Upgrading my current system

Darvallo18

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Hello i am looking to upgrade my current systems graphics card and am looking for opinions on if what I have chosen will work before I buy anything
I am currently looking at getting 2 EVGA GeForce GTX 760 02G-P4-2763-KR w/ EVGA ACX Cooler Video Card :
Chipset Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Core Clock: 980 MHz
Boost Clock: 1033 MHz
CUDA Cores: 1152
Model #: 02G-P4-2763-KR
Item #: N82E16814130933
and a
Rosewill LIGHTNING-1300 1300W Continuous @ 50°C, Intel Haswell Ready, 80 PLUS GOLD, ATX12V v2.31 & EPS12V v2.92, SLI/CrossFire Ready, Modular Active PFC Power Supply

Fans: 1 x Silent 140mm LED Fan (Blue, Red, None)
Main Connector: 20+4Pin
+12V Rails: Single
PCI-Express Connector: 8 x 6+2-Pin
Model #: LIGHTNING-1300
Item #: N82E16817182063
as a power supply
I also currently have 5 fans that run quietly i am curious if that should be fine with two graphics cards or if i should look into getting liquid cooling


my current set up is as follows:

PNY Geforce GTX 470
Corsair GS 700
GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3 AM3+ AMD 990FX + SB950 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
AMD FX-6300 Vishera 3.5GHz (4.1GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 95W Six-Core Desktop Processor FD6300WMHKBOX
G.SKILL Trident X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2400 (PC3 19200) Desktop Memory Model F3-2400C10D-8GTX
 

jnewegger23

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http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/geforce_gtx_760_review,5.html
Your psu should be good for the 2x760s. See above
The 1300W is a bit overkill ( I have an AX1200 Corsair so I'm not hating for wanting that) so you can wait if you want to spend on that later.
I know the benchmarks for 2x760 are better than a single 780 but I always recommend getting the single stronger card when you can because not all games scale well in sli so keep that in mind. Also if you aren't running a 3 monitor or ultra hd setup it's usually not worth the extra heat. Plus down the road if you do have a chance to grab a second 780 for cheap you're really going to like those benchmarks! I don't want to try to sway you completley off what you want as you are pretty clear about these two items but I want you to think about it for a moment at least as you get stuck with the hardware you buy for the most part! Hope this helps! My 2cents!

Thanks,

Justin S.