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September 26, 2014 12:38:02 PM

Alight so I am making a complete overkill build to run my 3 4k monitors but, I need some help with the hardware portion.


Please note that I know this is completely overkill but I am determined to build this once I save up enough money.
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/6010fd12/saved/xHKscf

I am trying to make the custom water loop look EXACTLY like the loop in this video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtHDqdo5pR0


Here are the questions that I want to ask.

1. I know that in order to get best performance out of 4 way sli I will need to have the most lanes, so I choose a CPU with 40 lanes. Will this configuration allow me to have all 4 PCIe slots run at x8?

2. Is the power supply that I chose, powerful enough to run all the components (and a pump that I didn't add to the list yet) and have enough room for some big overclocking?

3. Is everything compatible?

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September 26, 2014 12:59:29 PM

Water cooling requires maintenance.
Get a AIO cooler for the CPU and use air cooling for the GPUs it's will must easier to maintain in the long run.
Most will just use the max of 3-way SLI, you'll not gain much by going 4-way SLI. Some will just use 2-way SLI or a single powerful card depending on the game settings they're planning to play at.
Get a board X99 board with 8 ram slots, this lets you upgrade the ram if you see the need to.
Depending on the board, 4 GPU running at x8 is a total of 32, the CPU has 40PCIe lanes, this leaves 8PCIe left over.
I prefer to see how many fans is included with the case and then add what ever extra that is necessary, instead of buying a bunch and find out when the package arrives and it's not needed.
For power supply if you're actually getting that setup, get the largest wattage you can find.
Remove that WD SE HDD, not sure what you need a Enterprise level HDD when you're not even running a RAID array. The Seagate is also 4TB and it's a lot cheaper than the WD.
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September 26, 2014 1:12:49 PM

lp231 said:
Water cooling requires maintenance.
Get a AIO cooler for the CPU and use air cooling for the GPUs it's will must easier to maintain in the long run.
Most will just use the max of 3-way SLI, you'll not gain much by going 4-way SLI. Some will just use 2-way SLI or a single powerful card depending on the game settings they're planning to play at.
Get a board X99 board with 8 ram slots, this lets you upgrade the ram if you see the need to.
Depending on the board, 4 GPU running at x8 is a total of 32, the CPU has 40PCIe lanes, this leaves 8PCIe left over.
I prefer to see how many fans is included with the case and then add what ever extra that is necessary, instead of buying a bunch and find out when the package arrives and it's not needed.
For power supply if you're actually getting that setup, get the largest wattage you can find.
Remove that WD SE HDD, not sure what you need a Enterprise level HDD when you're not even running a RAID array. The Seagate is also 4TB and it's a lot cheaper than the WD.


As stated above, I'm going overkill, this I WILL be making a custom water loop just as it is in the video.

Thank you for answering my question about the SLI, so I will be running x16 x8 x8 x8?
Also I am going with 17 pressurized noctua fans for the radiators no matter if fans are included or not with the case.

For the PSU which would you choose?
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220p2160...
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cp902...

Remember that I will be overclocking all 4 GPUs and CPUs
Also I forgot to mention that I already own all the storage devices that I put on the list so I will just end up transferring them form my old rig.
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September 26, 2014 1:52:46 PM

Evga for PSU because it's cheaper than the Corsair
According to that board's manual the PCIe x16 slots layout are in this order
PCIe x16 #1 @x16/ x8 when slot #4 is used
PCIe x16 #4 @x8
PCIe x16 #2 @x16 /(x8 when slot #3 is used?)
PCie x16 #3 @x8
PCIe x16 #1 and #2 runs at x16
PCIe x16 #4 and #3 runs at x8
When a video card is installed into PCIe x16 #4 slot, then PCIe x16 #1 slot will run at x8 mode. They did not mention anything about if PCIe x16 slot #2 will also run at x8 mode when a video card is installed into PCIe x16 #3 slot.
So with 4-way SLI it will run at x8/x8/x16/x8. If PCIe x16 #2 slot also drops down to x8 when PCIe x16 #3 is used, then 4-way SLI will be at x8/x8/x8/x8
With a 5820K, PCIe x16 #2 runs at x8 and PCIe x16 #3 runs at x4
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September 26, 2014 2:09:37 PM

lp231 said:
Evga for PSU because it's cheaper than the Corsair
According to that board's manual the PCIe x16 slots layout are in this order
PCIe x16 #1 @x16/ x8 when slot #4 is used
PCIe x16 #4 @x8
PCIe x16 #2 @x16 /(x8 when slot #3 is used?)
PCie x16 #3 @x8
PCIe x16 #1 and #2 runs at x16
PCIe x16 #4 and #3 runs at x8
When a video card is installed into PCIe x16 #4 slot, then PCIe x16 #1 slot will run at x8 mode. They did not mention anything about if PCIe x16 slot #2 will also run at x8 mode when a video card is installed into PCIe x16 #3 slot.
So with 4-way SLI it will run at x8/x8/x16/x8. If PCIe x16 #2 slot also drops down to x8 when PCIe x16 #3 is used, then 4-way SLI will be at x8/x8/x8/x8
With a 5820K, PCIe x16 #2 runs at x8 and PCIe x16 #3 runs at x4


If price wasn't a factor would you still choose the cheaper PSU?

Also, I see. So I should probably switch to a Asus X99E-WS and switch my CPU to a 5930k?
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September 26, 2014 2:47:06 PM

Price difference between the 2 PSU is $50, unless you like to match the brand of the case to your PSU, then I'll still go with the cheaper PSU. One other reason I'm not going with Corsair with Asus x99 boards at the moment is this, still waiting for Asus to give a update. But I still got the Asus X99 Deluxe anyway although not a Corsair PSU, still using my Antec TPQ 850.
http://www.legitreviews.com/intel-x99-motherboard-goes-...
According to the product site, Asus X99-E WS has a PLX chip that has a extra 48PCIe lanes, so with a 40PCIe lane CPU you get a total of 88 PCIe lanes.
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September 26, 2014 3:07:42 PM

lp231 said:
Price difference between the 2 PSU is $50, unless you like to match the brand of the case to your PSU, then I'll still go with the cheaper PSU. One other reason I'm not going with Corsair with Asus x99 boards at the moment is this, still waiting for Asus to give a update. But I still got the Asus X99 Deluxe anyway although not a Corsair PSU, still using my Antec TPQ 850.
http://www.legitreviews.com/intel-x99-motherboard-goes-...
According to the product site, Asus X99-E WS has a PLX chip that has a extra 48PCIe lanes, so with a 40PCIe lane CPU you get a total of 88 PCIe lanes.


Sounds good. The only reason why I was asking about the PSU is becuase one of them is 80+ Titanium and the other is Platnium, but if you say so then I will be going with the EVGA 1600w.

Perfect but, I JUST noticed that the X99E-WS isn't compatible with the 900D because it's a CEB form factor. Is there any way I can make this work?
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September 26, 2014 3:48:48 PM

ATX is 12" x 9.6"
CEB is 12" x 10.5"
EATX is 12" x 13"
Largest board the Corsair 900D will support is HPTX that is 13.6" x 15"
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September 26, 2014 4:03:14 PM

lp231 said:
ATX is 12" x 9.6"
CEB is 12" x 10.5"
EATX is 12" x 13"
Largest board the Corsair 900D will support is HPTX that is 13.6" x 15"


Oh ok, sweet! So it will fit most of the EATX screws then.
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September 26, 2014 4:16:06 PM

all those fans ! LOL

put a dust bag on the outlet and let it clean your room , and the rest of the neighborhood, every time you turn it on

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September 26, 2014 4:16:07 PM

It will be atx but with the edge of the board extended out. That board is not eatx so the edge of this board wont even touch the holes for the eatx form factor
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September 26, 2014 4:24:56 PM

Outlander_04 said:
all those fans ! LOL

put a dust bag on the outlet and let it clean your room , and the rest of the neighborhood, every time you turn it on



+1, I will have to get delta fan to clean out the whole neighborhood though.

lp231 said:
It will be atx but with the edge of the board extended out. That board is not eatx so the edge of this board wont even touch the holes for the eatx form factor


Ah, alright sounds good.
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