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Hello! I wanted to know, is it better to SLI my GTX 760 FTW with another one or get a GTX 780? If I get the 760 I will need to upgrade my MOBO since it doesn't support SLI (if you have a good cheap one that can support FX-8320 please give me link) and I am not sure if a mid tower atx case will fit two GTX 760's. If I SLI, the cost will be from 400-500, if I purchase the GTX 780 it will be 600 dollars. Also, if my case won't be enough ( a mid tower atx ) then please give me a link! Thank you!
 
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The SLI is really good and a bunch of games support it already. However, I would suggest that you get a single GTX 780 card. Managing the heat and power consumption of two cards is not pleasing at all. Be safe, sell your GTX 760 and buy a GTX 780.
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In that case, I would opt for a single GTX 780. It would be 50% more expensive, but upgrading the mobo may also require you to re-install your operating system. And I rather like a working system and not have to re-adjust for a card upgrade. But GTX 760 SLI would be more powerful, but also more heat, more power draw, and more noise. So determine if your PSU can handle that.
 
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My PSU is 750w, is that enough? I don't care about the re-installing thing that much since I can just get a portable HDD and transfer all my files. Here are my specs in case: GTX 760 FTW, FX 8320, 750w, 1 TB HDD. Thank you!
 
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The SLI is really good and a bunch of games support it already. However, I would suggest that you get a single GTX 780 card. Managing the heat and power consumption of two cards is not pleasing at all. Be safe, sell your GTX 760 and buy a GTX 780.
 
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If I was on your shoes, I might wait for the R9-290X instead of getting the GTX 780 right away. Mantle has quite a promising performance boost. But still, we don't know if Nvidia also has something up its sleeve. Something like this perhaps: https://developer.nvidia.com/nvapi :bic:
 
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