Making My PC better

[Bryant White]

Hi
I recently put together a PC in PcPartPicker for gaming, school, video editing, etc. It is a little over my budget. I am aiming under $900. Sadly I need $200 for the monitor and OS so its really only $700 PC. Anyway, is there a way that you could make the build cheaper without sacrificing much performance out of it. I mainly want this to be CPU dependent because of some games I play. And I need something to run Flight Simulator X well. (Flight Simulator X is very CPU dependent) For example, is there any GPUs that are cheaper but just as good, and do I need a better motherboard or is it overkill for this build. (I will be overclocking to around 4-4.2ghz.
Thanks

MY BUILD
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/JgHCWZ

 

[USAFRet]

I know you're on a budget, but don't buy that SSD. That particular model has issues. There is a reason it is cheap.

 

[Bryant White]

I know you're on a budget, but don't buy that SSD. That particular model has issues. There is a reason it is cheap.

How much does the ssd improve performance or does it effect it at all?

 

[Bryant White]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/8pB2wP
I already have 2 terabyte hard drives at home so that's why I don't have any storage listed in this build.

 

[zared619]

Flight Simulator X was made almost a decade ago and can run on a Pentium. I personally have a FX6300 and it runs it fantastically. This build won't overclock, but you won't need to. The 4460 won't bottleneck anything currently made. The 270x is also a far better card than the 750Ti.
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1043?vs=1130

If you have any questions, just ask.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($176.98 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($87.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.99 @ B&H)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270X 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec Neo Eco 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($48.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHDS118-04 DVD/CD Drive ($17.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 OEM (64-bit) ($89.91 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Acer G237HLbi 60Hz 23.0" Monitor ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $889.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-15 13:56 EDT-0400

 

[USAFRet]

I know you're on a budget, but don't buy that SSD. That particular model has issues. There is a reason it is cheap.

How much does the ssd improve performance or does it effect it at all?

An SSD improves the overall PC experience a LOT.
But there are better ones than the one you have chosen.

 

[Bryant White]

I know you're on a budget, but don't buy that SSD. That particular model has issues. There is a reason it is cheap.

How much does the ssd improve performance or does it effect it at all?

An SSD improves the overall PC experience a LOT.
But there are better ones than the one you have chosen.

OK thanks