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Rienks
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Can anyone make my build cheaper without hindering much performance? Uses 1080P 144Hz gaming, some video editing + rendering. Colour Scheme: Black/Red

 

Games: CSGO, Arma III, GTA, FSX and some other games when I buy them when I'm not poor

 

Edit: I'm really smart 

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($299.99 @ Micro Center) 
Thermal Compound: Arctic Cooling MX4 4g Thermal Paste  ($5.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: PNY Anarchy 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($74.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($84.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390X 8GB Video Card  ($373.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($85.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1305.09
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Do you play football/soccer?


Cause you look like a left-back

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EVGA g2/GS or Seasonic G or S12g instead of the Corsair. All black S340.

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I'd switch to an EVGA G2 850 and save $50~ http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220g20850xr

 

Other than that, if you want to maintain the black/red theme there isn't much you can cut. You can go with an Adata SP550 instead ($10 cheaper), lose the thermal paste (the Dark Rock's stock paste is fine), go with the normal black S340 ($20~ cheaper).

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ditch the paste and EVGA G2 750W, or 850W for that mater

Aftermarket 980Ti >= Fury X >= Reference 980Ti > Fury > 980 > 390X > 390 >= 970 > 380X > 380 >= 960 > 950 >= 370 > 750Ti = 360

"The Orange Box" || CPU: i5 4690k || RAM: Kingston Hyper X Fury 16GB || Case: Aerocool DS200 (Orange) || Cooler: Cryorig R1 Ultimate || Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB + WD Black 1TB || PSU: Corsair RM750 || Mobo: ASUS Z97-A || GPU: EVGA GTX 970 FTW+

"Unnamed Form Factor Switch" || CPU: i7 6700K || RAM: Kingston HyperX Fury 16GB || Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv Mini ITX (White) || Cooler: Cryorig R1 Ultimate (Green Cover) || Storage: Samsung 850 Evo 1TB || PSU: XFX XTR 550W || Mobo: ASUS Z170I Pro Gaming || GPU: EVGA GTX 970 FTW+

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what about a Pure rock tmrather than a Dark rock? Its what I have.

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i7 4790k/ Bequiet Pure Rock/Asrock h97 PRO4/ 8 GB Crucial TT/ Corsair RM 750/ H-440 Custom/  PNY GT 610

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Isn;t the stock paste absolute shite

well i dunno, I'd assume it isn't, either way, you were looking for cost cutting, that's $6 off right there.

Aftermarket 980Ti >= Fury X >= Reference 980Ti > Fury > 980 > 390X > 390 >= 970 > 380X > 380 >= 960 > 950 >= 370 > 750Ti = 360

"The Orange Box" || CPU: i5 4690k || RAM: Kingston Hyper X Fury 16GB || Case: Aerocool DS200 (Orange) || Cooler: Cryorig R1 Ultimate || Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB + WD Black 1TB || PSU: Corsair RM750 || Mobo: ASUS Z97-A || GPU: EVGA GTX 970 FTW+

"Unnamed Form Factor Switch" || CPU: i7 6700K || RAM: Kingston HyperX Fury 16GB || Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv Mini ITX (White) || Cooler: Cryorig R1 Ultimate (Green Cover) || Storage: Samsung 850 Evo 1TB || PSU: XFX XTR 550W || Mobo: ASUS Z170I Pro Gaming || GPU: EVGA GTX 970 FTW+

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Yeah well nobody said anything about OC or color scheme.


 

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($232.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($96.99 @ NCIX US) 

Memory: PNY XLR8 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($66.61 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Sandisk Z400s 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($72.00 @ SuperBiiz) 


Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($319.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: Fractal Design Define S ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.80 @ SuperBiiz) 


Total: $984.77

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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Yeah well nobody said anything about OC or color scheme.
 
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($232.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($96.99 @ NCIX US) 
Memory: PNY XLR8 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($66.61 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Sandisk Z400s 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($72.00 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($319.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Fractal Design Define S ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.80 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $984.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-28 01:52 EDT-0400

 

Around now I wish I said Black/Red so I didn't waste your time

Do you play football/soccer?


Cause you look like a left-back

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