Looking to bring my build down in price around $250-$300

[bruno.cmoretti]

Hi!

Before I start this off, this is my first gaming PC build. Up until this point, I've only played on Macs (yes, I know) and consoles. As such, if I make any mistakes or forget to point something out, please tell me so. Thanks!

I live in Brazil, and I've been trying to bring my setup's price down. Its current price, around $1914, totals to R$6699 (Brazilian currency). This is quite a bit above my intended price range, which would be around R$5500.
REMINDER: THIS INCLUDES KEYBOARD, MONITOR, AND OS (I already have a mouse, mousepad, and headset.)

Also, I'm attempting to purchase only from Brazilian stores such as Kabum, Pichau, Terabyte, and Mercado Livre, so as to not incur the crazy shipping fee from the US. I want to be able to play games at 1080p High/Ultra definition at a decently stable 60fps+. Although I mostly play FPS games like Fortnite: Battle Royale and CS:GO, I also want to be able to play titles like The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.

As the prices and pieces available in Brazilian stores are bound to be different than those in, for example, Amazon, I'm looking for general recommendations rather than specific locations to buy components.

Some components aren't available at all here. For example, there aren't any decently-priced NVMe SSDs here, so I'll have to purchase a SATA so as to not raise the price by another ~500 R$.

Before I list my components, I'd like to thank anyone who attempts to help me, as I've been researching and trying to bring the build's price down for around half a week, now. Thanks again!

CURRENT BUILD:
CPU - Intel Core i5-8400
GPU - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
RAM - Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB)
SSD - SSD Plus SanDisk 240GB
HDD - WD Blue 1TB HDD
MOBO - MSI Z370 Gaming Plus
PSU - EVGA SuperNOVA G3 550W
Case: NZXT S340 Black Edition
Monitor: AOC G2460PF - 144Hz - 24" - 1080p res - 1ms
OS: Windows 10 Home 64-Bit
Keyboard: Corsair K70 Rapidfire Cherry MX (Non-RGB)

 

[Zerk2012]

Drop down to a i3 8100 still a good gaming processor with 4 cores and buy a regular cheap keyboard you can always add a good keyboard later.

Could also try a lower priced motherboard not really sure what is offered their.

 

[madmatt30]

The cx550 is half the price of a g3

https://lista.mercadolivre.com.br/corsair-cx550#D[A:corsair%20cx550]


A b360 board will also save you $200-300

https://produto.mercadolivre.com.br/MLB-1018559526-placa-me-gigabyte-b360m-d3h-lga-1151-chipset-intel-b360-_JM

The 75htz vq6 will bring the price down some more

https://produto.mercadolivre.com.br/MLB-826005025-monitor-aoc-led-24-widescreen-hdmi-g2460vq6-_JM

That gpu you're listing is a 1060 ?? 1050's only come in 2gb models

 

[Wolfshadw]

Personally, I'd drop the SSD and the keyboard. If you're set on a 240GB SSD, then create a boot partition on the 1TB HDD of the same size (or smaller). Later, when you do purchase the SSD, it's just a matter of cloning the HDD partition to the SSD.

-Wolf sends

 

[bruno.cmoretti]

The cx550 is half the price of a g3

https://lista.mercadolivre.com.br/corsair-cx550#D[A:corsair%20cx550]


A b360 board will also save you $200-300

https://produto.mercadolivre.com.br/MLB-1018559526-placa-me-gigabyte-b360m-d3h-lga-1151-chipset-intel-b360-_JM

The 75htz vq6 will bring the price down some more

https://produto.mercadolivre.com.br/MLB-826005025-monitor-aoc-led-24-widescreen-hdmi-g2460vq6-_JM

That gpu you're listing is a 1060 ?? 1050's only come in 2gb models

Thanks. My board is an 1060, yes, my mistake. Corrected.

In terms of the PSU, are there any major differences between the G3 and the CX550 apart from one being 80+ Gold and the other 80+ Bronze?

Also, as for your second suggestion, do you mean R$200-300 or $200-300? Also on Mercado Livre, I was able to find a variant of the board I've currently listed for R$849.9, which is R$251.9 or $72 more expensive than the board you've suggested.

Finally, something I've been pretty adamant about is 144Hz gaming, as I've heard it really makes a difference and I'd like to keep it as such if it's possible. Do you think it's worth it? Is the difference between 144Hz and 75Hz not really that noticeable? Keep in mind I play FPS games that are very much benefitted by 144Hz in comparison to 60-75Hz.

Thanks for the suggestions!

 

[bruno.cmoretti]

Drop down to a i3 8100 still a good gaming processor with 4 cores and buy a regular cheap keyboard you can always add a good keyboard later.

Could also try a lower priced motherboard not really sure what is offered their.

I think I might drop the keyboard and I'm looking at different motherboards, thanks. But a while ago I was even considering going up to an i7 before realizing the price increase, so I think a dropdown to i3 would be a bit too much for me. Thanks for the suggestion, though.

 

[bruno.cmoretti]

Personally, I'd drop the SSD and the keyboard. If you're set on a 240GB SSD, then create a boot partition on the 1TB HDD of the same size (or smaller). Later, when you do purchase the SSD, it's just a matter of cloning the HDD partition to the SSD.

-Wolf sends

Hey! I'm pretty sure I'm going to roll with the 240GB, as earlier I was considering 500GB but dropped from that, so I don't think I'll go further. What is this "boot partition" you mentioned? I've never heard of it, but if it doesn't compromise the speed/capacity too much, I might consider it.

As for the keyboard (mechanical), I've been looking at lower-price options and found these:
Corsair K63
Corsair K68
Logitech G413 Carbon
Redragon K551
Logitech G610

What do you think? Which would you recommend? Thanks!

 

[Wolfshadw]

Personally, I'd drop the SSD and the keyboard. If you're set on a 240GB SSD, then create a boot partition on the 1TB HDD of the same size (or smaller). Later, when you do purchase the SSD, it's just a matter of cloning the HDD partition to the SSD.

-Wolf sends

Hey! I'm pretty sure I'm going to roll with the 240GB, as earlier I was considering 500GB but dropped from that, so I don't think I'll go further. What is this "boot partition" you mentioned? I've never heard of it, but if it doesn't compromise the speed/capacity too much, I might consider it.

As for the keyboard (mechanical), I've been looking at lower-price options and found these:
Corsair K63
Corsair K68
Logitech G413 Carbon
Redragon K551
Logitech G610

What do you think? Which would you recommend? Thanks!

When I say "Boot Partition" I just mean that during the Windows installation, you can set up part of your hard drive in a separate partition. By partitioning your hard drive, you can have two (or more) logical drives on one physical drive. With a 1TB Hard Drive, you could set up a 250GB C: Drive and a 750GB D: drive as logical drives on one physical hard drive.

Now it still operates at the same speed of a normal hard drive and in no way compares to the speed of an SSD, but it is an option to cut costs.

As for keyboards and mice, I'm the wrong guy to ask. To me, if you spent more than $25 on the pair, you spent too much.

-Wolf sends

 

[bruno.cmoretti]

Personally, I'd drop the SSD and the keyboard. If you're set on a 240GB SSD, then create a boot partition on the 1TB HDD of the same size (or smaller). Later, when you do purchase the SSD, it's just a matter of cloning the HDD partition to the SSD.

-Wolf sends

Hey! I'm pretty sure I'm going to roll with the 240GB, as earlier I was considering 500GB but dropped from that, so I don't think I'll go further. What is this "boot partition" you mentioned? I've never heard of it, but if it doesn't compromise the speed/capacity too much, I might consider it.

As for the keyboard (mechanical), I've been looking at lower-price options and found these:
Corsair K63
Corsair K68
Logitech G413 Carbon
Redragon K551
Logitech G610

What do you think? Which would you recommend? Thanks!

When I say "Boot Partition" I just mean that during the Windows installation, you can set up part of your hard drive in a separate partition. By partitioning your hard drive, you can have two (or more) logical drives on one physical drive. With a 1TB Hard Drive, you could set up a 250GB C: Drive and a 750GB D: drive as logical drives on one physical hard drive.

Now it still operates at the same speed of a normal hard drive and in no way compares to the speed of an SSD, but it is an option to cut costs.

As for keyboards and mice, I'm the wrong guy to ask. To me, if you spent more than $25 on the pair, you spent too much.

-Wolf sends

Ah, alright. That sounds like an interesting option. I think I'll try to lower the price as much as possible, and if a large amount is left I might utilize it as a solution. Will the 250GB, in this case, be the exact same speed as the 750GB? Or does the fact that it's a smaller partition mean it'll run the small amount of information that's stored inside of it more quickly? If it's the same speed, is there any purpose in doing it apart from having two places to store information rather than one? Will, for example, placing the OS in the partitioned drive make it so it runs faster than if it was tossed into the clogged-up full (physical) drive? Thanks again!

 

[Zerk2012]

I think you missed the point on the keyboard you can buy a gaming keyboard anytime.
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/w7Lypg/logitech-keyboard-920002565

 

[bruno.cmoretti]

I think you missed the point on the keyboard you can buy a gaming keyboard anytime.
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/w7Lypg/logitech-keyboard-920002565

I'm looking for preferably mechanical keyboards. I searched around PCPartPicker and the cheapest one that interested me was around $29, but it wasn't available where I live. Do you have any mechanical suggestions around the $30-$60 range? Thanks again.

 

[Wolfshadw]

Ah, alright. That sounds like an interesting option. I think I'll try to lower the price as much as possible, and if a large amount is left I might utilize it as a solution. Will the 250GB, in this case, be the exact same speed as the 750GB? Or does the fact that it's a smaller partition mean it'll run the small amount of information that's stored inside of it more quickly? If it's the same speed, is there any purpose in doing it apart from having two places to store information rather than one? Will, for example, placing the OS in the partitioned drive make it so it runs faster than if it was tossed into the clogged-up full (physical) drive? Thanks again!

Sorry, but it runs at the same speed (or nearly) as the rest of the hard drive (other partition). The advantage is, you can format it and reinstall Windows without affecting anything on the separate partition or, in your case, when the time comes, clone it to the SSD without any fuss about larger hard drives and smaller SSDs.

-Wolf sends

 

[bruno.cmoretti]

Ah, alright. That sounds like an interesting option. I think I'll try to lower the price as much as possible, and if a large amount is left I might utilize it as a solution. Will the 250GB, in this case, be the exact same speed as the 750GB? Or does the fact that it's a smaller partition mean it'll run the small amount of information that's stored inside of it more quickly? If it's the same speed, is there any purpose in doing it apart from having two places to store information rather than one? Will, for example, placing the OS in the partitioned drive make it so it runs faster than if it was tossed into the clogged-up full (physical) drive? Thanks again!

Sorry, but it runs at the same speed (or nearly) as the rest of the hard drive (other partition). The advantage is, you can format it and reinstall Windows without affecting anything on the separate partition or, in your case, when the time comes, clone it to the SSD without any fuss about larger hard drives and smaller SSDs.

-Wolf sends

Ah, alright, that clears everything up. I'll note it down as an alternative in case I still need to cut off a decent amount of money after I finish making adjustments. Thanks again!