Oveclocking with Z87X-D3H

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What is the recommended amount to overclock i7-4770k with Z87X-D3H? I am also planning to SLI two Gigabyte GTX780. Is the motherboard good for this purpose?
 
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I don't think there is such thing as a recommended amount to overclock ANY CPU. However you should be able to get 4.6-4.8GHz without much trouble as long as you have adequate cooling. The Z87X-D3H (the same one I'm using ;) ) is capable of SLI. That being said there are boards available (at a ridiculously higher price) that will provide better PCIE performance for multiple cards. The Z87X-D3H will limit the PICE slots 1 and 2 to x8 (as opposed to the full x16) when they are both used. For single GPU (in PCIE slot 1) the restriction is not present and operates at full x16.

It seems as though you are building quite a high performance machine (i7-4770K and two GTX 780s) If very high performance is your goal you may want to invest more in...
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I don't think there is such thing as a recommended amount to overclock ANY CPU. However you should be able to get 4.6-4.8GHz without much trouble as long as you have adequate cooling. The Z87X-D3H (the same one I'm using ;) ) is capable of SLI. That being said there are boards available (at a ridiculously higher price) that will provide better PCIE performance for multiple cards. The Z87X-D3H will limit the PICE slots 1 and 2 to x8 (as opposed to the full x16) when they are both used. For single GPU (in PCIE slot 1) the restriction is not present and operates at full x16.

It seems as though you are building quite a high performance machine (i7-4770K and two GTX 780s) If very high performance is your goal you may want to invest more in a motherboard capable of operating more than one PCIE slot at x16 at a time.
 
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Thank you very much for your answer! Could you you recommend me some motherboards which could be capable of operating more than one PCIE slot at x16 at a time?

By the way my build for now is:
GIGABYTE Z87X-D3H
INTEL CORE i7-4770K
KINGSTON 2x4GB DDR III HyperX
GIGABYTE GTX780 (3gb) (i will buy a second one in future)
COOLER MASTER GX 750W
WD 1024GB 64MB SATA III Black
SAMSUNG 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive 840 Evo
 
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Here is a Gigabyte board: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128676

Here is an MSI board: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130689

And here's an ASRock: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157392

To be honest, if you are not VERY technically inclined these boards are gong to be overkill in price (400$ + ) and features (and possibly difficult to use).

You will really not see much to any performance drops with the Z87X-D3H (or other boards that "step down" to PCIE 1 x8 and PCIE 2 x8) if they are PCIE 3.0. No video card available right now uses the entire x16 PCIE 2.0 bandwidth. From a price and usability standpoint (and because you seem new to PC building and OCing, no offense) I'd stick with the Z87X-D3H. It's a great board for beginners/moderate users (like myself ;) ) and you'll be happy with the ease and reliability of it.

The parts you have picked out so far all seem like good choices to me :) (Just make sure that the Mhz and type of RAM is supported by the motherboard and remember the RAM controllers are located on the CPU - the higher the MHz/Voltage the more heat generated in the CPU)
A comment on your choice of PSU. Cooler Master is not always very high quality/reliability. I recommend either SeaSonic or Corsair at 850W (you'll need the extra 100W at least especially if you plan to OC and SLI) A rule of thumb for PSU is to keep your max load (the maximum Watts your system will use under full load) at +/- 50% of the Watts available from the PSU. That way you don't have to worry about heat issues and burning it out to quickly :)
 
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