Trying to hold off on the 900 series but still be ready for the rift, runing 2 gtx 760s 4 gigs

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Gpu boss says this:
http://gpuboss.com/gpus/GeForce-GTX-970-vs-GeForce-GTX-760-X2

Higher effective memory clock speed 7,012 MHz vs 6,008 MHz More than 15% higher effective memory clock speed
Higher clock speed 1,050 MHz vs 1,006 MHz Around 5% higher clock speed
Higher turbo clock speed 1,178 MHz vs 1,072 MHz Around 10% higher turbo clock speed
Higher pixel rate 58.8 GPixel/s vs 48.2 GPixel/s More than 20% higher pixel rate
Higher memory clock speed 1,753 MHz vs 1,502 MHz More than 15% higher memory clock speed
Lower TDP 148W vs 250W

Is dual GPU Yes vs No About half of graphics cards are dual GPU
Better floating-point performance 4,636 GFLOPS vs 3,494 GFLOPS Around 35% better floating-point performance
More texture mapping units 192 vs 104 88 more texture mapping units
More shading units 2,304 vs 1,664 640 more shading units
Slightly more render output processors 64 vs 56 8 more render output processors
Wider memory bus 512 bit vs 256 bit 2x wider memory bus

basically, i don't want to jump on board on the 900 series because there was no major tech jumps from the 800 to 900 series. the 760 is a 800 series card but just crippled and made cheaper. the 1000s series will have a new die and new ram, so basically i am worried about driver performance on sli on the rift. if the drivers are solid i wont have many issues, if the drivers suck, which probably will happen, i will not have an enjoyable time on max res. hmm decisions...decisions...

i know a single card is always better due to, its way easier, less power, less driver issues and runs cooler, but i am on a closed water cooled loop on my i7 4790k and some good cooling are setup on my cards so they don't run that hot. i don't think anyone will know for sure until it comes out...

flip side, i could sell of my two 760s for about 200 and make a 980ti $400 instead of 600. in a year the 760s will be worth nothing
 
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If you're interested in an oculus / VR, be aware that Nvidia is in the back of the race playing catch up with AMD. LiquidVR has had more time in development than GameWorksVR, giving it less latency.

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If you're interested in an oculus / VR, be aware that Nvidia is in the back of the race playing catch up with AMD. LiquidVR has had more time in development than GameWorksVR, giving it less latency.
 
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