Decrease build price

[Plumss]

Thanks for trying to help me out,

My brother was looking to buy a pc and I have this part list for him: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/bX3mBP

1.6k turned out to be a bit much, and ideas on how to decrease the price? Its for editing and gaming. I was think maybe to drop down the gpu to a 1060 and the cpu to a i5 6600k.

Also, is it a decent idea to pick up a used titan 6gb or a 1070 from ebay so its used but alot cheaper?

Also, I'm used to razer for peripherals, any good mice or keyboards from maybe final mouse or whatever that are very high quality, and good for gaming. Also the keyboard should be mechanical.

Thanks for everything!

 

[John__Titor]

The simplest cuts I can see there would be to start with the peripherals. Razer is fairly expensive, i'm sure there are cheaper alternatives of similar quality (can't think of many off the top of my head, but I use mostly Logitech, which can also be expensive). Then axe the storage. Cut down to 1TB HDD and 250GB SSD, even down to 120GB SSD if you're really in a bind. The SSD won't make much different in games, but it's great for the OS and a few other select programs.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($238.75 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($25.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: *Gigabyte GA-Z270P-D3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($108.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: *GeIL EVO POTENZA 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($86.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($52.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 480 4GB GAMING X Video Card ($199.99 @ Jet)
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400 ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: *SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($88.58 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Acer GN246HL 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Razer BlackWidow Chroma Wired Gaming Keyboard ($136.00 @ B&H)
Mouse: Razer DeathAdder Chroma Wired Optical Mouse ($49.00 @ B&H)
Total: $1334.02
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-02 16:15 EST-0500

Significant cut on the GPU, but with a 1080p monitor the 1070 is overkill. For additional savings you may consider downgrading the monitor to a 75Hz with FreeSync. Otherwise, it should still be fine, but the RX 480 probably won't push everything to 144Hz (overkill in my opinion). It will still deliver well above 60FPS on ultra settings with 99% of games out there today at 1080p.

Another option, if you can wait, is to check out the Ryzen R5 line of CPU due our over the next few months (hopefully). It's possible those will deliver as good, if not better, performance than the 7600k for less money if you're on a tight budget.

Cheers!

 

[WildCard999]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($238.75 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Motherboard: MSI Z270 SLI PLUS ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($113.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2800 Memory ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX300 275GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($89.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 Fury 4GB NITRO Video Card ($234.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($61.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($88.89 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($88.58 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VG245H 24.0" 1920x1080 75Hz Monitor ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Razer BlackWidow Tournament Edition Chroma Wired Gaming Keyboard ($120.93 @ B&H)
Mouse: Razer DeathAdder Chroma Wired Optical Mouse ($49.00 @ B&H)
Total: $1433.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-02 16:36 EST-0500

 

[Eximo]

Yeah, not much to trim if those are the type of components you want. You'll have to sacrifice something reduce the price.

GTX1070 is a pretty good match with a 1080p 144hz monitor. 1080p@144hz is a bit more horsepower than 1440p@60hz