[Build Help]How to trim down cost of 1080p gaming pc setup?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type Item Price
CPU Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor $258.32 @ TigerDirect Canada
CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler $37.60 @ DirectCanada
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-Z97N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard $158.95 @ Vuugo
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory $78.99 @ Memory Express
Storage Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $149.99 @ NCIX
Storage Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $63.98 @ DirectCanada
Video Card XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card $358.37 @ TigerDirect Canada
Case BitFenix Prodigy M Midnight MicroATX Mini Tower Case $99.99 @ Memory Express
Power Supply Corsair RM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply $119.99 @ Memory Express
Operating System Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) $109.99 @ Canada Computers
Case Fan Corsair Air Series AF140 Quiet Edition 67.8 CFM 140mm Fan $17.68 @ DirectCanada
Other Fiio - E10K Olympus USB DAC and Headphone Amplifier - Black
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total (before mail-in rebates) $1463.85
Mail-in rebates -$10.00
Total $1453.85
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-07 14:01 EST-0500
  • Best gaming CPU out there, and overclockable.
  • Standard aftermarket cooler, efficient and rather silent.
  • Z97 Mobo with wifi
  • 8GB of RAM, which is ENOUGH for gaming, 16 is unnecessary
  • 250GB SSD, Samsung are high quality and fast
  • I love this HDD
  • R9 290, probably the best card for 1080p@60FPS, yes the 970 is better but from the games you mentionned this is very very good.
  • Didn't touch the case
  • 80+ Gold PSU, Corsair is known for making good PSUs

There you go, have fun with it.

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