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Zaedric
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I currently have a GTX 760 with an Asus P8B75-M LE. Soon I will be getting around £270 and am torn between 2 options:

1. Buy a new GTX 970 and keep the crappy motherboard

2. Get another GTX 760 for SLI and buy a new motherboard (AsRock Z77 Extreme6 or similar)

 

Which do you guys think is the better option? 

Would you suggest anything else instead?

 

Thanks.

 

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My Rig - CPU: Intel i5 2500k - Motherboard: ASUS P8B75-M LE - Ram: 1x8GB Green Ram - GPU: ASUS Direct CU II 760 - Case: NZXT H230 - PSU: Corsair CX750M - HDD: 1TB WD Black -

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I would pick option 1 :D

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Option 1.

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Buy a 970 so you don't run into SLI issues, sell your old 760 and try buy a new motherboard with the money you earned from the 760 sale.

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Option 1, obviously. Sell your MOBO and get another one ;)

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Really, I would suggest against SLI at all cost (unless you were running something like a 780ti or Titan Black already), as it will add more problems than it will solve. The motherboard however will only be worth an upgrade if the one you have does not support Overclocking (I am unfamiliar with the B series chipsets, sorry.) and you feel you need it, or if your current one is failing for some reason. Other than that, you are not going to get anything by upgrading the board (of coarse if you need a feature your current board does not have that the new one will have, that is a good reason too). 

 

TLDR: 970 for sure unless you NEED a new motherboard. 

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Thanks alot for the help everyone, think i will go with the 970!

My Rig - CPU: Intel i5 2500k - Motherboard: ASUS P8B75-M LE - Ram: 1x8GB Green Ram - GPU: ASUS Direct CU II 760 - Case: NZXT H230 - PSU: Corsair CX750M - HDD: 1TB WD Black -

"Since ancient times, the Dragon has been the only beast to equal the Tiger" -Ryuuji Takasu

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