Will my PSU support my GTX 760?

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Will my PSU support the GTX 760 2GB DDR5 overclocked by ASUS?

Here is a picture of my PSU: http://www.paltalk.com/people/users/saqeeb_1/photo_showcase.wmt?photo=1(if this one will support it I will need to use Molex to 6 Pin converter, since it only has one 6 pin PCIE cable.

Or will I have to opt to buy this PSU instead: http://www.corsair.com/en-gb/cx-series-cx750m-modular-atx-power-supply-750-watt-80-plus-bronze-certified-modular-psu

While I'm here this is my motherboard: http://www.asus.com/it/Motherboards/A88XME/specifications/

The GPU in question: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Nvidia-GeForce-DirectCU-GDDR5-Graphics/dp/B00DBPKEOI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1414753056&sr=8-1&keywords=GTX+760

P.S, I did something very stupid and bought a AMD-A10-7700K processor, and the above mentioned motherboard, when I should have gone Intel and Nvidia all the way. With a core i7 extreme edition I just was too hasty and made a mistake of buying a bundle. Now in the future I will have to replace this motherboard so I can stick an i7 in it, and SLI with two GTX TITAN Z's. Why I got this stupid AMD trash is beyond me, I can't even explain my own stupidity.
 
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How about the motherboard? BTW which PSU are you talking about the one I already have or the Corsair one?
 
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What are you talking about? 12v rails has 62 amps... http://www.corsair.com/en-gb/cx-series-cx750m-modular-atx-power-supply-750-watt-80-plus-bronze-certified-modular-psu

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I just saw the link to his current PSU. I wasn't talking about that though. I Was talkig about the CX730 one.

But you're right, his current PSU won't handle two R9 280x's
 
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I thought we were talking about his current PSU in the first link....
 
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I was talking about the corsair one ha.

But yeah, you're right, his current PSU won't power two R9 280X's
 
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So, one I currently have is enough? Someone told me the GTX needs 32Amps on the 12V rail. I study law and suck at math and electronics. So I need all the help I could possibly get.
 
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I would recommend upgrading to a Good quality 500w from Corsair/seasonic or other good brand, but your current one should power it fine, but not good quality.
 
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I ended up buying the Corsair 750Watt, just rewiring everything about an hour ago, runs alot better, but Ideally I need a GTX Titan Z in this shit. Because am still only getting like 30 to 40 frames. I can max out battlefield 3 though with everything on Ultra and AA and Tessellation, Ambient Oscillations.

Don't know what am going to do with this computer now, max out the ram maybe (32GB 2400mhz) and buy the Titan Z and throw in a few more SSDs in raid 0?

And some idiot told me, I could achieve better PC gaming than PS4 for the same cost, no I've spent close to £1,000 and I still can't pull it off at 60FPS in 1080p. It's going to cost me another 1,000 or so for the GTX Titan Z.
 
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How the hell has that cost you £1000?

I built a system for a friend with an i5 and a 760 for about £600.

Wasting money on the mobo and cpu you have is whats holding your back mainly. Throwing money at it by getting 32gb of ram and a Titan Z will just be a waste, you can get similar gaming performance for much cheaper.

Anyway, your "idiot" wasnt totally wrong, its just you didnt pick the right parts, and remember the PS4 runs BF4 at 900p @60fps, and it wont be running the ultra settings with AA that you are trying to run.
 
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Yeah I made the mistake on the board I bought a bundle, with the CPU already installed on it, including the case, and the woful PSU I had at the start, and Kingston Ram 8GB. Bear in mind, on all of this I was charged an extra £30, to £40 on almost each part, and then something like £80 for testing and fitting, I was being lazy and had a local computer shop do this for me. Since the spotty teenger told me, the AMD 10-7000K was the and the motherboard is future proof, and was telling me about some amazing AMD technology, something called Mentel which makes games run 150% faster. Since it avoids the bloated directX.

So, now my question is, what shall I do? I don't even know how to sell it I could sell the motherboard and APU including the ram, I'd be happy to get £200 or close enough back.

The total cost without the monitor is about £700 or just over. With the monitor speakers, and other accessories it's close enough to £1,000. Windows 8.1 pro cost me £150 alone. So actually it's cost more than £1,000.

What is the best AMD CPU can I put in this which can be equivalent to an i7, black extreme edition? Or would it be better to just change the motherboard and CPU? I'm just a little concerned I might not be able to build I'm new at building computers, the PSU and graphics card fitting for the first time was very easy for me, it booted the first time, and downloaded the drivers itself.

Looking at this motherboard mate is it any good:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/MAXIMUS-FORMULA-LGA1150-Intel-4xDDR3/dp/B00E5YRQXQ/ref=sr_1_3?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1414831232&sr=1-3&keywords=asus+motherboard

My budget is £2300 now, and I want to buy a GTX Titan Z. I mean money's really not an issue, but I don't want to spend senselessly. Since, I'll have to explain it to my dad he is bankrolling me.
 
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Titan Z is a waste of time, get 2 980 in sli and you will get better performance for much cheaper.

Thats a really nice board, but again it wont make games run any faster.

Yeah the idiot was wrong about mantle, it doesnt care what CPU you have, its reliant on having an AMD graphics card.

Ill spec you a system for around £2k then, hold on.
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£259.76 @ Scan.co.uk)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H105 73.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£82.86 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£154.76 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£115.82 @ More Computers)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£311.81 @ Scan.co.uk)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Twin Frozr Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£442.76 @ Scan.co.uk)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Twin Frozr Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£442.76 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Corsair 760T White ATX Full Tower Case (£148.51 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 760W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£138.42 @ Scan.co.uk)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£72.97 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £2170.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-01 15:11 GMT+0000
 
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Do you think I am being silly, I mean I only want close to 60fps on 1080p. I can handle 38.
 
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