Take $100 off this build but keep CPU&GPU (Keep same performance?)

[jheuer]

Keep my cpu and gpu or basically mainly the same stuff just change some of the smaller stuff? I'm not sure help me drop the price $100.

PCPartPicker:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/4fQ7gs

 

[USAFRet]

Cheaper case and smaller PSU. $40 each off.

 

[qwerty987123]

will you overclock in the future

 

[qwerty987123]

using these instead of the respective parts you've chosen would bring it down most the way

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/tkvVRB
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/tkvVRB/by_merchant/

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($62.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($329.00 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($66.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $458.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-26 09:57 EST-0500

 

[jheuer]

I'd like to keep the same case I have I know it's a little pricey but I want that one. So If I change the psu and memory what should I change them too?

 

[RazerZ]

There's no point buying a 4690k if you're not getting an aftermarket cooler to go along with it. To add to the suggestions if you are ok with a locked CPU you could look into a i5 4460 for $175 and a cheaper H97/Z97 motherboard for $75.

 

[USAFRet]

I'd like to keep the same case I have I know it's a little pricey but I want that one. So If I change the psu and memory what should I change them too?

Well...if you want fewer $$, you have to change something.
CPU/GPU/case....that means you have to change something else.

 

[4745454b]

Cheaper board? This one is only $77. I have no clue how good it is. But you should be able to find something in the $80-100 range.

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-z97anniversary

I agree to drop the PSU down. You don't need a 650W unit. Might also need to look at 1600MHz DDR3 RAM.

 

[jheuer]

What do you mean there's no point getting a 4690k? If I get that I have to have an aftermarket cooler? What If I don't plan on overclocking right away because I have no idea how that works can't I just use the stock cooler for a while?

 

[RazerZ]

Whoops, meant to add "to overclock the CPU with" in my first sentence.

You could make do with the aftermarket cooler for a while, but unless you are interested in overclocking as a hobby or like to impress others with numbers from a synthetic benchmark you could consider moving to a locked CPU and save some cash. Overclocking the fourth gen i5s will not bring any worthwhile performance gain in gaming, if that's what you were looking for.