Gaming PC, Future SLi Setup

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gavvatron

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Hoping I'm close to my final build now. Nothing too fancy, just trying to get good bang for buck without compromising performance and a view of going SLI in the future. Couple of things I'm unsure about is the mobo and CPU/GPU cooling options (ie. adequate for overclocking and okay for future SLi use?). I've chosen the K series as I want to learn how to overclock, even though it'll be primarily a gaming system. Hope that's enough info. All suggestions welcome.

Case
CORSAIR VENGEANCE® C70 BLACK MID-TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-3570K (3.4GHz) 6MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z77-V LK: PCI-E 3.0 READY, SLI, CROSSFIREX
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (2 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 770 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
120GB INTEL® 520 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
15x BLU-RAY WRITER DRIVE, 16x DVD ±R/±RW
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX850 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE
Processor Cooling
Super Quiet 22dBA Triple Copper Heatpipe Intel CPU Cooler
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence
 
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kirilmatthew

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I would change your i5 for an FX-8350/20 with a liquid cooler. You will get a very good over clock and it will not cost more. The FX are better for some newer games and for upcoming games that will become highly optimized for 8 cores. I'd drop the SSD for gaming as well, it won't increase performance. But yeah, what is your budget? I could suggest a complete build if you would want!
 
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gavvatron

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Thanks Sangeet, Top End would be £1400
 
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gavvatron

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Thanks Matt, SSD is for OS, office and day-to-day software, just for speed. Complete build would be great! Top end £1400
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£179.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£87.98 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£128.24 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£72.50 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£58.79 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£299.72 @ Scan.co.uk)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£299.72 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Cooler Master Storm Scout 2 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£70.39 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 850W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£123.37 @ Aria PC)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer (£12.97 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£68.39 @ Aria PC)
Total: £1402.06
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-26 16:46 BST+0100)
 
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Sangeet Khatri

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Awesome build. Almost the one that I would have posted, but the only change I would like to bring would be to go for a 780 instead of the two 770's. I know the 770 in SLI is more powerful than the 780 but going for a single 780 adds up the option to SLI later, so a 780 should be good enough as it can easily max out games in 1080p for the next 2-3 years without dropping below 60 FPS. So just go for the single 780. Otherwise, it is a very good build. A beast I would say.
 
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