E EireSionnach Distinguished Apr 15, 2015 46 0 18,530 Jul 12, 2015 #1 I am going to be buying and building my first gaming pc and I was wondering if there was any way my pc can get cheaper but still be just as powerful please look over. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/jMbRXL
I am going to be buying and building my first gaming pc and I was wondering if there was any way my pc can get cheaper but still be just as powerful please look over. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/jMbRXL
Solution Xemko Jul 12, 2015 Overall your build is pretty solid, here are some tweaks : PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($176.95 @ SuperBiiz) Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz) Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($42.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.99 @ Best Buy) Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card ($191.98 @ Newegg) Case: Cougar Spike MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($32.99 @ Mwave) Power Supply: XFX Core Edition 650W 80+ Bronze...
Overall your build is pretty solid, here are some tweaks : PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($176.95 @ SuperBiiz) Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz) Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($42.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.99 @ Best Buy) Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card ($191.98 @ Newegg) Case: Cougar Spike MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($32.99 @ Mwave) Power Supply: XFX Core Edition 650W 80+ Bronze...
DeathRabit Splendid Jun 18, 2014 2,329 3 22,665 Jul 12, 2015 #2 * change for cheaper but still solid PSU PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($176.95 @ SuperBiiz) Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz) Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($53.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.99 @ Best Buy) Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($194.99 @ SuperBiiz) Case: Cougar Spike MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($32.99 @ Mwave) Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($52.99 @ SuperBiiz) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($89.99 @ NCIX US) Monitor: Acer S220HQLAbd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($109.99 @ Newegg) Total: $824.87 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-12 20:56 EDT-0400 Upvote 0 Downvote
* change for cheaper but still solid PSU PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($176.95 @ SuperBiiz) Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz) Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($53.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.99 @ Best Buy) Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($194.99 @ SuperBiiz) Case: Cougar Spike MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($32.99 @ Mwave) Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($52.99 @ SuperBiiz) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($89.99 @ NCIX US) Monitor: Acer S220HQLAbd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($109.99 @ Newegg) Total: $824.87 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-12 20:56 EDT-0400
Xemko Admirable Feb 15, 2015 1,714 1 6,960 Jul 12, 2015 Solution #3 Overall your build is pretty solid, here are some tweaks : PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($176.95 @ SuperBiiz) Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz) Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($42.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.99 @ Best Buy) Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card ($191.98 @ Newegg) Case: Cougar Spike MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($32.99 @ Mwave) Power Supply: XFX Core Edition 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.98 @ Newegg) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($86.98 @ OutletPC) Monitor: Acer S220HQLAbd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($109.99 @ Newegg) Total: $804.84 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-12 21:01 EDT-0400 Cheaper, same performance ram kit. Great deal on good quality PSU. Better GPU. Upvote 0 Downvote Solution
Overall your build is pretty solid, here are some tweaks : PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($176.95 @ SuperBiiz) Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz) Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($42.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.99 @ Best Buy) Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card ($191.98 @ Newegg) Case: Cougar Spike MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($32.99 @ Mwave) Power Supply: XFX Core Edition 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.98 @ Newegg) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($86.98 @ OutletPC) Monitor: Acer S220HQLAbd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($109.99 @ Newegg) Total: $804.84 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-12 21:01 EDT-0400 Cheaper, same performance ram kit. Great deal on good quality PSU. Better GPU.
Reaper_7799 Distinguished May 27, 2015 1,574 5 20,165 Jul 12, 2015 #4 I would change to either of those power supply too. Upvote 0 Downvote