Should I be SLi Ready?

[KimJongWill]

I'm new to these forums and I'm really interested in building my own PC. I just want some opinions on whether I should be ready for SLi. These are the specs I'm looking at:

HDD - 1 TB WD Caviar Black Hard Drive
MOBO - Gigabyte GA-Z87-HD3
CPU - Intel Core i5 4670k
OS - Windows 8.1 OEM
Case - Corsair Carbide 330r
RAM - 8gb Corsair Vengeance DDR3 Jet Black
GPU - EVGA GTX 760 SC ACX
PSU - Corsair 600m. Hybrid Modular

Any suggestions are welcome. Just wondering whether the MOBO I should get should be SLi ready and whether that PSU can handle it. I can upgrade to 750w if that is a problem.

Thanks, Will

[kalniel]

If you're planning to SLI then yes, but I wouldn't spend to much on just keeping the possibility open on the off-chance - that money is usually better saved towards a drop in replacement should you need more GPU power.

[MrJim]

Personally, I would always have an SSD in a new build, a 120Gb unit like the Crucial M500 is only about £65 these days. You'll get better performance out of a larger capacity, though.

SLI is a difficult choice really. I've always preferred to have a single more powerful graphics card, rather than Crossfire or SLI, due to driver issues, heat & noise (not to mention cost). Buying one card with a view to adding another down the line is often a bit of a false economy; I find it's usually better to sell a card second-hand, & buy a new & more powerful single card instead.

[Blackfudge]

If you do think your going to sli then sure however 1 stronger card is better than 2 weaker cards, sli is really a better option if you at the top level e.g two 780ti, a 760 sli is around a 690 in performence, great you may think however later down the line when you add a second card there may be a better single gpu option, with new architecture gpu's coming from nvidia i'd say a single stronger card would serve you better also what kind of settings are you looking to play at as a 760 will serve you well on its own.

[Dwevan]

I was looking through your build and something that will really improve the performance of the PC, admittedly however, not gaming but boot speeds and program opening times would be an SSD. I found at around 250GB the price to performance seems to drastically improve, a good one is the Samsung 250GB 840EVO... Ive got it and its sweet! and only about £115 now...

As for SLI, I again agree with Jim, its not really worth it in long run... put money towards an SSD instead would be my advice