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My friends AMD mobo+cpu has recently died and he is looking for the best i5 4690k + motherboard combo for under $400 CDN . Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. 

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4690k + ASUS Z97-A

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is he carrying over the ram and other parts? nevermind. not needed to know

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($284.99 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($121.44 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $406.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-26 16:28 EDT-0400

For a little more you can get m.2 and SLI

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($284.99 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($139.99 @ NCIX)
Total: $424.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-26 16:30 EDT-0400

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is he carrying over the ram and other parts? nevermind. not needed to know

Yes, just need MOBO and CPU.

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My friends AMD mobo+cpu has recently died and he is looking for the best i5 4690k + motherboard combo for under $400 CDN . Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. 

 

Not a realistic budget. Lowest ca.pcpartpicker price for i5-4690K is ~CA$285. Lowest price Z97 motherboard is Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3P at ~CA$110 with an MIR.

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Not a realistic budget. Lowest ca.pcpartpicker price for i5-4690K is ~CA$285. Lowest price Z97 motherboard is Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3P at ~CA$110 with an MIR.

I was able to come in at $406 Can. not too unrealistic but you are giving up some nice features to get that low. Also, having to use the stock cooler till you can afford a better one. I was in a situation when I bricked my old motherboard and had to buy just an I3 2100 and cheapo MB/ram (old system was ddr2) just to get playing again. Funnily enough my new I3 gamed better than my old Q6600 on the game I was playing at that time.

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MSI Z97 SLI Krait Edition + I5 4690K for only $320 with combo. Thats what I'm getting right now, but on newegg they sold out already.

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