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My Rig: Cut the price down without cutting performance?
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Alright, after taking some suggestions from a few users for better/cheaper hardware, I'm still over budget.
I need to buy an OS which costs around $100.
That leaves me $750 for: A Video Card, Processor, RAM, Hard Drive, SSD, Tower Case, Power Supply, Motherboard, and a DVD Drive.
So far I've gotten a suggestion for an under $800, but the dude's links won't work and I can only find some of the hardware on newegg by typing in manually.
Anyways, currently I'm working with this:
Video Card - $210
ASUS R9270X-DC2T-2GD5 Radeon R9 270X 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 CrossFireX Support Video Card
Processor - $160
AMD FX-8320 Vishera 3.5GHz (4.0GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W Eight-Core Desktop Processor FD8320FRHKBOX
RAM - $74
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2133 (PC3 17000) Desktop Memory Model F3-2133C9D-8GXL
Hard Drive - $70
Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
SSD - $129
Kingston HyperX 3K SH103S3/120G 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) (Stand-Alone Drive)
Tower Case - $70
Corsair Carbide Series 300R Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Power Supply - $60
CORSAIR CX series CX500 500W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply
Motherboard - $100
GIGABYTE GA-970A-UD3P AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
DVD Drive - $20
SAMSUNG DVD Burner SATA Model SH-224DB/BEBE - OEM
I've added that all up and it comes to $893 bucks. Is it possible to shave off $150 without hurting the performance of my rig very much?
Really, I'm trying hard to end up with a build that will let me play the newest games on Ultra High graphics.
Anyways, any help would be appreciated!
Thanks
Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that I'm spending cash to buy this stuff, so I literally don't have more than money than what I've listed, so rebates won't help me in the "now."
I need to buy an OS which costs around $100.
That leaves me $750 for: A Video Card, Processor, RAM, Hard Drive, SSD, Tower Case, Power Supply, Motherboard, and a DVD Drive.
So far I've gotten a suggestion for an under $800, but the dude's links won't work and I can only find some of the hardware on newegg by typing in manually.
Anyways, currently I'm working with this:
Video Card - $210
ASUS R9270X-DC2T-2GD5 Radeon R9 270X 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 CrossFireX Support Video Card
Processor - $160
AMD FX-8320 Vishera 3.5GHz (4.0GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W Eight-Core Desktop Processor FD8320FRHKBOX
RAM - $74
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2133 (PC3 17000) Desktop Memory Model F3-2133C9D-8GXL
Hard Drive - $70
Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
SSD - $129
Kingston HyperX 3K SH103S3/120G 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) (Stand-Alone Drive)
Tower Case - $70
Corsair Carbide Series 300R Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Power Supply - $60
CORSAIR CX series CX500 500W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply
Motherboard - $100
GIGABYTE GA-970A-UD3P AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
DVD Drive - $20
SAMSUNG DVD Burner SATA Model SH-224DB/BEBE - OEM
I've added that all up and it comes to $893 bucks. Is it possible to shave off $150 without hurting the performance of my rig very much?
Really, I'm trying hard to end up with a build that will let me play the newest games on Ultra High graphics.
Anyways, any help would be appreciated!
Thanks
Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that I'm spending cash to buy this stuff, so I literally don't have more than money than what I've listed, so rebates won't help me in the "now."
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Get a cheaper case, an nxzt switch 210 is good.
spend less on ram, ripjaws x is good ram, but get something cheaper.
spend less on ram, ripjaws x is good ram, but get something cheaper.
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Did someone say $750? The big squeeze here is the SSD, which usually doesn't fit 100% perfectly at that budget, but you want one, so you get what you pay for
Total: $754.91 (-$20 after rebates)
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Fractal Core 3000 [ Register or Signin to view external links. ]
1TB WD Blue [ Register or Signin to view external links. ]
MSI 970A-G43 [ Register or Signin to view external links. ]
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Gigabyte R9 270X [ Register or Signin to view external links. ]
Total: $754.91 (-$20 after rebates)
Optical Drive [ Register or Signin to view external links. ]
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1TB WD Blue [ Register or Signin to view external links. ]
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Sorry, guys, I've been pretty busy today, not to mention I've been wrapped up on another forum taking a lot of advice and tweaking my build.
This is what I've chosen so far (I've removed the SSD because I don't need it for gaming). Tell me what you think?
Video Card - $210
ASUS R9270X-DC2T-2GD5 Radeon R9 270X 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 CrossFireX Support Video Card
Processor - $120
AMD FX-6300 Vishera 3.5GHz (4.1GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 95W Six-Core Desktop Processor FD6300WMHKBOX
RAM - $74
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2133 (PC3 17000) Desktop Memory Model F3-2133C9D-8GXL
Hard Drive - $70
Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
Tower Case - $70
Corsair Carbide Series 300R Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Power Supply - $84
CORSAIR CXM series CX600M 600W ATX12V v2.3 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
Motherboard - $100
GIGABYTE GA-970A-UD3P AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
DVD Drive - $20
SAMSUNG DVD Burner SATA Model SH-224DB/BEBE - OEM
I couldn't narrow it down enough to pay for a better processor, so I decided to go with a few things that were slightly more $$$ just to be safe, for instance, the tower case is $70 and the PSU is a CX600M for $84 rather than the CX500 for $60.
Any thoughts?
This is what I've chosen so far (I've removed the SSD because I don't need it for gaming). Tell me what you think?
Video Card - $210
ASUS R9270X-DC2T-2GD5 Radeon R9 270X 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 CrossFireX Support Video Card
Processor - $120
AMD FX-6300 Vishera 3.5GHz (4.1GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 95W Six-Core Desktop Processor FD6300WMHKBOX
RAM - $74
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2133 (PC3 17000) Desktop Memory Model F3-2133C9D-8GXL
Hard Drive - $70
Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
Tower Case - $70
Corsair Carbide Series 300R Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Power Supply - $84
CORSAIR CXM series CX600M 600W ATX12V v2.3 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
Motherboard - $100
GIGABYTE GA-970A-UD3P AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
DVD Drive - $20
SAMSUNG DVD Burner SATA Model SH-224DB/BEBE - OEM
I couldn't narrow it down enough to pay for a better processor, so I decided to go with a few things that were slightly more $$$ just to be safe, for instance, the tower case is $70 and the PSU is a CX600M for $84 rather than the CX500 for $60.
Any thoughts?
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