is this a gaming only build? Are there any other choices he has to have, like the case? The T2 cooler wouldn't be adequate for an overclocked i7 and using a two stick kit of RAM would be better so you don't take the performance hit of single channel.
 
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His applications are specifically Gaming related and light/medium photo editing. Case was a decent price for the look/features. No overclocking, he wouldnt even begin to know how to do that. I guess it is also fair to mention I will not be ordering anything online. It will all be bought in store at my local Microcenter store.
 
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Here are two builds choose which ever you want

Here is i7 build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($297.30 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI B150M Pro-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($49.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($55.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: PNY CS1311 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Case: Raidmax ATX-404WU ATX Mid Tower Case ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Other: GTX1070 ($400.00)
Total: $995.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-23 04:45 EDT-0400

Here is i5 build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($194.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI B150M Pro-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($49.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($55.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: PNY CS1311 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Case: Raidmax ATX-404WU ATX Mid Tower Case ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Other: GTX1070 ($400.00)
Total: $893.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-23 04:47 EDT-0400

Both are great for gaming and with hyper threading in i7 Photoshop will be handled easily. But if you want to save $100 then go for i5 build it lacks a bit in performance but still it is one of the best combo out in market.

All the best for the build
 
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Why is there price surge in mobos especially Z170s even ASUS Z170-E was at $88 for long time don't know what happened 3-4days back it went up now it is between $115-120
 
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