Where can I cut down on this build?

[Speedbird]

Hi

So I decided to put the new HX750i in my upcoming build, and now I have to cut down on some parts so that it fits my $1400 budget. The part list is:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Micro Center)

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($93.85 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Plus ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($134.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($81.99 @ NCIX US)

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

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($454.48 @ Amazon)

Case: Corsair 760T White ATX Full Tower Case ($164.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: Corsair 750W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($169.99 @ Newegg)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (Purchased)

Total: $1410.27

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-18 16:26 EDT-0400

I would prefer a board with a black and blue colour scheme (no ASRock please)

[Deletive]

There are 290s cheaper then that 770. Get a 290

[TheSLSAMG]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($224.74 @ NCIX US) 

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($93.85 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Plus ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($134.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($81.99 @ NCIX US) 

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

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Dual Superclocked ACX Video Card  ($309.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Corsair 760T White ATX Full Tower Case  ($164.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: Corsair 750W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($169.99 @ Newegg) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)  (Purchased) 

Total: $1290.53

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-18 16:30 EDT-0400

 

How about this?

[TheSLSAMG]

There are 290s cheaper then that 770. Get a 290

There are 770s cheaper than any 290 though, so that comment has just become invalid (on a price-to-price basis, not a performance one)

 

And anyways, he should wait until NVIDIA announce and launch 900 series.

[Speedbird]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($224.74 @ NCIX US) 

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($93.85 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Plus ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($134.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($81.99 @ NCIX US) 

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

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Dual Superclocked ACX Video Card  ($309.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Corsair 760T White ATX Full Tower Case  ($164.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: Corsair 750W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($169.99 @ Newegg) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)  (Purchased) 

Total: $1290.53

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-18 16:30 EDT-0400

 

How about this?

You just changed the merchants, didn't you

[simtransporter]

You can potentially cut down on on many things without affecting performance, depending on your priorities....

 

Here are some ideas... cpu cooler, case and psu. 

If you don't need a lot of features you can also get a cheaper motherboard and still get about the same performance.

[TheSLSAMG]

You just changed the merchants, didn't you

Yep

 

I was wondeing why you had a $400 770 in there

[Speedbird]

There are 290s cheaper then that 770. Get a 290

That PC is for flight simulation, which prefers NVIDIA cards.

[Deletive]

That PC is for flight simulation, which prefers NVIDIA cards.

then wait till monday there will definitely be new cards with reviews  

[Speedbird]

You can potentially cut down on on many things without affecting performance, depending on your priorities....

 

Here are some ideas... cpu cooler, case and psu. 

If you don't need a lot of features you can also get a cheaper motherboard and still get about the same performance.

Cooler: I like Noctua, but I wouldn't mind going for an AIO. I would like to have a pretty powerful cooler in there, as I will do some overclocking.

Case: Should be white, and maybe from Corsair. The 600T has a useless FireWire port, and the 760T has a nice cover for the top 5.25" bay.

PSU: ... The whole reason I made this thread was because I switched to the HX750i. You didn't read the post, didn't you.

[toggleguy]

The power supply 80+ platinum.. not really needed

[simtransporter]

PSU: ... The whole reason I made this thread was because I switched to the HX750i. You didn't read the post, didn't you.

I did read your post and my point still stands, I was just listing components that don't effect performance in any meaningful way.

[AMICLG]

You just changed the merchants, didn't you

 

Yep

 

I was wondeing why you had a $400 770 in there

 

Just note that since NCIX warehouses are in CA it's going to cost $15-25 minimum just to ship the case to the US due to tax.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ Newegg)

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($93.85 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($128.79 @ Newegg)

Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($76.50 @ Newegg)

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

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Dual Superclocked ACX Video Card  ($309.99 @ Newegg)

Case: Corsair 760T White ATX Full Tower Case  ($212.69 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: Corsair RM 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Newegg)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)  (Purchased)

Total: $1261.79

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-18 16:46 EDT-0400

[TheMcSame]

Hmmm... (split for the sake of easy reading)

 

You could cut a bit on RAM. It wont hurt to go with a lesser known or cheaper brand. RAM is RAM at the end of the day, it's hard to find kits that consistently fail.

 

The motherboard could probably be cut a bit as well.

 

The SSD could be taken down to a ~120GB SSD. SanDisk has some cheap, high performance SSDs. However, I live in the UK so there might be some better drives that cost less than SanDisk's in your area.

 

You could cut back on the graphics card by going with a cheaper brand. Again, prices may vary but, here in the UK Zotac has some very cheap cards for what they are. They are basically Sapphire's NVIDIA card division so you're getting a quality product. Also, I keep hearing people say Zotac's cards are great overclockers so that's a bonus. If you find a cheaper card do some research on the specific card and the reliability of the company.

 

You could probably cut back on the case as well. 

 

 

 

-Changed the brand of the graphics card and not only did I manage to knock it down almost $30 under $1.4K but I managed to get you a better graphics card as well. 

 

If you don't want to buy the card from TigerDirect (for whatever reason) then it goes $5 over budget.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/t3TqNG

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/t3TqNG/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($199.99 @ Micro Center) 

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($93.85 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Plus ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($134.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($81.99 @ NCIX US) 

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

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased) 

Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 780 3GB OC Video Card  ($417.27 @ TigerDirect) 

Case: Corsair 760T White ATX Full Tower Case  ($164.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: Corsair 750W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($169.99 @ Newegg) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)  (Purchased) 

Total: $1373.06

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-18 16:54 EDT-0400

[Nikeshp79]

Cooler: I like Noctua, but I wouldn't mind going for an AIO. I would like to have a pretty powerful cooler in there, as I will do some overclocking.

Case: Should be white, and maybe from Corsair. The 600T has a useless FireWire port, and the 760T has a nice cover for the top 5.25" bay.

PSU: ... The whole reason I made this thread was because I switched to the HX750i. You didn't read the post, didn't you.

Have you already purchased your PSU, and what are the reasons for this choice? In terms of my suggestion, get a lower wattage PSU if you don't plan to SLI and you don't really need gold/platinum, bronze will do just fine. The be quiet! L8 pure power series semi-modular PSUs are great quality and extremely silent! I have one myself and would 10/10 recommend.

 

Case you could go with an NZXT Phantom/ H series, they look nice and build quality is good. I have the NZXT P240 and I love it, suits all my needs but check CPU cooler clearance before you buy! Gotta admit though, that 760T looks snazzy with that insanely large side window. I really like that 760T, just sayin'.

 

Cooler, get a cooler master hyper 212 maybe? I'm not much of an expert with CPU coolers, although that one is like a PC staple.

 

For the SSD, look at samsungs evo SSDs they seem pretty cheap over in the UK compared to others.

[JuTheBarbarian]

You could use the Zalman CNPS9900ALED. It's a lot cheaper than your noctua cooler and reviews give it great performance methinks....