Can I get this build any cheaper?

[Cythx]

I'm in the market for a moderately powerful, small, gaming system.

I have some components in mind, but I'd like to crowd-source any alternative components that may be cheaper.

Case: BitFenix Phenom (£70)
CPU: i5 4440 (£130)
Mobo: Some Asus/Gigabyte 1150 socket (£40)
GPU: GTX 760 (£180)
PSU: Corsair 450w (£40)
RAM: Kingston HyperX 4GB (£30)
SSD: SanDisk SDSSDP-128GB (£59)

So total build for £550, any possible corners I can cut to get basically the same system for less?

Thanks!

 

[ValiantUK91]

Could always get a few more posts and see whats in the MM

 

[RJC]

[YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Radeon R9 270X WindForce 3X OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with BattleField 4 PC Game Included £157.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-6 Six Core 6300 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £89.99
1 x Toshiba SSD HDTS212EZSTA 9.5mm 128GB Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £71.99
1 x Gigabyte 970A-DS3P AMD 970A (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £56.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
1 x SuperFlower Amazon 550W "80 Plus Bronze" Power Supply £49.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 200R Compact ATX Case - Black (CC-9011023-WW) £47.99
Total : £540.53 (includes shipping : £8.00).

 

[Doomedspeed]

Gotta agree with RJ one this one.

Though if you really do want a small rig you're spec is very good. Though I would change the 760 to a 270x.

 

[RJC]

Cobblers totally forgot the Phenom was a small case

 

[Danny75]

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 270X Gaming Edition OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £155.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-6 Six Core 6300 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £89.99
1 x Aero Cool Dead Silence Gaming White/Black Mini Tower Windowed £72.95
1 x Toshiba SSD HDTS212EZSTA 9.5mm 128GB Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £71.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
1 x Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 AMD 760G (Socket AM3+) DDR3 MicroATX Motherboard £52.99
1 x EVGA 600W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply (100-B1-0600-KR) £49.99
Total : £549.89



Can vouch for the PSU and RAM (got them in an i7-4770 + MSI GTX 770 small-form factor build, no probs so far). Unfortunately, the budget AM3+ micro-ATX mobos available at OcUK come with Sata 3Gb/s not 6Gb/s. Don't think it matters too much but ought to be noted.

 

[Cythx]

Revised.

Thanks for the replies guys

I've revised my build now.

Case: BitFenix Phenom (£60)
CPU: i5 4440 (£130)
Mobo: Some Asus/Gigabyte 1150 socket (£40)
GPU: AMD R9 270X (£140)
PSU: Corsair 450w (£30)
RAM: Kingston HyperX 4GB (£30)
HDD: Some 500GB (£30)

These are with the cheapest prices I can find.

I will be satisfied with the GPU, is there any wiggle room for the CPU, or is the i5 4440 the best deal for me?

Thanks

 

[Danny75]

Cythx, which Phenom are you getting, a micro-ATX or mini-ITX?