Saving money on PC build. Help!

[sushi1]

Hello
Ive just learned that i will need to reduce the cost of my PC build. As it stands it is:

CPU: Intel Core i5 3450 £147
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 £71
Motherboard: Asus P8H61-M LE/USB3 £48
RAM: 8GB DDR3 (2x 4GB)
Hard Drive: 500GB £50
Optical Drive: 24x
Graphics card: MSI GTX 560 Ti 1024MB DDR5 TWIN FROZR II £167
Internet: TP-Link Wireless-N150 PCIe card £15
Case: Casecom 6788 All Black Case £30
PSU: 600w corsair£53

Monitor: Acer S240HLbid 24 inch £125

£756 or so
ebuyer

I think i need to put it down to around £700 or possibly less.
I want to be able to play recent games on normal or higher setting if possible but need to reduce the price a little.
Maybe change to a 560 non ti or find a cheaper monitor?

Any advice about how to downgrade this system to save money whilst keeping it good for gaming would be great.

Thanks

 

[rolli59]

That will be hard to do without sacrificing some performance, You can look for cheaper PSU 500-550 watt quality unit will drive that system, maybe another 560Ti that is cheaper, I5 2300 might be cheaper without noticeable performance loss.

 

[sushi1]

Im ok with some performance decrease. Just so long as i can play recent games well, i would be ok with sacrificing some performance.

 

[rolli59]

Drop a lvel on the GPU down to GTX560 or HD6870 http://www.ebuyer.com/389403-exdisplay-xfx-hd-6870-900mhz-1gb-gddr5-dual-dvi-dual-mini-displayport-ebr2-hd-687a-zhfc
Other option is I3 2120 and keep the same card http://www.ebuyer.com/254978-intel-core-i3-2120-3-3ghz-socket-1155-3mb-l3-cache-retail-boxed-bx80623i32120 Most games will run around the same.

 

[FinneousPJ]

Smaller wattage, cheaper PSU (but still a quality brand) and a HD6870 should offer some savings for minimal performance loss.

 

[sushi1]

I can save a bit if i buy the 500w corsair and the HD6870 . (around £40-50)
Would this keep a similar performance and also what other changes (if any) may be possible

 

[rolli59]

You will still get good performance with those changes, not much else you can do.

 

[Mousemonkey]

This topic has been moved from the section CPU & Components to section Systems by Mousemonkey

 

[Smeg45]

965 + Asus M5A97 + 7870 (7950 if you can swing it). You forget to look at the AMD options.

 

[l0v3rboi]

I would bump down your processor to an i3-2120 and keep everything as is (assuming that should be enough price reduction).