I need to lower the price of this computer so it is closer to $1000

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AssassinAzn

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Ganjasaur

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I can't help you with the price, but I can tell you not to get that USB wifi dongle. Get a wifi extender and plug your PC into that instead. You'll get much faster speeds for the same/lower price.
 
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Do you have a screw driver? If so, you don't need a "tool kit".
Don't bother with the wrist band - install your power supply first, plug it in to the wall, and touch the bare metal of the case or power supply every minute or so to ground yourself.

Get 2 sticks of 4GB RAM each, run them dual channel. It'll be faster.

Get an Agility 4 instead of 3 - they're more reliable.

You can probably get just a 500GB hard drive.

That's an unreliable PSU - save money by getting a 500w power supply of a good brand.

Don't bother with a "gaming" keyboard - get a Comfort Curve 2000 - very well built for cheaper.

If you want to save $100, go with a 660ti or AMD offering.
 
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AssassinAzn

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this computer is for gaming btw...
ummm i got a 8 gb ram stick so I can add on later when I have more money...
can you pick a agility 4 and a hard drive out for me...
also what do you mean that the psu is unreliable?
 
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he means the psu is going to break. Better to buy name-brand psu. Also there's no need to go for the gaming keyboard, Unless it's mechanical there won't be a difference.
 
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both hard drives and ssd's go on rebate sales all the time, watch and pounce on a good deal. Last month a 1.5TB hard drive was $50 and 128gb SSD was $60, if you paid attention. I'd say get the Harddrive first and then you get choose between the cheaper last generation SSD and the more expensive current generation later on.
 
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I have a total of 8GB... when gaming with photoshop and 16 tabs open in chrome, I don't use more than 6 of it.

You don't need to add more later - it's better to get 8GB of faster ram. Besides, that motherboard has 4 slots - you can always decide to add another two 4GB sticks.

What do you mean pick an agility 4? Just get the size you need - I recommend a 128gb one. As for the hard drive, get a 500GB western digital blue.
 
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Haven't heard good or bad about kingston, so I can't comment there.
It's a sandforce-based controller, though, so it'll be about as reliable and fast as every other sandforce-based SSD.

I again recommend a different keyboard unless your heart is set on that one - it's too gimmicky to justify the price.

I also highly highly recommend just using an ethernet cable to connect to your modem - it's indefinably more reliable, and way faster to boot.
 
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Okay, in that case, get a PCI wireless card rather than a USB dongle.

As for a cheaper keyboard, I already recommended one - the Comfort Curve 2000. Don't fall for flashy lights and "gaming" tags - they're just a way to increase price.

As for making the computer cheaper, get the lowest-end quad core ivy bridge i5 and a 660 or 660ti instead of 670.
 
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