I converted my last peasant friend. Finally

Made up a pretty good build in my opinion, with a decent kb + mouse and a 144Hz monitor.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type Item Price
CPU Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor $226.99 @ SuperBiiz
CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler $29.75 @ OutletPC
Motherboard MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard $79.99 @ Newegg
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory $49.99 @ Newegg
Storage Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $49.97 @ NCIX US
Video Card Asus Radeon R9 290 4GB DirectCU II Video Card $239.70 @ Newegg
Case Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case $49.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $39.99 @ Newegg
Monitor Acer GN246HL 144Hz 24.0" Monitor $236.99 @ SuperBiiz
Keyboard Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse $27.87 @ Amazon
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total (before mail-in rebates) $1111.23
Mail-in rebates -$80.00
Total $1031.23
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-08 17:30 EDT-0400
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