Is There Anywhere I can Save Money?

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James Crockett

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http://pcpartpicker.com/p/9psNvK

Is there anywhere I can save money with the above build? I intend on playing Skyrim on ultra and want it to stay that way, but I also want a good, new monitor. My budget can not go over $850. Right now, that seems impossible. If anyone can make it possible, I'd be much obliged.
 
Solution
Well if you want to go Intel, this is a good one if you're comfortable with MIRs:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H81 Pro BTC ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($54.00 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.43 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Raidmax ATX-249B (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($19.99 @ Newegg)
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We're happy to help :)

The monitor I suggested is a fairly good one. It's 1080p, 60Hz and has a response time of 5ms, which is completely OK if you're not doing any professional level fps gaming. I personally use a monitor very much like that, but mine only has a VGA connection and I have nothing to complain about.