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Rileybbyrne
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ok so im building a pc but im trying to cut my cost down a little bit around 200 or so so is there anything in this list that could be lowered yet not affect anything else 

such as a downgrade thats un noticible heres the list 

 

Case:

 

spec omega

Rgb white

124

 

https://www.amazon.com/CORSAIR-Carbide-SPEC-Omega-Mid-Tower-Tempered/dp/B07B2YJXLM?th=1

Processor

Core i7 8700k

474

https://www.amazon.ca/Intel-i7-8700-Desktop-Processor-Cores/dp/B07598VZR8/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1542836399&sr=8-2-fkmr0&keywords=Core%E2%84%A2%2Bi7-8700%2B6-Core%2BProcessor%2B(12MB%2BCache%2C%2Bup%2Bto%2B4.6%2BGHz)&th=1

Motherboard

Rog strix z370 e

264

https://www.amazon.ca/Strix-Gaming-Motherboard-Generation-Processors/dp/B075RHWCC4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1542840246&sr=8-1&keywords=rog%2Bstrix%2Bz370&th=1

 

Or

https://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX68659

Graphics card

Zotac gtx 1070 ti

515

https://www.amazon.ca/Graphics-IceStorm-ExoArmor-PowerBoost-ZT-P10710B-10P/dp/B076S6VXGB/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1542861818&sr=8-3&keywords=zotac+1070+ti

Ram

Corsair Vengeance

155

https://www.amazon.ca/Corsair-Vengeance-3200MHz-Desktop-Memory/dp/B0123ZC44Y/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1543188468&sr=1-1&keywords=corsair%2Bvengeance%2Blpx%2B16gb&refinements=p_36%3A12035763011%2Cp_72%3A11192170011&th=1


 

Storage

Seagate barracuda hdd 2tb  

 

And

250GB Samsung 860 EVO

75

 

And 70

https://www.amazon.ca/Seagate-BarraCuda-3-5-Inch-Internal-ST2000DM006/dp/B01IEKG402/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1543192241&sr=1-2&keywords=Seagate+Barracuda+HDD

 

And

 

https://www.amazon.ca/Samsung-Internal-MZ-76E250B-AM-Version/dp/B07864WMK8/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1543192158&sr=1-1&keywords=250GB+Samsung+860+EVO

 

Power supply

Tx 750m

109

https://www.corsair.com/ca/en/Power/txm-series-2017-config/p/CP-9020131-NA

Cooler

H100i pro

112

https://www.corsair.com/ca/en/Categories/Products/Liquid-Cooling/Dual-Radiator-Liquid-Coolers/Hydro-Series™-H100i-PRO-RGB-Liquid-CPU-Cooler/p/CW-9060033-WW

Operating system

Windows 10 home 64 bit

   

sorry if its a bit messy my table didnt copy over

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor $474.99 @ Amazon Canada
CPU Cooler Corsair - H100i PRO 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $119.99 @ Amazon Canada
Motherboard Asus - ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $264.99 @ Memory Express
Memory Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2666 Memory $155.22 @ Amazon Canada
Storage Samsung - 860 Evo 250 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $69.99 @ Amazon Canada
Storage Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $69.75 @ Vuugo
Video Card Zotac - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8 GB AMP Edition Video Card $529.99 @ Mike's Computer Shop
Case Corsair - SPEC-OMEGA ATX Mid Tower Case $119.99 @ Amazon Canada
Power Supply Corsair - TXM Gold 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply $109.99 @ Amazon Canada
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $1914.90
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-25 19:55 EST-0500  

After some modifactions:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor $474.99 @ Amazon Canada
CPU Cooler EVGA - CLC 240 74.82 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $99.99 @ Memory Express
Motherboard EVGA - Z370 FTW ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $165.99 @ PC-Canada
Memory Team - Vulcan 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2666 Memory $135.99 @ Newegg Canada
Storage Crucial - MX500 250 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $57.59 @ Amazon Canada
Storage Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $69.75 @ Vuugo
Video Card Zotac - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8 GB AMP Edition Video Card $529.99 @ Mike's Computer Shop
Case Fractal Design - Meshify C TG ATX Mid Tower Case $89.99 @ Memory Express
Power Supply EVGA - SuperNOVA G1+ 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply $89.99 @ Canada Computers
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $1714.27
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-25 20:01 EST-0500  

better mobo, but no rgb sadly. 200$ cheaper.

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19 minutes ago, Firewrath9 said:

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor $474.99 @ Amazon Canada
CPU Cooler Corsair - H100i PRO 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $119.99 @ Amazon Canada
Motherboard Asus - ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $264.99 @ Memory Express
Memory Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2666 Memory $155.22 @ Amazon Canada
Storage Samsung - 860 Evo 250 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $69.99 @ Amazon Canada
Storage Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $69.75 @ Vuugo
Video Card Zotac - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8 GB AMP Edition Video Card $529.99 @ Mike's Computer Shop
Case Corsair - SPEC-OMEGA ATX Mid Tower Case $119.99 @ Amazon Canada
Power Supply Corsair - TXM Gold 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply $109.99 @ Amazon Canada
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $1914.90
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-25 19:55 EST-0500  

After some modifactions:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor $474.99 @ Amazon Canada
CPU Cooler EVGA - CLC 240 74.82 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $99.99 @ Memory Express
Motherboard EVGA - Z370 FTW ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $165.99 @ PC-Canada
Memory Team - Vulcan 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2666 Memory $135.99 @ Newegg Canada
Storage Crucial - MX500 250 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $57.59 @ Amazon Canada
Storage Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $69.75 @ Vuugo
Video Card Zotac - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8 GB AMP Edition Video Card $529.99 @ Mike's Computer Shop
Case Fractal Design - Meshify C TG ATX Mid Tower Case $89.99 @ Memory Express
Power Supply EVGA - SuperNOVA G1+ 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply $89.99 @ Canada Computers
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $1714.27
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-25 20:01 EST-0500  

better mobo, but no rgb sadly. 200$ cheaper.

so is the motherboard the exact same so in theory i could change the other things and keep the motherboard

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1 minute ago, Rileybbyrne said:

so is the motherboard the exact same so in theory i could change the other things and keep the motherboard

the first list is what you put together,

the second list has a better motherboard imo (no rgb etc, and looks meh) (for overclocking etc.)

and a cheaper PSU, case, ssd, ram, and cooler.

If you want some aesthetics, you can keep the mobo.

 

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