Budget Motherboard/Processor for a GTX690

[Sibelius]

Hello.

I am currently planning a new build PC and have decided to sacrifice a top spec motherboard and possibly processor to get my build within budget.

Could some kind sould please confirm the following?

Which is the cheapest Z77 motherboard that will run a GTX690 satisfactorily? I have been looking at these:

ASRock Z77 Pro4-M Intel Z77
Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77
Asus P8Z77-V LX Intel Z77


What is the cheapest processor that will not bottleneck a GTX690?


Thanks in advance for any replies

 

[Bacon?]

I5 3570K and the D3H

 

[Sibelius]

I5 3570K and the D3H

Thanks.

The board specs say it does not support SLI. Does that matter for the GTX690, seeing as it is a dual card?

Also how will the performance be affected by the PCIE setup on this board? The info below is from the Gigabyte site.

Expansion Slots
1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16)
(The PCIEX16 slot conforms to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)
* For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16 slot.
* The PCI Express x16 slot supports up to PCI Express 2.0 standard when an Intel 32nm (Sandy Bridge) CPU is installed.
1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)
2 x PCI Express x1 slots
(The PCIEX4 and PCI Express x1 slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)
2 x PCI slots

 

[Idleman]

Thanks.

The board specs say it does not support SLI. Does that matter for the GTX690, seeing as it is a dual card? No.You only need one slot

Also how will the performance be affected by the PCIE setup on this board? The info below is from the Gigabyte site. I you are using an IB Cpu, it will run@x16 @ PCIE 3.0 standard.

Expansion Slots
1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16)
(The PCIEX16 slot conforms to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)
* For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16 slot.
* The PCI Express x16 slot supports up to PCI Express 2.0 standard when an Intel 32nm (Sandy Bridge) CPU is installed.
1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)
2 x PCI Express x1 slots
(The PCIEX4 and PCI Express x1 slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)
2 x PCI slots