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Hey guys, the title pretty much says it all. I just want to squeeze this build down to about $1200.00 to meet my budget. I figured this build looked pretty good overall performance-wise, but if you have any suggestions, that would be great.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-9600K 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor ($249.99 @ Walmart)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI - Z390-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($128.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($147.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.50 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1070 8 GB G1 Gaming Video Card ($359.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT - H500i (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.00 @ B&H)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1302.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-03 18:01 EST-0500
 
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geofelt
Love the Samsung 1tb drive. Defer on the hard drive until you actually need the space.
It is easy to add a hard drive later.

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In a good case like the H500I, I think a hyper212 will work decently, given the price.
This Christmas, I helped a friend to assemble a Z390 motherboard, a i5-9600K and a hyper212.
It worked decently.
That said, I would never buy the hyper212; the installation instructions were awful and confusing.
There are better options like the $35 scythe kotetsu.

For maximum overclocks, much better to budget some $80 for a twin tower cooler like the noctua nh-d15s.

But... the OP wanted to cut costs.
 
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Okay, some people may not fully agree with this. But as you said you are looking to get the most performance for your money this is what I would suggest potentially taking a look at. I also would hold off if you do take this advice and wait until CES is over and AMD Reveals their next gen CPU. But as Geofelt said above, changing the storage from 1TB to 500GB shaves some cost down, along with going with the non "I" version of the case you wanted. You can always add RGB Later. For under $1200 I also threw in a AIO Cooler for the CPU so if you wanted to go air cooling this price list would go down further.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/qm93XP

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor ($165.98 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: NZXT - Kraken X62 Rev 2 98.17 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($138.59 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus - Prime X470-Pro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($157.10 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($72.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 8 GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card ($334.99 @ B&H)
Case: NZXT - H500 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($76.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1155.63
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-03 17:20 EST-0500
 
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I understand that for years Intel has lead the way in CPU performance, however I believe that it has been shown that the Ryzen line this past year has been able to hold its own against the Intel CPU's. I did say that people wouldn't agree with my suggestion.
 
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Another cost cutting option:
The motherboard supports optane devices. Spend $40 on a 32gb optane pcie drive and use it as a cache for the 2tb HDD.
You could eliminate the ssd and net $100 savings.
I would not do that, but, if you are desperate that is an option.

You could also buy a case for half the price, but I would always bust the budget to buy a case you love.
It will be with you for a long time.
 
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If you want to keep the same core parts you chose from the origional list, just cut down to a 500GB SSD and get the non "I" version of the case and that would bring the cost to sub $1200.
 
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Thanks for reformatting the post, I forgot that BBC worked best on the forum and didn't have time to change it until after work.

That being said, these are all great suggestions. I'm usually not too worried about swapping to AMD, but I usually prefer not to. I'll need to consider it as an option going forward, but I maybe end up cutting the HDD and add it in later. I'll need to look at busting out a different cpu cooler though, it sounds like. Are there any other suggested air coolers that wouldn't raise the price too much? I don't mind taking another look at the build as long as it benefits the build and my budget at the same time.
 
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Me myself would start with lower storage and add later if necessary,

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-9600K 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor ($249.99 @ Walmart)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright - Macho Direct 73.6 CFM CPU Cooler ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus - TUF Z390-PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($163.27 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 250 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($52.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($72.00 @ B&H)
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1070 8 GB STRIX Video Card ($359.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT - H500 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($76.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ B&H)
Total: $1200.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-03 19:15 EST-0500

Used the two ssd's since that is lower in price,but is also lower in amount. Upside may be that you can install windows at the smallest ssd and use the other for games,like install Steam and/or Origin on the second disk. This way if you need to reinstall windows could you just reinstall those too and point to the second disk,if all goes well would they recognize the other files and would you be up and gaming in no time.

Other option for the motherboard,
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/wgyV3C/gigabyte-z390-gaming-sli-atx-lga1151-motherboard-z390-gaming-sli
really wanted to get a somewhat decent motherboard in the build. The Asus comes with enough fan headers and two rgb headers since it seems that you like that. The Gigabyte has a little less of that.

if you still want a 2gb hdd first could you replace the 250gb ssd with this,
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/CbL7YJ/seagate-barracuda-2tb-35-7200rpm-internal-hard-drive-st2000dm006

Changed the case as well to the one with no "I" so no rgb readyness. Ram as well. Well take a look and compare to your own build. 😉
 
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With what you are spending, I would try to get the best cooler available if you want to oc near 5.0.
That would be the noctua NH-D15s for $80.
I use one in my system with a similar i5-8600K@5.0. It is silent and very easy to install.
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIAADY44C6096

Another cooler I have used is the scythe kotetsu $45.
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=13C-0004-00005
It is surprisingly good and quiet, besting the hyper212 and even some good noctua towers. Here is a review:
http://www.silentpcreview.com/article1391-page1.html

You can save a bit on the psu with a Seasonic focus 650w gold unit for $80.
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151202

Watch for sales, sometimes they sell for less with a rebate.

 
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