Budget Sli gaming pc build

[steyt100]

Hello Tomshardware i need help with a sli gaming pc build my budget is 850 euros i know some say is not enough but i will buy first one gpu Gtx 760 and then save some more money and buy the other one. i think but im not sure that a specific motherboard is required for sli but not sure and i aswell think that a good processor is needed for good gaming.

the parts il be buying from here www.amazon.de

 

[filippi]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (€176.15 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (€121.80 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Grey 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (€68.98 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€56.70 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card (€220.89 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Case: Zalman Z12 ATX Mid Tower Case (€75.40 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Power Supply: XFX 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (€107.09 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (€18.30 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Total: €845.31
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-26 20:31 CET+0100)

Good motherboard with symmetric PCIe 3.0 x8 for SLI.

 

[Wisecracker]

Just a suggestion ...

Instead of 'aiming' for an SLI build, also consider the best single card solution at your budget level.

For the power, heat and noise of 2 x GTX760s, you could snag a Radeon r290 ... reference PCB!!

Though, waiting for a dual- or triple-fan model could fix that :lol:

 

[steyt100]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (€176.15 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (€121.80 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Grey 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (€68.98 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€56.70 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card (€220.89 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Case: Zalman Z12 ATX Mid Tower Case (€75.40 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Power Supply: XFX 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (€107.09 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (€18.30 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Total: €845.31
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-26 20:31 CET+0100)

Good motherboard with symmetric PCIe 3.0 x8 for SLI.

Thanks looks really nice a question is there a difference between evga gtx 760 and zotac gtx 760 ? and my other question is ive seen in builds like the procesor needs a cooler or something not sure...

 

[filippi]

You should buy a good cpu cooler only if you intend to overclock. As a rule, you should use a Intel stock cooler for no-k Intel CPUs.
Both ZOTAC and EVGA got good reviews so you should check price.

 

[steyt100]

You should buy a good cpu cooler only if you intend to overclock. As a rule, you should use a Intel stock cooler for no-k Intel CPUs.
Both ZOTAC and EVGA got good reviews so you should check price.

It says this aswell in the (partpicker website under the build) is that bad , important ?
"Kingston HyperX Grey 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory operating voltage of 1.65V exceeds the Intel Haswell CPU recommended maximum of 1.5V+5% (1.575V). This memory module may run at a reduced clock rate to meet the 1.5V voltage recommendation, or may require running at a voltage greater than the Intel recommended maximum."