PC GAMING build for 1100-1300$ or 1200EU

[jjbarea]

So i'm looking to get a new pc because my current one with q6600 and gtx 460 just isn't doing it anymore The things i'm looking for are all the main parts EXCEPT keyboard,mouse,monitor and SSD i DONT need these. I dont really need windows either. You can include optical drive if there is enough space in the budget. I would very HIGHLY prefer nvidia card and intel cpu. Again this is only what i prefer because for all my life i used intel cpu and nvidia card, so for some reason im scared of amd stuff, reading about their bad drivers and stuff Pc will be used 99% of the time for playing games, maybe a bit of streaming, but other than that, casual movie watching and some programming stuff.

And please do not use reduced prices with like 20% and stuff like that. Use full product price, because where i am now there is barely ever any reductions so yeah. (and im from europe so all these newegg promotions and price reductions dont really apply to me.)

Also i dont think that i need any fancy coolers or anything like that, ive used this q6600 with stock cooler for 7 years now without changing anything just cleaning dust and its working perfectly even tho i play like 12 hours a day lol. And i do not ever plan to overclock anything so maybe avoid all those fancy coolers.

 

[Demosthenest]

They would fit, I have that case and they do fit. And the corsair is enough, it's a great psu.

 

[jjbarea]

They would fit, I have that case and they do fit. And the corsair is enough, it's a great psu.

btw is there anything i should know if i would choose to go sli 970 ? like is there anything special i need to do with psu to connect the cables or anything

 

[Demosthenest]

Well, you need to use an sli bridge which should come with the motherboard to connect the gtx 970s. Other than that, it's just like building a normal computer.
Also, some old games do not support sli, your system will run with only 1 gtx 970. But since they are old games, they will still be maxed out.
Do you know how to build a system? If not I can link a couple videos to help.

 

[jjbarea]

Well, you need to use an sli bridge which should come with the motherboard to connect the gtx 970s. Other than that, it's just like building a normal computer.
Also, some old games do not support sli, your system will run with only 1 gtx 970. But since they are old games, they will still be maxed out.
Do you know how to build a system? If not I can link a couple videos to help.

i have changed gpu before, i have changed psu and fully connected the cables, but i havent done anything with moberboard or cpu, but ive looked how to do it , you can link it anyways,ty.

btw what if it doesnt come with the motherboard ?

 

[Demosthenest]

It will, it's a high end motherboard. If they happen to forget putting it in the box (lol jking), they are like 5 dollars.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMRvz_IYSgM in this video, linus uses the case I recommended. It should be fairly similar to your build too (except for cpu cooler and sli)

 

[jjbarea]

It will, it's a high end motherboard. If they happen to forget putting it in the box (lol jking), they are like 5 dollars.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMRvz_IYSgM in this video, linus uses the case I recommended. It should be fairly similar to your build too (except for cpu cooler and sli)

btw are we sure 750w will be enough for sli 970s? im reading a bit on it now and seems that people suggest going 850

 

[Demosthenest]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55fKOG8C9qc
In this vid, a guy runs 2 gtx 970 overclocked with a 620w psu. I wouldn't recommend it, it's really pushing it, but a quality 750w psu like that corsair would have no problem running them.

 

[Demosthenest]

jjbarea, I've been doing some research on the psu, this one would be way better: http://www.skytech.lt/m12ii850-seasonic-m12ii-bronze-850-850w-plus-bronze-retail-p-135245.html
It's about the same price, 100w more, better build quality.

 

[jjbarea]

jjbarea, I've been doing some research on the psu, this one would be way better: http://www.skytech.lt/m12ii850-seasonic-m12ii-bronze-850-850w-plus-bronze-retail-p-135245.html
It's about the same price, 100w more, better build quality.

ok ill look into it, also 2x 970 wont be an overkill for i5 right?

 

[Demosthenest]

I don't think so. In gaming, the difference between an i5 and an i7 is minimal. A k i5 and a better cooler for overclocking like the corsair h100i would be better than any i7 at stock speed and better than most i7s overclocked, but I don't think it's necessary anyway.