~How should I cool this rig?-Please help!~

[UltimaSlayerVII]

I'm making a system with the following specs(don't bother telling me 3 gtx 280s are a waste of $, I'm ignoring posts telling me to change my specs now.):

Not sure what mobo yet, maybe a 780i
Quad Core Q9550 2.83ghz (plan to OC mildly, maybe 3.3-3.5)
3x GTX 280 OC edition
300GB VELOCIRAPTOR 10K rpm HDD
8gb DDR2-800 or 1066

Right now I see 3 options:
1) Water cooling. I'm guessing water cooling 3 gtx 280s and a quad core would cost more than the 3 GPUs themselves... but if this is the best method, and isn't extremely expensive, I'd love to hear about it

2) Air cooling. I'm guessing I'll need a ginormous amount of fans in a huge case. But I think it will still keep it at dangerous temps. Will it be fine? How should I go about it?

3) Get 3 of these babies http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130369 since they're watercooled already, I would just need to place a fan or two extra and I'd be good to go, I think. But it's $220 extra, and I'm not sure 3 would fit in a mobo... What do you guys think?

So basically, I'd just like to know which of these 3 methods would be best... or if you've got something else entirely, I'd love to hear it. Thanks a bunch

 

[UltimaSlayerVII]

...Please?

 

[Silverion77]

thx for double posts....we told u air is fine! unless u want to oc a lot...

NOW NO MORE THREADS god.

 

[nirvana21]

You could end up using a lot of blocks to cool that: 3 GPU blocks and a CPU block. Decent blocks are $40 a piece ($160). Then you need a pump, reservoir, radiator (big one), and a ton of tubbing (+$150 = $310). You may almost need 2 loops for that depending on if you overclock or not.

No matter what you do that system will produce lots of heat. You either need some well placed, high CFM fans, or liquid cooling. Overclocking will just increase the amount of heat. The best answer may just be a hybrid of fans and liquid cooling.

 

[wasteoftime]

If you don't have the experience you're just going to give yourself headaches with water cooling especially if you're not going to overclock.

Just get a bunch of fans, and make sure they're set up well.

I think a bunch of people already discussed this yesterday.

 

[bobbknight]

I just saw an Antec 1200 for $150 shipped from buy dot com.

 

[UltimaSlayerVII]

So, I take it a huge case with like 10 120m fans would be enough?

 

[nvgtrwiggles]

Option 3 would still require you to buy the water cooling system. It just has blocks pre-installed for you. If you're this inexpirienced, I suggest you stick with air cooling.

 

[aznguy0028]

screw air/water, go liquid nitrogen

didn't u watch the 5ghz P4 vid. on toms?

 

[V3NOM]

^hmmm that was a bit sus... anyway dude if you make three threads in the same forum about pretty much the same thing most people are just going to ignore you... i certainly am not going to pay any attention to any more threads from you..

 

[Conumdrum]

I give up. You want a magic solution to your dream of 3 GTX 280 but aren't willing to spend the cash or figure it out on your own.

Go air, like we have suggested in many ways, or go water.

I'm done.