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Upgrading GPU, does anything else need upgrading?

Stg-Flame

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Intel Core i7-3770K Ivy Bridge 4.5GHz | 8GB Samsung RAM DDR3 1600 (11-11-11-28) | SLi eVGA GTX 670 4GB VRAM 1006/1084/6008 | ASUS 27" Monitor @ 2560X1440

PSU: http://m.newegg.com/Product?itemNumber=17-438-018&Keyword=17-438-018
Motherboard: http://m.newegg.com/Product?itemNumber=N82E16813157293&Keyword=13-157-293

Those are my current specs (sorry for formatting, I'm copy/pasting on my phone). I'm going to be ordering two 980 ti (I'll supply links at end). Are the rest of my specs up to snuff? Possible recommendations for any other upgrades if needed are appreciated but if I won't see bottlenecks or limitations from other hardware, I'd like to stick with what I've got.

Any input is greatly appreciated as I'm going to place my order before the end of the day. Feel free to recommend other cards as well but I want to stay with eVGA, but I'm not dead-set on any specific card. Just to clarify, I am looking for a SLI configuration.

This is the card I'm thinking of buying.
http://m.newegg.com/Product/index?itemnumber=14-487-068

Edit: The links are redirecting me to some neweggflash site. If anyone else is having trouble viewing the links let me know and I'll try to fix them.
 
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That's a 980, not a 980 Ti. This is a 980 Ti. I'd point you at a Newegg link, but they're all out of stock right now in the EVGA 980 Ti department.

Are you sure you need an SLI configuration? A 980 Ti is a really powerful card! It beats a 690, which I figure is a good analog of 670 SLI, at everything. I'd get one, then consider whether you need a second one.

Edit: But, yes, your system should support 980 Ti SLI if you really want it.
 
Good to know. I was hoping for SLI down the road but I was planning on buying one anyways and I can get another one for almost nothing. I can always go with a single for now then toss another one in when they drop down lower if I'm not happy with the performance. Then again, I was running under the impression my two 670s were up there for performance.

Thanks for the information. I'll gladly accept more input on the matter.

Also, my links keep redirecting me to some other website but the ones I linked were in stock. I'll check again and see what's going on.

Edit: I see what's going on with that link. The mobile version of most websites goes a bit retarded and Newegg is no exception. I searched for 980 ti then narrowed it down to only eVGA which brought up both 980 ti and 980s.
 
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Back at home and all my links work, but Newegg has the Ti's back in stock. It's a bit weird they would be in stock at 1am, out of stock around noon, then back in stock at 8pm.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487139

This is the card I was referring to, which just so happens to be the exact same card you linked me over at NCIX.

Directron.com currently has a 5% discount on everything. You can get a 980Ti for $617.49. Use Promo code DOTM5. :awe:

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Good to know. I was hoping for SLI down the road but I was planning on buying one anyways and I can get another one for almost nothing.

Well if you can get a second GTX 980 Ti for very low cost, then I would probably hop on that deal. Otherwise, I would pick up one and see how you feel about the performance.

The rest of your system is up to snuff, but consider buying an SSD if you don't have one already.
 
I have two actually (silly NoScript caused me to buy two of them). One for my OS and the other for Steam.
 
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