Trying to save a little, Critique my list

[kliney]

Okay so I have my parts list, i'd like to shave a little money off this build, it has around 55 in rebates. My original budget was 800. I don't want to sacrifice much quality. Can somone help me change some things around, maybe some cheaper parts with the same quality? This is my first build btw. Heres what i got

Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3750528AS 750GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
CORSAIR XMS3 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMX4GX3M2A1600C8 - Retail
AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor Model HDZ955FBGIBOX - Retail
CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power ... - Retail
XFX HD-489X-ZSFC Radeon HD 4890 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card - Retail
ASUS M4A79XTD EVO AM3 AMD 790X ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
Sunbeam Transformer IC-TR-US-BA-WOPSU Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail
Hanns·G HH-221HPB Black 21.5" 5ms HDMI Widescreen LCD Monitor - Retail
Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate Full - Retail
Total 1297.91

 

[patonb]

You don't need a 750 to power that.

I ran a cosair 520hx to power my sig rig, less the 2nd 260.

You can ditch the Ultimate and just get Home, and not a retail version.

Drop it down 200 bucks.... maybe

 

[kliney]

So if i get the Home edition, should i go with a system builder kit?
thx for the reply btw

 

[patonb]

No Idea, I don't knows about the differences, Hopefully Mak will respond as thats his bag of tricks.

I also don't have a clue on the other components... I build ever other year or more.

 

[kmote]

So if i get the Home edition, should i go with a system builder kit?
thx for the reply btw

You mean OEM? Yeah sure, I think that is the one most recommended around here.

 

[VishKapish]

You could step down the graphics card and use a 5770. Little less performance, but DX11 makes it worth it in my mind. Can save up to $45 if you use PowerColor or Sapphire. If you really like the lifetime warranty on the XFX 5770 then you'd save $15.

 

[aliasaid]

thats tough to do man, tower + monitor + OS for $800.

i had a shot at it, and i got this:

total: $934.72 + shipping w/ $55 MIR

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Newegg.com - Acer H213H bmid Black 21.5" 5ms HDMI Full HD 1080P Widescreen 16:9 LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 ACM 20000:1 Built-in Speakers - LCD Monitors
Newegg.com - SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER Elite 330 RC-330-KKN1-GP Black SECC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Computer Cases
Newegg.com - LITE-ON Black 24X DVD+R 24X DVD-R SATA Black 24X DVD Writer - CD / DVD Burners

with other modifications you should be able to bring it to around $900 flat, but $800 is tough!

 

[kliney]

Thanks for all the suggestions everyone!

 

[Press_Corpse]

I can back up the xfx 5770. I love mine. Once I upgrade to a better rig, Ill add another.