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I waited a bit too long to order parts, it used to be $800 and has recently gone up $50. Any way I can get that money back without losing performance? It's for 1080p, 144 Hz, FPS games, will be overclocking.

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/mqdrHN
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/mqdrHN/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.99) 
Motherboard: MSI Z170-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($109.88 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($64.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($35.33 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.49 @ OutletPC) 
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($62.69 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.99 @ Amazon) 
Other: Radeon RX 480 ($200.00)
Total: $850.24
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Buy some parts that Jet.com sells and use their 15% off coupon. 

 

They don't sell everything computer related but you can order a few things ,get up to 30 bucks off. Order something else and get another 30 off.

 

Just saying. Plus more than likely you'll get your parts from newegg anyway. Jet uses other companies to fulfill orders. I ordered my 6700k off them and abused that 15% off on it.

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.99) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3P ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($85.66 @ Newegg) 
Memory: GeIL EVO POTENZA 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($50.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($35.33 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.49 @ OutletPC) 
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($62.69 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Other: Radeon RX 480 ($200.00)
Total: $796.02
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I enjoy buying junk and sinking more money than it's worth into it to make it less junk.

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2 minutes ago, Bobby_Joe_90 said:

buy the ssd later and only buy a single 8gb kit of ram.

No, he should buy the HDD later, and still have 16gb of ram

SSD changes a PC from sluggish to hyperfast

 

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2 minutes ago, RadiatingLight said:

No, he should buy the HDD later, and still have 16gb of ram

SSD changes a PC from sluggish to hyperfast

 

Does 16gb of ram affect gaming performance?

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1 minute ago, Camcognito said:

Does 16gb of ram affect gaming performance?

Unless you close all browser windows (Looking at you chrome) before gaming, you will probably end up going over 8gb.

when playing Call of Duty: Advanced warfare (i know its a shitty game don't judge) My RAM use is ~10.5 GB with a few browser tabs, Spotify, skype, and steam open.

Only 8gb of ram is a major inconvenience, and the HDD will only be needed a few months into the future, when room on the SSD is low.

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Laptop:

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Desktop (Old but I never replaced it):

Delidded Core i7 4770K - GTX 1070 ROG Strix - 16GB DDR3 @2000Mhz

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1 minute ago, RadiatingLight said:

Unless you close all browser windows (Looking at you chrome) before gaming, you will probably end up going over 8gb.

when playing Call of Duty: Advanced warfare (i know its a shitty game don't judge) My RAM use is ~10.5 GB with a few browser tabs, Spotify, skype, and steam open.

Only 8gb of ram is a major inconvenience, and the HDD will only be needed a few months into the future, when room on the SSD is low.

guess I should get another stick or two and stop using chrome xD

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|HDD: Western Digital 1TB | Case: NZXT Source 210 | PSU: Corsair CX430W | 

 

 

| Mic: Blue Snowball iCE | Mouse: Corsair K65 RGB | Keyboard: Razer Blackwidow Chroma |

 

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20 minutes ago, 1crazyEye said:

I waited a bit too long to order parts, it used to be $800 and has recently gone up $50. Any way I can get that money back without losing performance? It's for 1080p, 144 Hz, FPS games, will be overclocking.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.99)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($95.66 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($52.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($35.33 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Case: Enermax OSTROG ATX Mid Tower Case  ($47.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($65.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Other: Radeon RX 480 ($200.00)
Total: $800.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Don't try to save yourself 50 bucks.... I know not everyone can afford everything. budgets are important.... but go mow some lawns if you need 50 bucks. or shovel sidewalks. or collect bottles. or haul garbage.. or some other manual labor task people don't like doing.  you can make 50 bucks in not a lot of time if you're willing to put in a couple extra hours. Would be a real shame to cheap out on an otherwise nice computer over 50 bucks.

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7 hours ago, aisle9 said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.99) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3P ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($85.66 @ Newegg) 
Memory: GeIL EVO POTENZA 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($50.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($35.33 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.49 @ OutletPC) 
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($62.69 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Other: Radeon RX 480 ($200.00)
Total: $796.02
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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