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I've got a SeaSonic X-series 750W.
I'm planning an upgrade to an LGA 2011 platform with a six core processor, two 760s or 860s, and a 5 HDD RAID controlled by a 3ware 9750-8i (I think you can see this part in my signature).
I'm wondering if the 750W PSU that I've been using since December of 2011 will be suitable for this.
Also, if you'd like to make an argument for a full tower (8+ slot) case and motherboard config that would support serious cooling on three PCIe devices, I would greatly appreciate that. The 3ware card I have runs pretty hot. I've read a bunch of Tom's Hardware reviews of such cases, so really I'm looking for personal experience with cooling 3 hot PCIe devices.
Unless I run into some serious money soon, I will likely wait until the round of LGA 2011 processors that follows the pending Ivy Bridge update. It would be nice, I think, to wait for DDR4 RAM, and I imagine that whatever Intel 6 core processor lineup that follows the Ivy Bridge update will support DDR4 RAM. Give me your feedback on this line of reasoning.
I will pick a best answer for this thread, but I will not pick an answer that does not cite any sources.
I'm planning an upgrade to an LGA 2011 platform with a six core processor, two 760s or 860s, and a 5 HDD RAID controlled by a 3ware 9750-8i (I think you can see this part in my signature).
I'm wondering if the 750W PSU that I've been using since December of 2011 will be suitable for this.
Also, if you'd like to make an argument for a full tower (8+ slot) case and motherboard config that would support serious cooling on three PCIe devices, I would greatly appreciate that. The 3ware card I have runs pretty hot. I've read a bunch of Tom's Hardware reviews of such cases, so really I'm looking for personal experience with cooling 3 hot PCIe devices.
Unless I run into some serious money soon, I will likely wait until the round of LGA 2011 processors that follows the pending Ivy Bridge update. It would be nice, I think, to wait for DDR4 RAM, and I imagine that whatever Intel 6 core processor lineup that follows the Ivy Bridge update will support DDR4 RAM. Give me your feedback on this line of reasoning.
I will pick a best answer for this thread, but I will not pick an answer that does not cite any sources.
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