How can i lose money on this build without losing too much performance?

squizzer

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trying to get my build sub £700 as i am on a tight budget, any recommendations on different parts without losing too much performance. Ideally, I would like to use two monitors via VGA and get high to ultra on games like battlefield 3 (I know it's a big ask!)

Anyway, here are my current plans......


i5-3570K £171.97

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Intel-Generation-i5-3570K-3-40GHz-Technology/dp/B007RUZKK6/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=3ABRHZN446RVF&coliid=I2B7GH7UMJ43EH

ASUS PCE-N15 - 300Mbps Wireless N PCI-E adapter. £15.22

http://www.amazon.co.uk/ASUS-PCE-N15-Wireless-adapter-connection/dp/B0053GR2YI/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=3ABRHZN446RVF&coliid=I30CQKRYGYFVKD

AsRock Z77 Pro4 Motherboard. £87.54

http://www.amazon.co.uk/AsRock-Z77-Motherboard-Socket-Capacitor/dp/B007MHC6K6/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_S_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=3ABRHZN446RVF&coliid=IVDKX0APJJ6VT

Corsair 8GB Vengeance (8+8) £100

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-Vengeance-Performance-Memory-Module/dp/B008E3M4TU/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_S_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=3ABRHZN446RVF&coliid=I1PA1ZBAUBEH0Z

Microsoft Windows 8 64 bit OEM £69.99

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Microsoft-Windows-WN7-00403-English-Version/dp/B009HI2W66/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=3ABRHZN446RVF&coliid=I3J2JD4MUVHSVZ


Sony AD-5280S-0B DVD±RW 24x SATA Drive £19.55

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sony-AD-5280S-0B-Protected-Enclosure-Emergency/dp/B005DX4DAM/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=3ABRHZN446RVF&coliid=I2CRK90NYN30SW


Gigabyte GeForce GTX 660 2GB OC £169.91

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Gigabyte-GeForce-NVIDIA-GDDR5-SDRAM-GV-N660OC-2GD/dp/B009NY7L38/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pd_S_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=3ABRHZN446RVF&coliid=I1AACH1QF9OHNX


Antec Three Hundred Midi Case £57.81

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Antec-Three-Hundred-Midi-Case/dp/B0017Q8IAA/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=3ABRHZN446RVF&coliid=I1EY7U44S1P1YY


Corsair Builder Series CXM 600W Modular £56.99

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-Builder-Series-Modular-Certified/dp/B00ALYOTTI/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_S_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=3ABRHZN446RVF&coliid=I6J62FNSP10FW

thanks, squizzer!
 

xAdam

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You wont need 16GB of RAM for gaming, 8GB is the maximum you'll need for the considerable future. £50 saving right there. Look for a version of windows 7 or 8 on ebay. You can buy OEM versions of windows 7 for £35. Shop around for the corsair power supply, my 650W CX series only cost me £45, amazon certainly isnt the cheapest place!

Generally just google everything. I know for sure that you can find everything cheaper from different sources that amazon. If you want to save money there are many reputable websites out there.