Upgrading my computer

[Danoga]

So in the near future (around december) i am gonna be upgrading my computer i plan on going SLI, although i dont know if i want to get another 770 or get 2 708s. I need a bigger case. right now i have a medium tower,. Is it worth getting an i7? or keep my current i5-4670k? Also i am thinking of overclocking in which case i will need a good aftermarket cpu cooler, or should i get water cooling/closed circuit water cooling?

 

[byza]

You can SLI in a medium tower without problems. Stick with the i5, there is little to no advantage to the i7 as most games don't take advantage of hyperthreading. Some people even claim the i5 works better.

If you just want to do mild-mid OC get a Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO, if you want to really push it get the Noctua NH-D14/15 or the Corsair H100i. Which one you get is down to personal preference, they perform pretty similar.

 

[Danoga]

I had http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2 is what i had and in my specific case it would not fit =( Also a large tower gives me extra room for anything else i want to put in down the road with no drawbacks. And as for the Sli should i just get another 770 or get 2 780s?

 

[byza]

If it's for 1080p SLI 770s would be more than enough. The Phantek Enthoo Pro is an awesome full tower case for ~$100.

 

[Danoga]

Yea ill check out that case =) sorry for long response

 

[byza]

Nvidea should be coming out with new cards soon. Might be worth seeing what they come out with. There should be some price drops on current cards at least. Also if you can get away with a single card system you're not going to have to worry about SLI compatibility issues.

 

[Danoga]

See the reason i wanted to go sli was so i can run 2 monitors more easily, cause right now i have a 770, would a 770 alone be powerful enough to run 2 monitors?

 

[byza]

Yes. You can't usually game on two monitors, normally it's either 1 or 3 but you can have one window gaming and another on twitch or something which a 770 will handle fine.

 

[Danoga]

ah yea well twitch, netflix ect thats good then should save me some money =)