Nah I just got a 980ti. You get about the same performance as 970 SLI without any of the issues. I mostly got it so I would be future proof for 3-4 years.
Using a laptop my grandfather got in 2011 for $2,000+
Pretty old, but itās better than my old setup.
Going to upgrade the ram when I get the money.
Iām also thinking about getting an SSD.
More RAM is always better. Even if you donāt use it!
Edit: Responding to some posts above
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Finally part of the #PCMasterRace.
Parts come in by Wednesday I believe.
Will I need another cooling unit for the 960? Processor has a built in heatsink and case comes built in with 3 fans.
Lemme know what yāall think.
Shout out to @Manga for starting me off with the build, I just changed some stuff in it :3.
P.S. SSD and peripherals will be bought in 2 more paychecks, cause Iām broke right now.
If you are overclocking upgrade the heatsink to a Noctua one or another quality cooler. Also if you can iād recommend a SSD for a boot drive a 128gb drive will be plenty.
I got a 128gb drive for a boot and have 80gb free still.
I donāt plan to overclock since I have no idea how to lel (although it isnāt hard to research how to do it, just donāt want to at the moment), but I will keep that brand in mind in case I do.
And definitely getting an SSD, just have to wait for my next paycheck :. Spent like $1000 yesterday @_@.
Figured Iād add a little spec listing here:
CPU: Intel i7 4770K
GPU: MSI GeForce 980 GTX Gaming 4GB
MOBO: MSI Z87-GD65
RAM: 16GB G.Skill TridentX 2400
CPU COOLER: Corsair H100i Water Cooling
PSU: Corsair HX850i
CASE: Corsair Carbide 400R
HEADSET: Logitech G933 Artemis Spectrum Wireless
MOUSE: Logitech G900 Chaos Spectrum (primary), Logitech G502 Proteus Core (backup) or Steelseries Sensei
KEYBOARD: Logitech Orion Spark, Steelseries APEX 350 or Steelseries 6Gv2 Cherry MX
Havenāt delved into water cooling yet, soon though.
Looks like you have your 144Hz monitor at 60Hzā¦ unless Specccy isnāt picking up on it. Other wise you should change thatā¦
Also this is what Iām pushing now. Two 1TB SSDās in RAID0.
probably running an hdmi
Wouldnāt be the first time Iāve seen someone running a 144Hz monitor at 60Hz and didnāt realize they had to change the setting out of the box. Not only that, that monitor comes with the DVI cord needed to run it at 144Hz.
Hereās mine, running water cooling w/ a custom loop and a link to my parts list:
http://pcpartpicker.com/list/R2X6ZL
I have a few pictures of it that arenāt very good quality, will be changing out the coolant soon so I will get some updated ones.
Cpu: i7 6700k
Custom open loop liquid cooling
GPU: 2x 1080ās
PSU: CV corsair 1500 watt
Mobo: Asus rampage V
64 GB of corsair dominator 3400 MHz ram
Btw this is a rendering and game development rig thatās why itās got the crazy specs 
PC specs:
case: Obsidian 750D from Corsair
Mobo: B85M-G
PSU: Cooler master G650M
Ram: 16 gigs of ddr3
SSD: 250GB
HDD: 1TB + 1TB + 2TB
liquid cooling: 360mm predator from EKWB
CPU: i7 4790k
GPU: (MSI) 980 ti gaming 6gb
Monitor 1: 900p 75hz
Monitor 2: 1080p 60hz
perifferals:
Computer mouse: razer mamba 12k dpi
keyboard: razer blackwidow stealth
mic: razer seiren pro
webcam: some old junk
EDIT: I use it mainly for gaming. 
hopefully streaming some day, but Iāll have to get more cpu cores in the future.
bitfenix shinobi, black/red
Asus pro z170 atx
i5-6600K
Asus gtx1080 Strix
Be quiet! dark rock tf
Wd blue 500gb
Wd black 3000gb
Be quiet! Dark Power Pro P11 650w
Kingston hyperx 4x4GB DDR4-2133
Win 8.1 Pro 64bit
Corsair strafe rgb silent mx
Corsair mm200 extended
Logitech g502 proteus rgb
Bose companion 5
Aoc e2460sh
Sennheiser rs 175 rf
PC specs
Case: X-Warrior Devil Red Edition
Mobo: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING
PSU: Corsair RM850x
RAM: 16GB Corsair Vengance (red illuminated) DDR4 3200 MHz
SSD: Samsung 850 PRO 256 GB
HDD: 1TB
CPU: i7 6700K
CPU cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo
GPU: MSI GTX1070 Gaming X
Monitor 1: BenQ XL2430T 24" 144 Hz
Peripherals
Mouse: Steelseries Sensei
Mouse mat: Steelseries QcK
Keyboard: Razer Blackwidow Chroma
Headset: Razer Kraken Chroma 7.1
PC
Case: Thermaltake Core P5
Mobo: Asus Maximus IX Formula
PSU: EVGA G3 1000W
RAM: 32GB Corsair Dominator Platinum DDR4 2400 MHz
SSD: Samsung 850 EVO 500 GB
HDD: Western Digital Black 4TB
CPU: i7 7700K @ 4.939 GHz
GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 SC
Monitor(s): Sceptre C325W-1920R 32-Inch Curved Monitor x2 (Third coming in 3 days)
Mouse: MadCatz RAT 8
Keyboard: Logitech G910