Building new system, need some advice

[LatencyRemix]

Building my self a new pc, as this skulltraill is getting a bit outdated. I was going for an EVGA SR-X dual i7 39870x quad titan but i can't find any SR-X's any more.

So now I'm going for AsRock Extreme 11 single 3970X with quad Titan's that will be all water cooled. 16GB DDR 2666 SSD windows with 3x 2TB WD Black's for storage. Using it on a 40" 3D

Will be running two XSPC Raystorm Twin D5 AX360 for CPU and GPU blocks.

Biggest issue i want to avoid is bottle necking the GPU's through the CPU, I chose the AsRock because it has the dual PLX channels to the CPU hoping that would eliminate the issue.

And i know some people will post about "oh they money" hush its all set aside for the build i just need to work out what will be the best to buy having a quad titan build.

Please let me know off any suggestions for both an EVGA SR-X build (if i can find my self a board i will be getting it) or the AsRock Extreme 11.

 

[shaunak_96]

If u r looking for a good quad core processor you can try looking into the AMD FX Series processors.
Some people say amd processors have heating problems but my friends AMD FX 4100 coupled with a cooler master heat sink fan (stock processor fans suck) works like a charm. The cpu temp does.not exceed more than 34C

 

[ubercake]

There's one SR-X new available on amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-LGA2011-Cross-filed-Motherboard-270-SE-W888-KR/dp/B00857E2XQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1362749908&sr=8-1&keywords=evga+sr-x

About the AsRock board... I know you have the money, but if I'm dropping that kind of cash, the brand name AsRock is nowhere in the equation. I'm not saying AsRock is bad, I'm just saying they are a value-oriented customer's company more than they are a top-quality/top-performance customer's company. They are very similar to how people were pushing MSI motherboards during the Pentium IV days. Just my opinion.

What about the EVGA X79 Classified or the Asus Rampage IV Formula?

I'm sure a Titan is not going to tap out the entire bandwidth of the PCIe Gen 3 8x connections since a 690 doesn't. I don't think the 4x gen 3 16x as is on the AsRock board is really necessary yet. Both the EVGA and Asus boards are Gen 3 ready but don't have the dual-PLX chip setup but because they support Gen 3 bandwidth (4x Gen3 8x), it will be like having the bandwidth of 4x Gen 2 16x slots which is plenty of bandwidth for a 690 or Titan.

You can reduce the chance of bottlenecking things by increasing the demand on the GPU through either by increasing your overall resolution (ie 3x2560x1600 monitors) or by going with a 3x120Hz 3D setup (not to mention NOT playing old CPU-bound games). Just pick up two more 40" 3D monitors and you're good to go.