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I recently posted a thread here about a systems build built for overclocking, and this looked like the best of the lot, however, I just got my hands on more money, so I want to choose a better GPU than what was selected. I have a budget of about £100 to £140 for the GPU and I will pick it up in the UK at Christmas. I have access to about 50 cases (pc dump next to a friends house) and I am going to mod it, and I already have a 1Tb HDD and a 120Gb SSD for a boot drive. What do you recomend? This build is focused more towards overclocking than standard (I will overclock EVERYTHING!!!!!) so if a GPU is worse at standard but overclocks better, I will go for that. Finally, this build will be upgraded to an i5 and better GPU or another in SLI, because I only play at 1080p at 60Hz. I will however invest in a custom loop for watercooling (I know they are expensive, but I have a job for next summer and I stand to earn £700-£1000). All in all, if the card you select overclocks to the roof, supports SLI/crossfire and 2 together will max out any game at 1080p, I will go for it (must also have a waterbock being manufactured, but that isn't a real problem if I choose to get 1 better one rather than crossfire/SLI 2).
Last thing, my budget may go up to £160, it depends how much I earn in the next few months.
The build suggested was this:

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor (£51.03 @ Dabs)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87M OC Formula Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£69.99 @ Ebuyer) Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£37.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston Beast 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£38.50 @ Ebuyer)

Thanks for the help.
 
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DonkeyOatie
I use the Z97 version and like it. It's a good board. It's been almost permanently reduced to $99.99 in the US; great value.

The GPU is OK.. 4GB is good. I'd be looking to see if there was a Radeon bargain out there with the release of the 'new' 300 series cards.
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I would rather not go refurbished, because in the event of a DOA I would have no warranty. Also, my reasoning for going SLI/crossfire was that two cards = price and performance of better card. I know that not all games support dual cards, but I am building my first pc, so I don't know what I will be playing (I like the look of Titanfall and plants vs zombies garden warfare). I also personally think that 2 cards look cooler than one. It would also be cheaper, because instead of paying £160 then £350, I would be paying £160 then another £160. All I want is to play at 1080p on high/ultra at 60fps (obviosly not witcher 3 maxed out, but close). What do you think?

--update--
Was looking at this cardhttp://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvn960oc4gd
 
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My refurbished stuff always has had at least one year warranty (in the USA)

I think you are mistaken. A 250 pound GTX970 will own 1080p 60hz, by itself, two 125 pound cards will not, are less efficient, and use more power, and may have driver issues, and need a better motherboard. The motherboard you have will do it.

2 x 950 in SLI have only 2Gb, cost the same or more than GTX 970, use more power, have some driver issues, and are similar in performance.

If I get a 970, I would consider SLI later.
 
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You may be able to up-vote it back, or some other response to balance, but no worries.

My philosophy is to buy the absolute most powerful GPU I can afford unless building a 'limited' system. Gaming computers are generally GPU limited and need a GPU upgrade of some sort every 3 years or so to stay 'current' CPUs can last twice as long (if they are good Intel ones at least)
 
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I use the Z97 version and like it. It's a good board. It's been almost permanently reduced to $99.99 in the US; great value.

The GPU is OK.. 4GB is good. I'd be looking to see if there was a Radeon bargain out there with the release of the 'new' 300 series cards.
 
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2x970s in SLI are also completely BEAST!
 
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