Triple 2560x1440 build

[Koverhar]

Can one run quad sli gtx 680 4gb dc2?


Primary use: multi monitor gaming/video editing

Planned build:

4x4gb dc2 gtx 680 watercooled
EVGA SR-X/asus rampage 4?
2xXeon processors/i7-3970x
512Gb ssd (intel)+4x4tb western digital 7200 rmp hdd
case? Thinking about the cosmos 2
PSU 1500 watts EVGA dual modular

budget: about 12k euros

watercooling: gonna watercool everything, including gpu harddrives everything. 2x 360 rads+2 4.0 dc pumps

But can you actually run quad sli gtx 680s? and is 1500 watts enough for this build?

asking on behalf of a friend whos currently enjoying his holidays
any thoughts/opinions be welcome

[Mankz]

Based your hardware, I ran it through a PSU calculator and at peak, youre looking at around 1015W, So 1500 Should be fine..
However, I'd almost be tempted to run a dual PSU set up, with a high-end 1000/1200 for the motherboard, and graphics cards, and then a smaller, say 600W unit to power all the the drives and cooling systems.

[Koverhar]

dual psu wont fit in most cases. Get me a good idea for a case where you can fit 2 big rads and 2 psus while keeping it looking neat. Absolutely gonna be modding a bit so need a big case to start on

[Mankz]

http://caselabs-store.com/

[Koverhar]

Those are so ugly. No "standard" full tower than supports dual psu?

[xNovax]

Silverstone Tj11

[1badk10]

Azza Genesis 9000, and Fusion 4000 Support Dual PSU, and they look pretty cool, But they are both ridiculously huge. I think the Fusion 4000, which is the biggest case, is 32" tall and 24" long, and can also do Dual MOBO setup, XL-ATX and ITX board

[Krindor]

You should go for 2 D5 pumps or 3 DDC pumps, the 4.0 DC won't have enough power to push the water through all those blocks. For CPU you should rethink using the 3970x, the performance increase is 5% and the price increase is 70-100%.

Also I'm not 100% sure running the WC system on a separate PSU is clever, it is better for it (at least the pump) to run with the same PSU as the CPU and GPU due to there being a chance that the other PSU won't start at the same time, which will cause the CPU and GPU to heat up for a short time.

[Xaanix]

This OP is my hero. Machine is going to be a beast.

[Koverhar]

You could run a z77 and a decent cpu and have a good system but if u go overkill you might aswell go all out. I'll keep you updated when we start buildin:D