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About to finally start my first PC. How can I lower my end price to 3.5K???

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  1. Use a less expensive CPU cooling solution.
  2. Use less expensive memory.
  3. Use the H9 Flow case.
  4. Use an ATX 3.0 PSU.
  5. Phantek, Deepcool, and Arctic have decent and less expensive A-RGB fans.
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Budget (including currency): $3.5K USD

Country: United States

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Apex, Fortnite, Spiderman, Elden Ring, FIFA

Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): 

I'm building my first every PC and this is the parts list I came up with after getting advice on here too. I want to lower it down to 3.5K instead of the 7. I do not want to change the MOBO, CPU, GPU, nor storage, (I already have a windows 11 access key) Can someone recommend me fans that are maybe cheaper and get me closer to 3.5k or perhaps better ram at a lower price that still has rgb?

(I already have a 1440p 240hz qhd monitor) 

 

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/G6j29c

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($384.00 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair iCUE H150i ELITE CAPELLIX XT 65.57 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($194.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: MSI MAG X670E TOMAHAWK WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($299.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  ($159.99 @ Corsair) 
Storage: Samsung 980 Pro 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($129.79 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Black SN850X 4 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($299.00 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI GAMING X TRIO GeForce RTX 4090 24 GB Video Card  ($1649.99 @ B&H) 
Case: NZXT H9 Elite ATX Mid Tower Case  ($239.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair RM1000x (2021) 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($169.99 @ Amazon) 
Case Fan: Lian Li Uni Fan SL-Infinity 61.3 CFM 120 mm Fan  ($29.99 @ Adorama) 
Case Fan: Lian Li Uni Fan SL-Infinity 61.3 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack  ($84.99 @ Newegg Sellers) 
Case Fan: Lian Li Uni Fan SL-Infinity 61.3 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack  ($84.99 @ Newegg Sellers) 
Total: $3727.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-08-30 12:55 EDT-0400

 

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Dumb expensive AIO, bling fans, 6 terabytes of NVME storage. Are you even trying to reduce your price?

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I first want to point out that for a first PC, this is exceptionally overkill. You don't need something this high end, something for half the price is probably a better option for a starter machine. If you really want to spend this amount of money though, this is more like what you should get:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/pbHzYN

 

It's ~$2800 rather than $3700 like your original, and performance will be identical. 

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The list is marked private so can't access it.

 

  1. Use a less expensive CPU cooling solution.
  2. Use less expensive memory.
  3. Use the H9 Flow case.
  4. Use an ATX 3.0 PSU.
  5. Phantek, Deepcool, and Arctic have decent and less expensive A-RGB fans.

80+ ratings certify electrical efficiency. Not quality.

 

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PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/9WjZRK

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($384.00 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: Deepcool LS720 85.85 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI MAG X670E TOMAHAWK WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($299.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  ($114.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Black SN850X 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Black SN850X 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: MSI GAMING X TRIO GeForce RTX 4090 24 GB Video Card  ($1649.99 @ B&H) 
Case: NZXT H9 Flow ATX Mid Tower Case  ($159.99 @ Best Buy) 
Power Supply: MSI A1000G PCIE5 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($149.99 @ Amazon) 
Case Fan: Lian Li Uni Fan SL-Infinity 61.3 CFM 120 mm Fan  ($29.99 @ Adorama) 
Case Fan: Lian Li Uni Fan SL-Infinity 61.3 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack  ($84.99 @ Newegg Sellers) 
Case Fan: Lian Li Uni Fan SL-Infinity 61.3 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack  ($84.99 @ Newegg Sellers) 
Total: $3258.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-08-30 16:19 EDT-0400

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