Help With My RIg

[Curtis_4]

Hi Guys-

I need help with my Rig, I am looking to upgrade a couple of components but I thought I should ask you guys for help.

My current setup-

Intel i7 4770K
MSI GTX970 (4GB)
12GB RAM (Hyper X 1600)
750W PSU (Corsair bronze)
Z97P-D3
My Tower is a Corsair Spec-03 Red
Some crap HDD I have had for donkeys that I will be changing to SSD.

I want an SLI compatible board (as I want to have 2 970's running) but ideally I don't want to change CPUs (as this one is really good), any good recommendations? I can't seem to find a seller for an SLI board, as the Bitcoin miners have scooped them all up.

However if this is a dead end, what CPU, motherboard should I upgrade to? I can't seem to find a good article on CPU's.

P.s I have already been on PC Parts Picker. (still can make my mind up)

Any advice would be appreciated!

 

[Jwpanz]

Well, after looking around the best bet for finding an SLI Z97 motherboard would be eBay. Ya they’re used but pick a reputable seller with high ratings and that accepts returns.

If I were you I would stay away from SLI. It’s still not scalable in terms of performance meaning 2 970’s does not equal twice the power of 1 970. I would try to invest in a GTX 1080 as that blows away a 970 SLI setup and you’ll have way more VRAM. SLI does not combine VRAM meaning the 4GB you have per 970 does not equal 8. It only uses 4GB.

I know you’re thinking that prices are inflated at the moment but prices will level out back to normal soon (fingers crossed). I would wait for prices to drop or for newer cards to come out. Gaming on a single, powerful GPU is a much better experience than putting two less powerful cards in SLI.

To wrap things up your CPU is definitely not a dead end. With a mild overclock you would have no problem gaming with it for the next few years. Save your money and upgrade to a powerful card like the 1080 or the upcoming Volta lineup from Nvidia.

 

[aquielisunari]

Skip the SLI. I'd upgrade to nothing less than a 1080 and call it a day.

I had a 4690K and a 970 FTW. This was 10 loooooooooooong months ago that I started to look into upgrading my PC. Finally last month I purchased the hardware my VR gaming area. I upgraded to the EVGA 1080 Ti FTW3 Hybrid.

after the upgrade

I went from a EVGA 500W 80+ PSU to a Seasonic 650W 80+ Gold G Series PSU.