2 way SLI or 16GB of RAM?

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I am in the process of planning what parts I use for a PC build, and I could either get 2 GTX 760 2GB, or go from 8GB RAM to 16GB. Yes, I know that the ram would be cheaper, but cost isn't really a big factor. I am, however staying with the 2 products, so just which will give me more power?

GPU: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB x2
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RAM: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB DDR3-2400 x2

UPDATE: These are the 4 build options that I am looking at. http://pcpartpicker.com/user/SynchHD/saved/
 
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More RAM would help for the editing, but the difference of the SLI would be much greater for gaming, so I'd recommend the SLI.

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More RAM would help for the editing, but the difference of the SLI would be much greater for gaming, so I'd recommend the SLI.

-Duffy
 
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Which will be a better, more powerful buy?
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($325.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($63.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($249.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($249.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 750W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1129.93
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-19 14:08 EDT-0400)

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($225.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($63.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($249.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($249.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 750W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1029.93
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-19 14:09 EDT-0400)
 
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The best build would be the i7-4770k build with 2 cards, obviously this comes at a greater price.
Having two GPU's instead of one would help a lot for gaming side of thing whereas having the i7 instead of i5 would help more towards the editing side of things...

i7-4770k w/ 2 cards - best build
i5-4670k w/ 2 cards - more gaming build (could still edit)
i7-4770k w/ 1 card - more editing build (could still game)
i5-4670k w/ 1 card - Gaming build but less powerful.
 
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So by 2 cards are you saying 770 SLI or 760 SLI?
Would it be worth it to get an extra memory module, so I have a total of 16GB?
 
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