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I have about a $1700 budget and I need to make this build [link] cheaper, while maintaining similar (not the same!) performance.  Any help would be appreciated.

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8GB ram

Smaller SSD

4690k

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I have about a $1700 budget and I need to make this build [link] cheaper, while maintaining similar (not the same!) performance.  Any help would be appreciated.

 

What is the system being used for? What target are you trying to reach?

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8GB ram

Smaller SSD

4690k

^

this

and maybe a cheaper motherboard, MSI Gaming 5 or something

My PC

[ I5 4690k (no oc) - Gigabyte Z97 D3H - 8GB Ram - Sapphire R9 280X Vapor-X ]

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Same performance for $1300 *facepalm*

 

 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Plus ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($134.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 290 4GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($369.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.98 @ OutletPC) 
Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 PWM 55.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($20.99 @ Amazon) 
Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 PWM 55.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($20.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1307.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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dump the 780ti for a normal 780, go for an 840 SSD not an 850.

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It is a bit difficult to suggest alternatives without knowing what the pc is being used for.

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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ZVBBGX

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ZVBBGX/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($313.36 @ Amazon) 

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($69.98 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($208.99 @ Newegg) 

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

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

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Superclocked ACX Video Card  ($659.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: Corsair Gaming 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Micro Center) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 

Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 37.9 CFM 120mm  Fans  ($27.99 @ Amazon) 

Other: NZXT HUE LED Controler ($32.99)

Total: $1808.24

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-27 17:18 EDT-0400

 

 

put the dual 120gb ssds in raid 0, faster

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Wow, guys. It always irks me when someone immediately implies you only need X amount of ram. For me and several others, 8gb is too little. This might be the case for OP.

 

 

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I think @SAV1OUR could help with this. He's always putting great build configs together. :)

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As others have said, we need more information on what this computer is going to be used for, otherwise we can't make good suggestions.

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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ZVBBGX
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ZVBBGX/by_merchant/
 
CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($313.36 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($69.98 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($208.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($54.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($54.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Superclocked ACX Video Card  ($659.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair Gaming 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Micro Center) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 37.9 CFM 120mm  Fans  ($27.99 @ Amazon) 
Other: NZXT HUE LED Controler ($32.99)
Total: $1808.24
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-27 17:18 EDT-0400
 
 
put the dual 120gb ssds in raid 0, faster

 

I suppose I don't need any RAM :P.  Thanks for the help though, I'm going to throw in 16GB of Corsair Vengeance.

 

I really need the RAM because I'm going to be doing alot of work in After Effects, gaming as a secondary use.

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Same performance for $1300 *facepalm*

 

 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Plus ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($134.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 290 4GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($369.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.98 @ OutletPC) 
Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 PWM 55.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($20.99 @ Amazon) 
Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 PWM 55.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($20.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1307.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-27 17:16 EDT-0400

 

 

Mmm somehow I don't see a  MSI Radeon R9 290 being the same performance as a GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Superclocked

 

Can anyone recommend some decant memory, Corsair Vengeance is good, I know, but it's really pushing my budget as I want 16GB.

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whats the system being used for?

Specs

CPU: i5 4670k i won the silicon lottery Cooler: Corsair H100i w/ 2x Corsair SP120 quiet editions Mobo: ASUS Z97 SABERTOOTH MARK 1 Ram: Corsair Platnums 16gb (4x4gb) Storage: Samsun 840 evo 256gb and random hard drives GPU: EVGA acx 2.0 gtx 980 PSU: Corsair RM 850w Case: Fractal Arc Midi R2 windowed 

 

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Wow, guys. It always irks me when someone immediately implies you only need X amount of ram. For me and several others, 8gb is too little. This might be the case for OP.

Yet he's still not telling us what the system will be used for.

I do tons of video editing. The more RAM the better in my case, so I understand.

But we don't know what boat he's in.

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whats the system being used for?

I'm going to be doing alot of work in After Effects, gaming as a secondary use.

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I suppose I don't need any RAM :P.  Thanks for the help though, I'm going to throw in 16GB of Corsair Vengeanc

 

I really need the RAM because I'm going to be doing alot of work in After Effects, gaming as a secondary use.

 

Think I said it all right there, After Effects (heavy on RAM and GPU), and gaming.

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Yet he's still not telling us what the system will be used for.

I do tons of video editing. The more RAM the better in my case, so I understand.

But we don't know what boat he's in.

This is why I said this may be the case for reasons you've stated. ;)

 

 

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650W PSU = $67.99

16GB RAM = $149.29

3TB HDD = $99

256GB SSD = $139.99

2x 120mm fans = $19.98

NZXT HUE Controller = $28.04

 

Total = $504.29 the same parts in your choices cost $635.94

 

Savings of $131.65.

 

Now i thing @Quantum64 you should take that savings and get an i7 4790k instead of the I7 4770k.

A water-cooled mid-tier gaming PC.

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650W PSU = $67.99

16GB RAM = $149.29

3TB HDD = $99

256GB SSD = $139.99

2x 120mm fans = $19.98

NZXT HUE Controller = $28.04

 

Total = $504.29 the same parts in your choices cost $635.94

 

Savings of $131.65.

 

Now i thing @Quantum64 you should take that savings and get an i7 4790k instead of the I7 4770k.

Thanks for those tips, but the reason I'm buying more fans is to upgrade the ones in the h110i, not downgrade them.

 

Also is it better to get 4x4gb or 2x8gb for RAM?  I've never really understood the benefits over the expenses.

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Thanks for those tips, but the reason I'm buying more fans is to upgrade the ones in the h110i, not downgrade them.

 

Also is it better to get 4x4gb or 2x8gb for RAM?  I've never really understood the benefits over the expenses.

I know why you are buying more fans. The ones i suggested are way better than the SP120s regarding performance and noise for less. 

Check these specs to the SP120s. The ones i gave you are the exact same fans just with a different name and cheaper. I use 3 of them on a 360mm radiator and 3 of the 140mm versions as just air for for my case.

 

There are draw backs to either 4x4gb and 2x8gb.

 

4x4gb

PROS

1) cheaper most of the time

CONS

1) if you need top get more than 16gb of RAM you will need to get another kit of RAM with more capacity and then you will have 8gb just unused.

 

 

2x16gb

PROS

1) OCs better

2) If you need to have more than 16gb of RAM you just buy the same kit to populate the other two DIMMS

 

CONS

1) Cost a bit more most of the times

 

I would also rethink the 780ti and look towards a Sapphire 9290 vaporX or just a plain 780

A water-cooled mid-tier gaming PC.

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
 
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($322.99 @ NCIX US) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($103.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($142.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB DirectCU II Video Card  ($619.99 @ NCIX US) 
Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($84.99 @ NCIX US) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 37.9 CFM 120mm  Fans  ($27.99 @ Amazon) 
Other: NZXT HUE LED Controler ($32.99)
Total: $1825.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-27 18:05 EDT-0400

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($322.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-WS ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($283.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($149.29 @ Amazon)
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($50.40 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Superclocked ACX Video Card  ($464.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($109.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1656.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-27 18:41 EDT-0400

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CPU: i5 4670k i won the silicon lottery Cooler: Corsair H100i w/ 2x Corsair SP120 quiet editions Mobo: ASUS Z97 SABERTOOTH MARK 1 Ram: Corsair Platnums 16gb (4x4gb) Storage: Samsun 840 evo 256gb and random hard drives GPU: EVGA acx 2.0 gtx 980 PSU: Corsair RM 850w Case: Fractal Arc Midi R2 windowed 

 

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Think I said it all right there, After Effects (heavy on RAM and GPU), and gaming.

 

If you had quoted someone who was inquiring about the issue it might have been noticed.

 

I have about a $1700 budget and I need to make this build [link] cheaper, while maintaining similar (not the same!) performance.  Any help would be appreciated.

 

Tough but here it is. Had to go with a different 780 Ti and a smaller hdd. (BTW the Barracuda listed in the OP link is a retail version which is not needed as quality motherboards usually come with a couple of SATA cables.) Actually went with a better psu.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($322.99 @ NCIX US)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.99 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: Asus Z97M-PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($126.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($139.99 @ Micro Center)

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($50.40 @ Amazon)

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB DirectCU II Video Card  ($639.99 @ NCIX US)

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.97 @ OutletPC)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.99 @ NCIX US)

Other: NZXT HUE LED Controler ($32.99)

Total: $1683.28

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-27 18:46 EDT-0400

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