PC build advice - GTX 970 SLI vs GTX 980 for the long run?

[Malibu]

As stated above you shouldn't instantly go for SLI. SLI can be a good upgrade on dated PC's, but with new PC's you're better off just buying a better GPU with the possibility of a later upgrade. SLI doesn't work as great as people tend to think.

I also hear ''A PC I can use for a long time'' a lot. It's just not possible to do this without spending too much money. Best thing to do is buy a high-end PC but NOT overkill (like SLI 970/980), and save the money for upgrades when newer generation components come out.

Also see you guys select the i7, but if you use it purely for gaming, or for other programs that don't use hyperthreading, you should probably get the i5 instead.