Future Proof Me!

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Question: can this rig go into the future (4k and overclocking) without any problems?

Concerned about power issues with card and gpu overclocking with 3-way SLI.

I obtained some great advice from the forum but they didn't realize I wanted to do at least 3-way SLI, so recommended the wrong MoBo for me. I know 32gb ram is more than enough, and that three 970 cards will be insane, but I must be sure before I buy my first part.

 

What I will be rocking at first

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/yb8rLk

 

This is what eventually will happen!

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/kYH2YJ

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Not my favorite power supply - voltage regulation is just okay, and so is the ripple.  I'm also not sure how it'll handle 3 GTX 970s.  I think that you might trip a +12V rail, since it's only 20A.

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i think you will need more PCIe lanes, also if you want to make a rig that will last a while i recommend 2011-3. 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WRv3Bm

also id recommend saving up for a 980 2 way sli vs 3 way sli 970's, better performance 

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I can't justify spending 500+ a unit.

So we thinking a 1000w supply? Or is it a brand issue?

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http://pcpartpicker.com/p/j6Dq99

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Agreed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwiuD1WtnNs

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I agree with previous posters. Do 2x gtx980 sli. Less overall power draw compared to 3x gtx970's. Your platform of choice wont have enough lanes for 3 way sli anyway.

Also Irecommend the psu that i'm currently using. A seasonic ss-850Km3.

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http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gaz97xgaminggt

You sure? This MoBO supports 4-way SLI

And thank you for the PSU recommendation.

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I would make a choice on 2 or 3 way when the next arrives, 970 is great to start with, But 2x 8gb 980ti's? or 390X whatever will rock UHD.

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Scaling performance drops off heavily after 2 cards.  That's why most of us recommend 2 GTX 980s.

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i still think you should go x99..... more lanes, more cores, more upgrade ability,  for the same price. weather you go 980 or 970's, x99 is the bettter deal bro. 

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these motherboards also have extra space for more air flow for your gpus. 

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-x99ssliplus

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-x99sgaming7

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-x99deluxe

 

also if you still want your gigabyte board 

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gax99gaming5

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The 4790k only has 16 pci-e lanes and doing 2 way SLI will mean each card will run at 8x/8x. Anything more than 2 way SLI is just not possible since Nvidia requires a minimum of 8x lanes for each card. You can run more than 2 AMD graphics cards in crossfire with that platform though. Since AMD will allow their cards to even run at 4x.

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Someone doesn't know what a plx chip is lol. Motherboard manufactures add these chips which generate more pcie lanes. So with one of these chips another 16 lanes can be added (or more/less) to get 4 way sli on lga 1150.  

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Nope, I was not aware of that. lol

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There is no such thing as futureproofing, the best you can hope for is future resistant :D