How Can I Make This Cheaper?

[Beeeyeee]

Hey guys! i'm building a budget PC for my buddy. His budget is $500-$700 preferably on the lower end. and i'm charging an extra $50 to build it for him. So far this is what I have, but I dont really know what to cut down.

 

The only thing I could think of is bumping the graphics card down to a 750ti, but He would love the extra horse power. any suggestions will help, heres the PCPartPicker link. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/rmccsY

[gollum99]

Hey guys! i'm building a budget PC for my buddy. His budget is $500-$700 preferably on the lower end. and i'm charging an extra $50 to build it for him. So far this is what I have, but I dont really know what to cut down.

 

The only thing I could think of is bumping the graphics card down to a 750ti, but He would love the extra horse power. any suggestions will help, heres the PCPartPicker link. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/rmccsY

Get windows from somewhere else (maybe /r/microsoftsoftwareswap)

and not for that price

[PineappleHolidays]

Maybe drop the windows ?

Also a R9 270x/other would be better unless you really need the tiny power requirements

[Beeeyeee]

Get windows from somewhere else (maybe /r/microsoftsoftwareswap)

and not for that price

Ooh i;ve never heard of this subreddit. I will take a lok, thank you.

[hoggydoggy]

You could get your windows licence from G2A. This could save you about $30-50.

[gollum99]

Ooh i;ve never heard of this subreddit. I will take a lok, thank you.

Bought from this guy - perfectly fine: https://www.reddit.com/r/microsoftsoftwareswap/comments/3d5b2t/hall_keys_windows_7881_office_20131011_mac_visio/

[Prysin]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/t4LDvK

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/t4LDvK/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($68.99 @ NCIX US)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($50.89 @ OutletPC)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($45.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.49 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($179.99 @ Newegg)

Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ NCIX US)

Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0 DVD/CD Writer ($13.99 @ NCIX US)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($86.98 @ OutletPC)

Total: $564.30

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-19 17:08 EDT-0400

Instead of making it cheaper, tell him to go with the slightly more expensive, at the benfit of getting the gaming rig he desires.

280X instead of 750Ti.... i just added a GPU better then the 960.

If he needs Wifi, buy a Asus AC56, i got that card, sure it costs 50 USD, but it is AMAZING. It never crashes or lags, even when im downloading while playing online games.

[Inception9269]

Hey guys! i'm building a budget PC for my buddy. His budget is $500-$700 preferably on the lower end. and i'm charging an extra $50 to build it for him. So far this is what I have, but I dont really know what to cut down.

 

The only thing I could think of is bumping the graphics card down to a 750ti, but He would love the extra horse power. any suggestions will help, heres the PCPartPicker link. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/rmccsY

 

I made a few changes to the list you made,

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($68.99 @ NCIX US)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XN-WIFI Mini ITX FM2+ Motherboard  ($81.00 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($64.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($49.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($52.49 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Superclocked Video Card  ($129.99 @ Micro Center)

Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $542.43

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-19 17:23 EDT-0400

 

I added an SSD for your OS and important programs. I do think a 750ti is pretty good card, it was my first graphics card and I was able to play a lot of games at 1080p with a good framerate. I chose a better psu cause a 400w would just mean if you want any substantial upgrade you'd have to buy another. And like others said, buy the os from reddit or g2a, it's like $30 then

[Beeeyeee]

I made a few changes to the list you made,

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($68.99 @ NCIX US)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XN-WIFI Mini ITX FM2+ Motherboard  ($81.00 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($64.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($49.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($52.49 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Superclocked Video Card  ($129.99 @ Micro Center)

Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $542.43

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-19 17:23 EDT-0400

 

I added an SSD for your OS and important programs. I do think a 750ti is pretty good card, it was my first graphics card and I was able to play a lot of games at 1080p with a good framerate. I chose a better psu cause a 400w would just mean if you want any substantial upgrade you'd have to buy another. And like others said, buy the os from reddit or g2a, it's like $30 then

Thanks but he has no need for an SSD and he really wanted a good graphics card, he won't be upgrading really at all. but thank you:)

[Inception9269]

Thanks but he has no need for an SSD and he really wanted a good graphics card, he won't be upgrading really at all. but thank you:)

in that case drop the ssd and upgrade to a 970. I know some people recommend AMD gpus however games almost always run better on nvidia gpus, a lot of the times due to nvidias bully tactics of paying devs to make the games run like shit on amd.

[MrSpeed]

500$ build

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock B85 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($56.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($45.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($52.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Dual-X Video Card  ($144.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($32.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0 DVD/CD Writer  ($13.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $503.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-19 21:04 EDT-0400

546$ build

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock B85 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($56.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($45.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($52.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($187.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($32.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0 DVD/CD Writer  ($13.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $546.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-19 21:05 EDT-0400

700$ buildPCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($176.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock B85 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($56.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($45.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($52.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 290 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($262.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($32.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($56.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0 DVD/CD Writer  ($13.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $699.35
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-19 21:10 EDT-0400

 

[vSyNd1c4t3]

Hey guys! i'm building a budget PC for my buddy. His budget is $500-$700 preferably on the lower end. and i'm charging an extra $50 to build it for him. So far this is what I have, but I dont really know what to cut down.

 

The only thing I could think of is bumping the graphics card down to a 750ti, but He would love the extra horse power. any suggestions will help, heres the PCPartPicker link. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/rmccsY

 

if you're trying to keep it on the lower end of $500-700, you're already there at $550... If you want it lower than that, then your budget is really only $500.