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I am building my first computer. Yeaahhh!! But I have a lot of questions with what I should buy due to compatibility/will be cost effective.

This is what I have on mind right now -

Intel i7 4820k
Asus sabertooth x79 2011
GeForce 780 ti
Viper3 DDR3 32g 1600mhz quad
Corsair hydro h100i
Asus VG248QE monitor

I will have a triple monitor set up (5760x1080) through dvi cables. This I were most of my trouble comes in. First graphics card, as shown above I was looking at getting three 780 ti's in SLI. I will be gaming at maxed out settings plus What I will really use this rig for is edit video (1080-2k video) and 3d model for said videos. So is this over kill if want this to last for 3-5 years at least (I knowing 3-4 I won't be able to play maxed out games but you know).
 
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That is the speed the RAM runs at it doesn't really affect most applications except for benchmarks.
I wouldn't really choose anything under 1600MHz but unless the price is pretty close it usually isn't worth the price to upgrade unless your using integrated graphics.
It is more important to pick good timings 1600 is cl9 or less 1880-2400 should be cl10 maybe cl11 or less. for that lower the number is better.
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Not really if you want full quality on all three monitors. Especially if you ever want to go quad SLI. that CPU will also rock at video editing.

If you don't edit a whole lot you could probably drop the CPU down to a 4770 with no problem. but the you'd really need a motherboard with a PLX chip
 
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I will be editing a lot but your comment was very helpful. So now my question is space, will my saber tooth fit three GPUs. If so I was looking at either the corsair 700d or 800d tower which would be better?
 
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No based on the Asus manual it only officially supports Dual SLI
If its in your budget I would look at the
i7-4770K and Asus maximus extreme.
supports up to quad SLI in 8x16x8x8x
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/12gzD

you would also lose very little preformance for video editing. otherwise your starting to look at some really expensive stuff.

The 700d is a midtower case (normal size)
The 800d is a Full tower (larger plenty of room)
I would go with the 800d because of the extra room and cooling potential especially with the SLI in the case.
 
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Oh thanks for pointing that out. So I was looking at similar boards and what does 2011/1155 socket mean? Sorry I'm new to this but I need a major upgrade cause right now I can't even edit or play games ex. I can't play amnesia ect.
 
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The socket is based on the number of pins and are not interchangeable so a 2011 CPU will not fit in a 1150 socket and vise versa.
The 2011 socket is for the high end extreme processors where the 115X is mainstream ones.
except for where the new high end Haswell(1150) 4770K overlaps with the previous gen low end 2011 socket 4820K

You really need to move up into the 49XX in order to really see the advantages of the 2011 socket.
the 2011 does support quad channel memory however though.

The 4770K is more of a step sideways its actually faster in most tasks.
http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i7-4770K-vs-Intel-Core-I7-4820k
 
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That's a good board and would pair nicely with a 4820 it supports quad SLI plus and still give you a the quad channel memory. Plus it'll let you upgrade your CPU to a 49XX if you ever need to.
 
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Last question what about cooling am I good? Or do I need more? Especially with the three GPUs.

Ps right now I'm around 1100 watts (looking at the corsair ax 1200i) and I am getting the 800d tower.
 
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I would add a couple more fans to move some air onto from those GPU's (or maybe a case mod for a 240mm GPU fan ) other than that you should be alright really.

if you want when you build it watch your temps and then add move fans around if your not happy with the temperatures

That's a good choice on the power supply though same one I'm looking at for my replacement. you would be surprised the number of people that try to skip out on the power supply..
 
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That is the speed the RAM runs at it doesn't really affect most applications except for benchmarks.
I wouldn't really choose anything under 1600MHz but unless the price is pretty close it usually isn't worth the price to upgrade unless your using integrated graphics.
It is more important to pick good timings 1600 is cl9 or less 1880-2400 should be cl10 maybe cl11 or less. for that lower the number is better.
 
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