GPU Upgrade from 2 6870s

[VME]

Hey guys, long time lurker first time poster. I built my first PC back in 2011 and I think it is time to upgrade my GPU. I have been running 2 Sapphire HD 6870s in Crossfire, but I think I want to go with a single card this time. Should I upgrade anything else? I am thinking about a new mobo also since updating to UEFI has been giving me some problems. Here are my specs

i5 2500K @ 4.0ghz with Hyper 212 Cooler
2x Sapphire Radeon HD 6870s in Crossfire
Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD4-B3
G.SKILL Sniper Low Voltage Series 8GB 1600 DDR3
Corsair TX750
Silicon Power S60 128GB SSD for OS (Win 8.1)
WD Black 1TB 7.2k RPM for storage

I appreciate any information you guys can give. Have a great weekend!

 

[Captainzach]

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/350305-33-single-card-equivilant-6870-crossfire
Except your PSU is perfectly fine

 

[Captainzach]

For a old 4 cores the I5 2500K is a beast, and today it is legendary

 

[VME]

Thanks for the link Captain! I will check it out. The only thing I don't like about my PSU is it isn't modular, but I can live with some extra cables.

 

[Captainzach]

YES I know, when I went with a non-modular power supply the cables were annoying but the performance and noise levels were awesome!

 

[Captainzach]

And if you trust Ebay, then you can get a sweet deal on the infamous GTX 680 like this--> http://www.ebay.com/itm/GIGABYTE-GV-N680OC-4GD-GeForce-GTX-680-4GB-256-Bit-GDDR5-PCI-E-3-0-x16-/251804949195?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3aa0be9acb

 

[VME]

Yes, I have not had any problems with it since I've had it. I don't think I have ever heard the fan either haha

 

[JUICEhunter]

You'll want to make the biggest jump possible since your current performance is still fast so 290/780 or faster type GPUs so you can really enjoy the difference.

 

[VME]

Is my setup still considered fast? That is awesome. I figured everything would have been out dated long ago.

 

[JUICEhunter]

You're probably around gtx 960 performance so you'd want a 970/980 type GPU.