Upgrading my Graphics Card, I need some help!

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Hello!
I have a plan to upgrade my GPU and I have some questions. I am quite bad on these PC things but at least I know the basics. I am planning to get a new GPU, Gigabyte 980 Ti. It's very very high end card and I need some help If i'm able to get my PC up and running correctly. My current system specs are:

  • CPU: - i7-4770k 3.5GHz
    MoBo: - Gigabyte Z87-HD3
    GPU: - Gigabyte GTX 780 OC 3Gb
    RAM: - 16Gb
    Powersupply: 750W
So I need an answer If i'm able to get the new card up and running. I know how to install it properly. And is this a wise investment? Or no I need to upgrade something else? I think I have all the necessary cables at least. I heavily play the new titles and I wan't to get most out of my gaming PC.
Thanks for reading this! :)
 
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I would personally wait a generation since you already have a 780. I would not get another 780 for SLI because they would not both run at x16 according to http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4489#sp

"1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16)
(The PCIEX16 slot conforms to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)
* For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16 slot.

1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)
* The PCIEX4 slot shares bandwidth with all PCI Express x1 slots. All PCI Express x1 slots will become unavailable when a PCIe x4 expansion card is installed.
* When installing a x8 or above card in the PCIEX4 slot, make sure to set PCIE...
I would personally wait a generation since you already have a 780. I would not get another 780 for SLI because they would not both run at x16 according to http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4489#sp

"1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16)
(The PCIEX16 slot conforms to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)
* For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16 slot.

1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)
* The PCIEX4 slot shares bandwidth with all PCI Express x1 slots. All PCI Express x1 slots will become unavailable when a PCIe x4 expansion card is installed.
* When installing a x8 or above card in the PCIEX4 slot, make sure to set PCIE Slot Configuration in BIOS Setup to x4.

2 x PCI Express x1 slots
(The PCIEX4 and PCI Express x1 slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)

2 x PCI slots"

Just my two cents anyway,
 
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