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Started by Serpurty | | 2 answers
Building a new pc and need help with gpus
I am planning on building a pc (http://pcpartpicker.com/p/LJKrqs) and i was wondering if i should get the 770 and later on buy an additional 770 or shave off a few bucks and get the 780 ti. Any feedback helps.
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September 14, 2014 5:53:37 PM

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($339.93 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G55 SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($118.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($76.50 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($164.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 3GB DirectCU II Video Card ($398.00 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake Chaser MK-I ATX Full Tower Case ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1411.36
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-14 20:53 EDT-0400

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September 14, 2014 5:52:15 PM

I'm looking at your build and it seems unbalanced. You can easily get a gtx 780 by stepping down a bit on the other parts. The issue with sli is that it depends on what games you want to play. Not all games support two graphics cards.

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