SLI with two gtx 1080s

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Aight so i got this MSI motherboard https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01N0ZSN45/ref=yo_ii_img?ie=UTF8&psc=1

and im looking to buy two of the https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B06XXZBPHZ/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1503347734&sr=8-4&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=gtx+1080+11gb&dpPl=1&dpID=51JBgl5TcrL&ref=plSrch

Which is an ASUS model gpu and im wondering if thats even compatible with an MSI motherboard? Also If someone can give me a direct link on amazon to the right SLI bridge to buy for connecting the two cards. That would be really helpful because i have no idea what im doing.

Also i have as my power supply a 1000 watt https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B005HNF1FO/ref=yo_ii_img?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Which i got in 2013, is that even gonna connect to a 1080? It connected to my gtx 1070 just fine.


 
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I assume you meant 2 1080 TIs since the one you linked is a TI and not a 1080. Any Bridge with 1 slot spacing will do. You should buy a high bandwidth bridge if you plan on playing at resolution higher than 2560x1440 @60Hz. So if you plan on playing on 1440p @144Hz of 4k get one like this: SLI Bridge. Also they look better. Important is that there is 60cm spacing between the 2 slots.
As for your PSU. You should get a new one. The one part you should never cheap out on is the PSU. Especially if you have expensive hardware. The one you have is unreliable. There are reports about it frying people's entire PC. With expensive hardware like this I wouldn't gamble. You should buy a Tier One PSU with at least 850w from this list...
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I assume you meant 2 1080 TIs since the one you linked is a TI and not a 1080. Any Bridge with 1 slot spacing will do. You should buy a high bandwidth bridge if you plan on playing at resolution higher than 2560x1440 @60Hz. So if you plan on playing on 1440p @144Hz of 4k get one like this: SLI Bridge. Also they look better. Important is that there is 60cm spacing between the 2 slots.
As for your PSU. You should get a new one. The one part you should never cheap out on is the PSU. Especially if you have expensive hardware. The one you have is unreliable. There are reports about it frying people's entire PC. With expensive hardware like this I wouldn't gamble. You should buy a Tier One PSU with at least 850w from this list.

Also since you seem quite new to PC building, here is some basic info. Any GPU that uses a PCIe slot will work on any motherboard that uses a PCIe slot. Every Card released these days uses PCIe. Branding really doesn't matter.

As for if your PSU is gonna connect. A GPU can i believe draw up to 75 watts from the PCIe slot directly. That's why you see a lot of the low powered cards come with no additional PCIe power connectory like the GT 1030. A Power connector has either 6 or 8 pins. a 6 pin provides an addition 75 watts while an 8 provides 150 watts. A 1080 TI has 2 8 pin connectors. Any decent power supply will come with multiple 6+2 pins (meaning you can use it as both). So as long as the wattage of the PSU is adequate and it has enough PCIe power cables you can use it with any card.
 
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