Cutting price without cutting performance

[TidusMMM]

I5 2500k
asus p8p67 deluxe
asus radeon hd 6950 2gb
kingston 3x4gb ddr3 1600 ram
ocz ssd 60gb agility series
western digital 1tb caviar green sata drive
cooler master case Haf X
Corsair TX750

Im just interested in gaming, and Im intendind to overclock the cpu and upgrading the gpu
So how can I spare a few bucks?

 

[TidusMMM]

http://www.pixmania.com/pt/pt/9704759/art/kingston/memoria-pc-hyperx-3-x-4-g.html

http://www.pixmania.com/pt/pt/9291913/art/asus/p8p67-deluxe-rev-b3-socke.html

http://www.pixmania.com/pt/pt/8857099/art/intel/cpu-core-i5-2500-3-3g-6mb.html

http://www.pixmania.com/pt/pt/9974321/art/ocz/ssd-interno-agility-3-ser.html

http://www.pixmania.com/pt/pt/9103748/art/asus/radeon-hd-6950-directcuii.html

http://www.pixmania.com/pt/pt/5927392/art/cooler-master/caixa-pc-haf-x.html

http://www.pixmania.com/pt/pt/5938872/art/western-digital/1tb-caviar-green-sata-har.html

http://www.pixmania.com/pt/pt/9179476/art/corsair/fonte-de-alimentacao-pc-e.html

 

[hunter315]

Drop down to a 2x2 or 2x4 ram kit, 3x4 kits are for X58 boards because the i7 9xx series has triple channel memory. In general 4GB is more than enough, but sometimes you can get 8GB for not much more, but i definitely wouldnt get a 12GB kit, its going to be expensive and actually hurt performance over 8GB because you are now using an odd number of sticks and are in single channel mode.

The i5 you linked to is actually the 2500 not the 2500K, the 2500K is actually cheaper on that site and allows OCing
http://www.pixmania.com/pt/pt/8314868/art/intel/core-i5-2500k-3-3-ghz-cac.html

The 1TB Samsung F3 is cheaper and much faster than the 1TB Caviar Green
http://www.pixmania.com/pt/pt/4121963/art/samsung/disco-rigido-interno-spin.html

 

[jackspeed]

since the mobo does not have triple channel support I would go with this http://www.pixmania.com/pt/pt/8028613/art/corsair/memoria-pc-vengeance-perf.html
You could go with http://www.pixmania.com/pt/pt/9181332/art/msi/p67a-gd65-rev-b3-socket-1.html It should work with your needs
if you want to oc you need the i5 2500k http://www.pixmania.com/pt/pt/8314868/art/intel/core-i5-2500k-3-3-ghz-cac.html
can't really read so not sure what the difference is but here is a different one http://www.pixmania.com/pt/pt/10236954/art/intel/cpu-core-i5-2500k-3-3g-6m.html

looks like the cheaper cpu is just the chip no stock cooler? I have no heard about geil so thats why I suggested the cosair

 

[rvilkman]

1) don't forget to get the K model: i5 2500k 189€

2) switch the mobo to: Asus P8P67 Pro 149€

3) Get a memory kit with just 2x4GB sticks. You will want to get 1.5V memory probably at 1600Mhz.
This one from Geil fits the bill and is even a bit faster: Geil 2x4GB kit 1750Mhz 69€

Saves about 100€ there

 

[TidusMMM]

any more tips to give even more performance for the bucks i just saved?

Edit: Just to say thanks

 

[rvilkman]

Well an aftermarket HSF was not included in the list so get one those for the overclocking on the CPU.

And then check prices on 6970's, GTX570 and GTX580's. Any of those would be an upgrade for graphics performance.
Obviously GTX580 being the highest.