[Build Ready] $2k budget. Let's see what we can do.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type Item Price
CPU Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor $222.75 @ OutletPC
CPU Cooler Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $89.98 @ OutletPC
Motherboard Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard $153.98 @ Newegg
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory $60.99 @ Newegg
Storage Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $114.95 @ OutletPC
Storage Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $44.99 @ Amazon
Video Card Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card $349.99 @ Newegg
Case NZXT Phantom 530 (Black) ATX Full Tower Case $103.99 @ NCIX US
Power Supply EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply $64.99 @ NCIX US
Optical Drive LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer $57.88 @ OutletPC
Operating System Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) $89.98 @ OutletPC
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total (before mail-in rebates) $1439.47
Mail-in rebates -$85.00
Total $1354.47
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-11 15:31 EDT-0400
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