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Kevin Yoon

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($195.79 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($53.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($51.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($72.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 480 8GB Video Card ($239.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: DIYPC Ranger-R4-R ATX Mid Tower Case ($35.82 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($31.98 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus VS229H-P 21.5" Monitor ($114.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Keyboard: Redragon Karura K502 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($33.05 @ Amazon)
Total: $830.27
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-20 20:10 EDT-0400

Is there anywhere where price can be decreased without sacrificing performance? Any other recommendations?
 
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Fantastic performance in Overwatch. It will run on integrated graphics, and recommended GPU is a GTX 660, which is less than half the performance of a 470.

Honestly, there's not a game out there that won't run on decent settings on an i3 & 470 @ 1080P. You won't be hitting ultra for every game, but it's a very respectable gaming rig.
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Honestly, there is really almost nothing you can cut back on without sacrificing performance. Really, the only thing I can think of is to go down to the 4 gig version of the RX 480. 8 gigs of vram isn't very efficient, and even with the decreased clock speeds of the 4 gig version, the performance hit isn't too bad.
 
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Yeah I agree 100% here, this is the one area where you can cut costs without losing any performance. You can always buy one and add it in later.
 
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If you really do need to lower the cost, you could go to a RX 470 or 1060 3GB, and you could drop to an i3 6100. As others have said, that will affect your performance in gaming. But, an i3 and 470 is still a very capable 1080P gaming set up. Of course we'd all love the i5 and 480, (or even an OCable i7 and 1070), but sometimes a budget is a budget. You can still have a heap of fun on an i3 + 470 rig.
 
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Kevin Yoon

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What kind of performance can I expect an a game like Overwatch?
 
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Fantastic performance in Overwatch. It will run on integrated graphics, and recommended GPU is a GTX 660, which is less than half the performance of a 470.

Honestly, there's not a game out there that won't run on decent settings on an i3 & 470 @ 1080P. You won't be hitting ultra for every game, but it's a very respectable gaming rig.
 
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