GTX280 Tri-SLI on 790i Ultra

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Originally Posted by IanY

You should upgrade your sound card to the X-fi Titanium PCI-E card, which you can place above your first video card, and which you would never have had to worry about spacing.

Like I said before, the uppermost PCI-E 1X slot is available, and Creative and Asus designed PCI-E soundcards expressedly for Tri SLI. That cover was designed to prevent all possibility of shorting.,

This one is not the same old card, and this one is better than the Auzentech, and may be better than the Elite Pro, which I understand is being upgraded further.

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I highly doubt they designed sound cards expressly for Triple-SLI.
Also, Creative? good? since when?!?!! Both Xonar and Prelude have better DACs and opamps.

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Originally Posted by majestik

Also, Creative? good? since when?!?!! Both Xonar and Prelude have better DACs and opamps.

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Listen, I don't have this card and I only relay what I'm told out of Singapore. This one is supposed to be better than both the Xonar and Prelude.

Don't have a cow here because I don't have a vested interest in this.

Great post... im currnetly thinking of getting some thin plexi tops made for my ek8800fc blocks... i need a pci slot

what psu r u using to power those beasts?

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Originally Posted by b@llz0r

Great post... im currnetly thinking of getting some thin plexi tops made for my ek8800fc blocks... i need a pci slot

what psu r u using to power those beasts?

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B@llz0r, I'm using two PSU's in the build, but the electronics is powered by a 1200W Thermaltake Toughpower. I have a separate 650W PSU for the water pumps and fans (14 Yate Loon D12SM-12s).

Atlas

cheers mate, i was looking round for a psu that has 3xpcie 8 pins and 3 6 pins... hard to find

i wanted to just buy another 8 pin cable for my ST1200 but silverstone didnt respond

B@llz0r,

Had to scratch around a bit, but nVidia themselves have a list of recommended power supplies for the 200 series:

http://www.slizone.com/object/slizone_build_psu.html

Atlas

I am installing the last of six nickle-plated DD Tieton blocks with back plates on 280s right now for this week's build . . .I am using a total of three Koolance 1300/1700 watt liquid-cooled PSUS for the build . . .


You did a great job . . .keep up the nice logs

nice work :)

can you use this:
http://www.performance-pcs.com/catal...cnt-vd2_01.jpg

http://www.performance-pcs.com/catal...ducts_id=21541

I've got that same sound card! It's a great card and much better then the creative crap. Shame they don't make a PCIE one though.