Okay, so my friend is looking for a beefy gaming pc at $1500 and less. This is what I have come up with so far:
[PCPartPicker part list](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/JvZhvK) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/JvZhvK/by_merchant/)
Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54690k) | $266.00 @ CPL Online
**CPU Cooler** | [Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2) | $32.00 @ Centre Com
**Motherboard** | [ASRock Z97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-z97pro4) | $141.00 @ CPL Online
**Memory** | [G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f31866c9d8gab) | $105.00 @ CPL Online
**Storage** | [Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz7te120bw) | $79.00 @ Centre Com
**Storage** | [Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st2000dm001) | $95.00 @ CPL Online
**Video Card** | [Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X Video Card](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/sapphire-video-card-1003622sr) | $499.00 @ Mwave Australia
**Case** | [NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/nzxt-case-cah440ww1) | $149.00 @ Centre Com
**Power Supply** | [Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/antec-power-supply-hcg620m) | $109.00 @ CPL Online
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $1475.00
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-30 20:44 EST+1000 |
The only thing i'm really skeptical about is the motherboard. If anybody can recommend a better motherboard at the same price, that would be nice.
[PCPartPicker part list](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/JvZhvK) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/JvZhvK/by_merchant/)
Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54690k) | $266.00 @ CPL Online
**CPU Cooler** | [Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2) | $32.00 @ Centre Com
**Motherboard** | [ASRock Z97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-z97pro4) | $141.00 @ CPL Online
**Memory** | [G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f31866c9d8gab) | $105.00 @ CPL Online
**Storage** | [Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz7te120bw) | $79.00 @ Centre Com
**Storage** | [Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st2000dm001) | $95.00 @ CPL Online
**Video Card** | [Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X Video Card](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/sapphire-video-card-1003622sr) | $499.00 @ Mwave Australia
**Case** | [NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/nzxt-case-cah440ww1) | $149.00 @ Centre Com
**Power Supply** | [Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/antec-power-supply-hcg620m) | $109.00 @ CPL Online
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $1475.00
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-30 20:44 EST+1000 |
The only thing i'm really skeptical about is the motherboard. If anybody can recommend a better motherboard at the same price, that would be nice.
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