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Any idea on how to make this build cheaper about $100-$400?  :) With near same performance?

 

Which build are you referring to ? As you have a few listed on the previous page. Is it the $2379.08 one ?

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Any idea on how to make this build cheaper about $100-$400?  :) With near same performance?

 

 

Pretty hard to cut 20% out of a budget without affecting performance. Here is one way of achieving the goal.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($339.98 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($99.25 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($144.99 @ Amazon)

Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  ($162.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($54.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ Amazon)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card  ($649.99 @ Amazon)

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($84.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($104.99 @ NCIX US)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($99.98 @ OutletPC)

Monitor: Asus VS24AH-P 24.0" Monitor  ($227.99 @ Amazon)

Total: $2020.13

80+ ratings certify electrical efficiency. Not quality.

 

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Oops, i guess i should've made it more clear that i was joking. :( Didn't mean to waste anyone's time.

 

Pretty hard to cut 20% out of a budget without affecting performance. Here is one way of achieving the goal.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($339.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($99.25 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($144.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  ($162.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card  ($649.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($104.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($99.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VS24AH-P 24.0" Monitor  ($227.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $2020.13

 

Which build are you referring to ? As you have a few listed on the previous page. Is it the $2379.08 one ?

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:lol:

80+ ratings certify electrical efficiency. Not quality.

 

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