Looking for upgrade advice, opinions and fun facts.

[skitzin]

Was looking at getting some advice on upgrade I am considering at present.

This is my current build:

CPU: Intel I7-4770K
MOBO: Asus Z87- PLUS
GPU: Asus GTX780i DC2 OC 3G
RAM: Kingston HyperX Blue 1600 16 GB (2x8GB)
CASE: Corsair Air 540
SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 128GB
HDD: Western Digital WD Black 1TB
Cooling: Corsair Cooling Hydro Series H100i CPU cooler
PSU: Corsair 850W ATX Power Supply
OS: Windows 7 64 Bit

I am currently look at going for another 780Ti for SLI and am wondering if my PSU if enough for it or would that need to get upgraded.

Additionally I was wondering if it was worth getting another SSD for this build. I envision it to be used as the 128GB SSD is Boot/OS only, another SSD for games and the HDD for movies/tv shows/etc. Or is it just better to get another HDD?

(Additionally I was wondering why it only shows me having 8GB ram in windows? Is that a limitation on my build or has one of the ram cards died? Any ideas?)

[Idrinkwhiterussians]

The PSU should be fine for SLI on the 780ti BUT! (big but) if you are not playing on a high res monitor/monitors setup, there would be no reason to get another.

Another SSD is not a bad idea. I have 2 running in my build atm. Something like:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($104.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $104.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-22 07:52 EDT-0400

As for the RAM, you might want to try the other slots, switch them, memtest, etc. Also, it might change what is going on depending on how long it has shown you as only having 8GB.

[skitzin]

Yeah currently going for a 2560x1440 monitor. I would be lying if I didn't say I was tempted by the Asus ROG swoft 27" monitors theu released.