3. [Build Ready] Best motherboard for Intel i5-4690k

[Build Ready] Best motherboard for Intel i5-4690k

Why go i5 4690k when you can go i7 4790k for $5 more?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type Item Price
CPU Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor $224.99 @ NCIX US
CPU Cooler Phanteks PH-TC12DX_BK 68.5 CFM CPU Cooler $49.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard ASRock Z97 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard $97.98 @ Newegg
Memory G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory $54.99 @ Newegg
Memory *Team Elite 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory -
Storage Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $69.78 @ OutletPC
Storage Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $52.49 @ NCIX US
Video Card EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB SSC ACX 2.0 Video Card $329.99 @ SuperBiiz
Case Rosewill RISE Glow ATX Full Tower Case $99.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply EVGA 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply $134.99 @ NCIX US
Optical Drive Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer $19.49 @ OutletPC
Operating System Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) $86.98 @ OutletPC
Monitor Acer H236HLbid 60Hz 23.0" Monitor $137.99 @ Best Buy
Keyboard Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse $26.99 @ NCIX US
Headphones Corsair Raptor HS40 7.1 Channel Headset $34.99 @ Newegg
Other thermal paste
Other Zip-Ties
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total (before mail-in rebates) $1476.63
Mail-in rebates -$55.00
Total $1421.63
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-03 15:48 EDT-0400
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