I7 990x gtx 590 quad sli

[has1]

Hi, im new to this, i recently successful build my pc, i want to ask that i have i7 990x 3.46ghz and gtx 590, i want to buy a another gtx 590 to make it as a quad sli, my question is would it effect the cpu if i go quad sli?

my monitor is 27inch 1920x1080

money is not the issue just to let you know. Thanks

 

[rvilkman]

It doesn't really affect your CPU if you add another GPU. You would probably get more FPS out of the setup by overclocking the CPU if it's only running at 3.46GHz now.

Just make sure you have one beast of a PSU to run all that.

 

[has1]

It doesn't really affect your CPU if you add another GPU. You would probably get more FPS out of the setup by overclocking the CPU if it's only running at 3.46GHz now.

Just make sure you have one beast of a PSU to run all that.

Thanks for your supply heres my rund down spec,

Motherboard: G1 Assassin Gigabyte
Cpu: i7 990x 3.46ghz stock speed
PSU: Corsair AX1200 Gold
Ram: 12gb Corsair Triple Channel
HDD:1tb 7200rpm
Graphics Card: GTX 590 3GB
Case: Haf-X
Cooler: Noctua NH D14

so if i add another GTX 590 then im just set for like another 5 years or so im not very much upgrader person i like to to build and dont upgrade years to come

but thanks you so i can just get another gtx 590 will be ok

 

[has1]

Hi rvilkman,

My i7 990x is 3.46ghz at stock speed, i dont really wanna overclock, i dont no how, but getting another gtx 590 i would still get performance out of the graphics card am i right?

 

[rvilkman]

Yes you will still get performance and lots of it. However you might get even more if you did OC the the CPU.

It's kind of a waste to not OC the 990x, i'm sure if you asked for help or dug a bit in the OC forums here you could find out how to do it.
Because for that CPU it's pretty much as easy as going into bios and changing the multiplier higher than it is now.
With the Noctual cooler you should easily be able to get to 4GHz, probably more.

And yes your PSU should be able to handle the 2nd 590 just fine

PS: That's a damn nice rig.

 

[has1]

Yes you will still get performance and lots of it. However you might get even more if you did OC the the CPU.

It's kind of a waste to not OC the 990x, i'm sure if you asked for help or dug a bit in the OC forums here you could find out how to do it.
Because for that CPU it's pretty much as easy as going into bios and changing the multiplier higher than it is now.
With the Noctual cooler you should easily be able to get to 4GHz, probably more.

And yes your PSU should be able to handle the 2nd 590 just fine

PS: That's a damn nice rig.

Thanks mate, i will OC my cpu later on a year or so, its new thing for me and im new to overclocking, its just that i want to buy pc game confident and throw any pc games at it including Battlefield 3 when it comes out, so that i can just enjoy and play how it should be played without laggs spike etc,

as long for now my cpu is at 3.46ghz i can live with it with my 2nd gtx 590 plus i also do editing photoshop etc so when ever i feel i play a game i switch into gaming and 2 gtx 590 should handle it for me

Thanks