Bring down the cost

[Drkblade]

Hey guys, I'm looking to build a computer for my friend and I got a pretty decent base down but I was looking if there was some ways to bring down the cost of the build by about 200 or so.

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: Scythe Mugen 4 79.0 CFM CPU Cooler
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 2GB Video Card
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
Total: $1110.55


Budget: $900
Resolution:
Games / Settings Desired: Rust, witcher 3, World of Warcraft, etc. High to maximum settings.
Any other intensive software or special things you do (Frequent video encoding, 3D modeling, etc) Java, HTML, and C# programming
Country USA
Parts that can be reused No
Do you need an OS? Yes
Do you need peripherals (e.g. monitor, mouse, keyboard, speakers, etc)? No

[Idrinkwhiterussians]

Here is a relatively comparable build, sans optical drive:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($253.87 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! PURE ROCK 51.4 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.90 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($118.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Avexir Core Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial BX200 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 380X 4GB Video Card ($204.99 @ Micro Center)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $910.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-09 01:06 EST-0500


There are other things that can be changed around, but this seems like value here. (also, colors can be done up better I am sure)

[Drkblade]

Hey! Thanks for the reply. Is the 650 really needed though, according to the partschecker the pc is hardly drawing 400W? (which is why I went with 550). Everything else looks great though. Never heard of the be quiet heatsink though. or avexir RAM.

[Idrinkwhiterussians]

The sale puts that particular PSU at a really nice spot price/performance wise.

As for the cooler and RAM, well, BeQuiet is one of the top German (I believe?) companies, that more recently started making its way over to these shores. Avexir is just a newer company, but their RAM has been pretty good.

[Denkou]

be quiet! is a good brand, their CPU coolers are among the best and they're very quiet to boot (hence the name). I've also heard good things about their power supplies.

Avexir has some cool looking RAM with LED lighting, that's the only reason I'd go with them really, otherwise I'd probably stick to a well-known brand like Corsair. RAM is RAM though, the chances of your RAM failing/being bad are much smaller (i.e. almost nonexistent) than your other main components.

[Drkblade]

Thanks for all the help guys! that looks like a great machine for the price so I'll get to purchasing/buying asap!

[Idrinkwhiterussians]

Thanks for all the help guys! that looks like a great machine for the price so I'll get to purchasing/buying asap!

Awesome! Make sure to post in the build thread! (The S340 is a pretty case)