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So ATM my build is

I5 2500k
1tb HDD
GTX560ti
Micro ATX < Important
NZXT Vulcan case
8gb Corsair Vengance
650w Corsair PSU

My question is this is it worth upgrading my MOBO to an Atx, My case to a Mid tower and then getting another GTX560ti or just getting a GTX580

Also should i get a 3tb HDD as i am running out of space on my 1TB HDD

One last thing should i get a Watercooling kit for my CPU so i can Overclock it?

Thanks for reading
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Not really worth upgrading your motherboard, cases don't really matter... but i's say just get a 580 because 560 sli would just consumpt alot of power and its about the same.
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AthanBiamis wrote Not really worth upgrading your motherboard, cases don't really matter... but i's say just get a 580 because 560 sli would just consumpt alot of power and its about the same.


Of course the case matters with the air flow and such.
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its just overkill putting 2 video cards in
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FayGit wrote its just overkill putting 2 video cards in

No its not, clearly you are new to the pc section. It depends on your gpu.
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yes get a atx it looks alot nicer than a dinky micro even in a mid tower and yuo always have the option to upgrade ya know
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Yea you should definitively get it bro.
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I've read the 2 560 ti's in sli is slightly faster than a 580. But I would say just go for the single 580, its still a massive upgrade over the single 560 ti and there will be alot less hassle with having to switch the motherboard (which usualy requires a fresh windows instalation)
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Stupac wrote I've read the 2 560 ti's in sli is slightly faster than a 580. But I would say just go for the single 580, its still a massive upgrade over the single 560 ti and there will be alot less hassle with having to switch the motherboard (which usualy requires a fresh windows instalation)


If you decide to run Dual SLI? You should get an SLI Bridge as it significantly increases performance in DirectX games ( doesn't matter for OpenGL )

Also, installing a new motherboard will need a new windows installation because it won't find your boot drive anymore
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I would say get another 560, selling your current 560 you wont get much for it so why not just pay 120 for another 560 and it will have better performance than a 580
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