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I currently have a GTX 580 and a 750W PSU

Here's the thing should I sell the 580 for ~400 USD and get a 590/6990 or should I wait extra long to get a new PSU and another 580 (and have to apply a bios hack to use SLI on my mobo)?
This relates to my maxing Metro 2033 but today I saw my 580 play Crysis 2 (with the new upgrades DX11+High Res pack) with about an average of 40 FPS, which I know is alright for most users but I would prefer ~50-60.
 

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He can't SLI on 750w. No way.
As KSS said, what are the rest of your sytem specs?

I assume you are running an AMD system since you referred to "bios hack" for 8x8x SLI?

What is your monitor res? If it's 1080p, no point upgrading really. You will only be pouring hundreds of dollars down the drain for ~10FPS.
 

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Phenom x4 BE @stock
Crosshair IV Formula
4GBs DDR3 @1600
GTX 580 @850/1700
750W PC P&C Silencer
Green Caviar 750GB

Yeah I'm @1080p but with how much performance Crysis 2 and Metro are asking for I can't see it as too overkill when BF3 should be similar.
 

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If you are using phenom i with that gtx 580, god you are under some serious bottlenecking. If you are using it with phenom ii @ stock, god you are under some serious bottlenecking still. :p How much money you got? I think your mobo does have future support for am3+ cpus(just got to love asus ;) ) . So, probably if BD does comes out good, your rig will truly get awesome IMHO.
 

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Sorry for the late post but I traded my 580 out and got a 6970 PCS+ and on the specs they say you can xfire 2 of them on a 750w

But now I can't find any place that is selling the PCS+ still.
I know I can get a different card but besides that one which model/brand should I get?

Budget is ~$390 w/shipping

Need advice fast!
 

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Well even if I waited I don't have enough for the TFIII because of shipping.
Is the IceQ really good? the clear plastic makes it look cheap.

Not that looks are everything, and does anyone still sell the CPS+ ?
 
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