how much power do i need to power up GTX 760 FTW with ACX 4GB GDDR5 for 2 way SLI

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i recently build my first gaming pc and i wanted to add in a second card but i dont
know if i have enough power wattage to power the whole thing up also my pc specs
are below i been seeking answers for this cause on the box it says it need 500 watts
or greater...and another thing i wanted to ask later in the summer i wonna upgrade my cards to a 980 witch i well be going 2 way SLI as well how much watts would that take?

PC spcecs
ASUS Sabertooth X79 LGA 2011 Motherboard
dominator platinum 16gb RAM 1600 MHZ
Intel i7-4930K LGA 2011
arctic freezer i30
EVGA GeForce GTX 760 FTW with ACX Cooler 4GB GDDR5
Evga Supernova 1300G2 Atx12V/Eps12V 1300-watt 80Plus Gold Power Supply
 
Solution
For a single GTX 760 you will need a 500 watts PSU. For SLI a good PSU 750 watts or over will be fine.

You have a great PSU with enough power to SLI, overclock, add components, and allow for aging of the caps. You are fine!