[kenrikm]

I can recommend the i5 4460 which is about ~$180. It's a locked 4690k for about $60 less but honestly is able to play even the most demanding games on Ultra settings (Witcher 3 / GTA 5) if pared with a good GPU. I would advise picking up a Z97 Motherboard to go with it so if you do want to upgrade the processor in a few years you have a path to the higher end of the Haswell line.

[talmand]

If you buy a locked i5, consider a H97 board instead. Z97 allows for overclocking, which you can't do with a locked CPU. Just match the features you want for a bit less. Most H97 boards will cover the Haswell line just fine, just no or limited overclocking.

Of course, if you find a Z97 that has what you want at a similar or lower price, then by all means go for it.

[kenrikm]

Z97 is useful because if you decide to upgrade to one of the higher end overclockable CPUs in the future you can. I found the difference in price can be really small or the same. I went with a Gigabyte Black board which is around ~$135 on Amazon and supports SLI. http://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-GA-Z97X-UD3H-BK-Motherboard-I...

[talmand]

I think I said all that, more or less. Except for the SLI part, as that might be an issue with H97 that needs to be checked before purchase.