sacrificing the GPU for a better mobo, for future upgrades, is it good?

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hello guys! i'll talk to the point.
is it good to sacrifice the GPU for a better mobo? i have a tight budget here and i'm planning for future upgrade, at this time, i just using it for watching movies, mega-multi tasking (open a lot application at the same time) and maybe playing some games, i don't really care if i only can play the games with low preset, as long as the game is playable. and i also planning for overclocking and SLI/CrossFire in the future. thanks before for your contribution, i really new in this forum, and sorry for bad english ehehe :D.
 
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I would say having a good motherboard is priority #1. A crappy board with great peripherals is like a diamond coated P.O.S. What would really help is if you listed the materials you have/plan on getting/are willing to sacrifice. But, in short, yes I'd sac the GPU for a while and upgrade the board.
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I would say having a good motherboard is priority #1. A crappy board with great peripherals is like a diamond coated P.O.S. What would really help is if you listed the materials you have/plan on getting/are willing to sacrifice. But, in short, yes I'd sac the GPU for a while and upgrade the board.
 
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you didn't give enough information about your entire set up. having said that, I use cheaper ( usually under $100 ) motherboards and stick higher end components on them. Cross fire and sli are a waste of money, especially if you buy one card now and one in the next 2 years. there's almost always a newer and better single card out that's close enough to being a better performer. games change and so do the architecture of the cards.
 
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Well look at it this way ..... a GFX card addition or swap is a 5 minute thing ..... a new MoBo, Case, CPU, storage etc is hours.

I recommend this build a lot as it gives you a very playable system for $1,000. The Case, PSU, Storage subsystem, MoBo, CPU are all ones ya would find in a $2k system..... A later investment of $155 brings you right up to what you would get w/ a $450 GFX card.

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/NVIDIA/GeForce_GTX_650_Ti_Boost_SLI/21.html

http://tpucdn.com/reviews/NVIDIA/GeForce_GTX_650_Ti_Boost_SLI/images/perfrel_1920.gif

Case - $124 - Corsair 500R White http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1327096
$20 combo discount $25 coupon code for case, $16.50 coupon code for PSU, $45 MIR
PSU - incl. w/ above - Corsair TX750 included with above

MoBo - $370 - ASUS Z87 Pro http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1352787
CPU - incl. w/ above - Intel Core i5-4670 Included w/ above and MoBo has built in wireless, $100 combo discount and $10 off w/ promo code Z87MB617, ends 6/30

RAM - $79 - (2 x 4GB) Muskin CAS 8 DDR3-1600 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226337
Free $25 Hawken in game credit w/ purchase, limited offe
Cooler - $30 - CM Hyper 212 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835709011


GFX - $155 - MSI GTX 650 Ti Boost http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127730
GFX - Later - MSI GTX 650 Ti Boost http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127730

HD - $95 Caviar Black 1TB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136533
SSD - $135 - Samsung 840 Pro 128GB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147192

DVD Writer - $17 - Asus DVD Burner http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204

Total $1,005

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/NVIDIA/GeForce_GTX_650_Ti_Boost_SLI/21.html

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hey thanks for the fast response!
so i'm going to build an AMD platform, i also use my old components, 4gb of RAM, Monitor, 500w PSU (i forgot the brand), Case etc
in this case, i just need a new CPU, Mobo, and a low-profile GPU, since i really need a good mobo with long-lifespan

i'm planning on the FX 8350, ASUS SaberTooth 990fx R2.0, and ASUS GT 630 2gb DDR3 (Low-end).
 
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CPU : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113284
Mobo : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131877
GPU : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121639
my old hdd : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136770
my old RAM : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220773
i use 500w PSU (i forgot the brand), are these information enough? :S
 
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I would agree with that. Graphics expert will likely step in and tell me that's wrong...
 
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ok, i will buy the 1 gb ddr5 then~
 
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