Budget Gamily System ~$400 Need Input

[Siggyy]

Hey Guys. I live in the US, and I finished building a Gaming computer. But the pricing is over my $400 budget.
Can you guys help me get it a tad bit cheaper?

This is my Build...
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/fb1D

CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($99.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI 970A-G46 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($74.98 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($42.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($77.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 550 Ti 1GB Video Card ($99.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Apex SK-393-C ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.15 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Logisys 575W ATX12V Power Supply ($25.98 @ Outlet PC)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS90 DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $464.06
(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-08-20 19:46 EDT-0400)

 

[jerreddredd]

Not much to shave....

That PSU will is junk. Get on of these:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371045
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139026

reduce cost with these:

this MB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157323

this Ram:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231424

this HDD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136769

really for a gaming system I wouldn't get less than a HD 7770/GTX 560se GPU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127687
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130770


what resolution is your monitor?

what City and state are you in?

 

[Siggyy]

Not much to shave....

That PSU will is junk. Get on of these:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371045
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139026

reduce cost with these:

this MB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157323

this Ram:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231424

this HDD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136769

really for a gaming system I wouldn't get less than a HD 7770/GTX 560se GPU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127687
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130770


what resolution is your monitor?

what City and state are you in?

Well I chose that motherboard because it could Crossfire/SLI GPU's. Because it had 2 PCI-Express slots, (16x/8x), and that was the standard (from what I heard) that you should be getting if you wanna Crossfire/SLI different GPUs.
I'm not getting a second card yet, but when i feel like i NEED an upgrade, i could possibly get another one.
Also, Thanks for being the first reply!

Well, Jerreddredd, I'm not sure which GPU to get...
7770 (Can Crossfire) / 560 SE (Can SLI) / 550 TI (Can SLI)

As for the monitors, I'm looking on Craigslist for some monitors, not sure if I should get 3 old school LCD square monitors and Triple Screen the computer, or if i should get 1 wide screen monitor

 

[sadams04]

what City and state are you in?

This is a good question! More specific to reducing costs... Do you have a Microcenter near you?

 

[jerreddredd]

Well I chose that motherboard because it could Crossfire/SLI GPU's. Because it had 2 PCI-Express slots, (16x/8x), and that was the standard (from what I heard) that you should be getting if you wanna Crossfire/SLI different GPUs.
I'm not getting a second card yet, but when i feel like i NEED an upgrade, i could possibly get another one.
Also, Thanks for being the first reply!

Well, Jerreddredd, I'm not sure which GPU to get...
7770 (Can Crossfire) / 560 SE (Can SLI) / 550 TI (Can SLI)

As for the monitors, I'm looking on Craigslist for some monitors, not sure if I should get 3 old school LCD square monitors and Triple Screen the computer, or if i should get 1 wide screen monitor

you'll need more than entry level GPU in SLI/CF to run gaming across 3 displays. so you are better of with a 20-24 in monitor running 1600x900 or 1920x1080.

a note on SLI/CF - I recommend against it for budget systems. the performance boost isn't significant in lower resolutions, only at higher and then you need higher end cards for descent frame rates. additionally a more hearty (expensive) Power supply is required and a beefier CPU. My advice is always buy a the single highest performing GPU you can afford.

I like the HD 7770 for entry level systems.

my advice is drop the notion of SLI/CF, get a better PSU like the one I linked.

if you live near a MicroCenter you might could shave some more money.

 

[Siggyy]

you'll need more than entry level GPU in SLI/CF to run gaming across 3 displays. so you are better of with a 20-24 in monitor running 1600x900 or 1920x1080.

a note on SLI/CF - I recommend against it for budget systems. the performance boost isn't significant in lower resolutions, only at higher and then you need higher end cards for descent frame rates. additionally a more hearty (expensive) Power supply is required and a beefier CPU. My advice is always buy a the single highest performing GPU you can afford.

I like the HD 7770 for entry level systems.

my advice is drop the notion of SLI/CF, get a better PSU like the one I linked.

if you live near a MicroCenter you might could shave some more money.

Not a bad thought!!!
Really smart actually...
Okay, I'm dropping the SLI/CF notion because I'm probably not gonna get a beefed up monitor, and I'm gonna need to spend more money for it.

Okay. Last thing...
Would you recommend the 550 ti/560 SE/7770?

 

[jerreddredd]

Okay. Last thing...
Would you recommend the 550 ti/560 SE/7770?

the HD 7770 and GTX 560SE are almost identical performance wise. both are faster than the 550Ti

get which ever (7770 or 560se) has the best price

on a 1600x900 or 1680 x1050 monitor both will run most everything at high to very high settings

 

[Siggyy]

the HD 7770 and GTX 560SE are almost identical performance wise. both are faster than the 550Ti

get which ever (7770 or 560se) has the best price

on a 1600x900 or 1680 x1050 monitor both will run most everything at high to very high settings

Thank you SOO SOO SO MUCH!!!
One last thing, can you check out the final builds?
Here are the final builds:
Build 1: (7770)
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ffCo

Build 2: (560 SE)
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ff6c

 

[jerreddredd]

Thank you SOO SOO SO MUCH!!!
One last thing, can you check out the final builds?
Here are the final builds:
Build 1: (7770)
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ffCo

Build 2: (560 SE)
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ff6c

both look good. the HD 7770 would be my choice as it use less electricity

i would get one of these budget cases as they have better cooling. shipping will most likely make them the same price in the end.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147073
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147112

 

[Siggyy]

Best answer selected by siggyy.

 

[Siggyy]

both look good. the HD 7770 would be my choice as it use less electricity

i would get one of these budget cases as they have better cooling. shipping will most likely make them the same price in the end.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147073
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147112

Sir, Thank you for all your help. Best advice I could ever ask for