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    You probaley made the best all around choice for that kind of configuration. Be sure to let us know how it works out once you get it up and running
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    I will keep everyone updated on how well it runs. The cards should get here by Thursday and I have to order some waterblocks today, probably EK CSQ ones, although It looks like my EK link bridge won't work with the new blocks....
    (New build):MSI Big Bang X-power II with XSPC MB blocks, Core I7 3930k@4.6Ghz with HT on, 3x GTX 480 SLI with EK Waterblocks(for now), X-fi Titanium, Gskill quad kit 16GB 2133mhz, 2x240GB Corsair GT SSD's(raid 0), 3xWD 2TB drives, Silverstone Strider ST1500 Watt, Dell3007WFP and 2x Samsung 305T's. Water loop: EK HF CPU block, XSPC RX480 Rad, Coolgate GC480, Airplex Revolution 420 Rad, 2x DDC 3.25 18W with EK dual top, Caselabs STH10 white with customizations....

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    So, my cards came in and I have a bit of an issue...All 3 cards fluctuate from 28% usage to %40 usage. Now If I use the pci-e 3.0 hack, usage goes up into the 90's and my FPS is around 60 @7680x1600, but when I start moving the 3 cards usage percentage start jumping around all over the place like the cards are out of sync. Tried different bridges and it's still the same. With the pci-e 3.0 hack after about 15 minutes my pc will freeze....
    (New build):MSI Big Bang X-power II with XSPC MB blocks, Core I7 3930k@4.6Ghz with HT on, 3x GTX 480 SLI with EK Waterblocks(for now), X-fi Titanium, Gskill quad kit 16GB 2133mhz, 2x240GB Corsair GT SSD's(raid 0), 3xWD 2TB drives, Silverstone Strider ST1500 Watt, Dell3007WFP and 2x Samsung 305T's. Water loop: EK HF CPU block, XSPC RX480 Rad, Coolgate GC480, Airplex Revolution 420 Rad, 2x DDC 3.25 18W with EK dual top, Caselabs STH10 white with customizations....

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    Well, let's start at the top, shall we? You could try different driver versions to see if that helps any.
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    HA!! Yeah I tried the WHQL's, 304.48, 304.79....I finally just reinstalled windows and it fixed pci-e 3.0 mode locking up. L4D2 get 28% usage on all 3 cards which kind of sucks since it gives me 44fps...Bf3 gets good usage sometimes and then the card start fluctuating to different usage levels randomly on the cards. Also if i am killed in multiplayer the screens go black for a second and then back to normal....:P
    (New build):MSI Big Bang X-power II with XSPC MB blocks, Core I7 3930k@4.6Ghz with HT on, 3x GTX 480 SLI with EK Waterblocks(for now), X-fi Titanium, Gskill quad kit 16GB 2133mhz, 2x240GB Corsair GT SSD's(raid 0), 3xWD 2TB drives, Silverstone Strider ST1500 Watt, Dell3007WFP and 2x Samsung 305T's. Water loop: EK HF CPU block, XSPC RX480 Rad, Coolgate GC480, Airplex Revolution 420 Rad, 2x DDC 3.25 18W with EK dual top, Caselabs STH10 white with customizations....

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    you need a motherboard with native PCI-E 3.0 like Z77
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    No need to move to Z77, The issues happen in pci-e 2.0 also. Besides I think PCI-E 3.0 is dictated by the CPU, not the motherboard, as sandybridge-e on socket 2011 will have pci-e 3.0. I may have a power issue as these kind of things would happen with my old graphics cards too. Everything is new except my power supply. So I may change this out and see...
    (New build):MSI Big Bang X-power II with XSPC MB blocks, Core I7 3930k@4.6Ghz with HT on, 3x GTX 480 SLI with EK Waterblocks(for now), X-fi Titanium, Gskill quad kit 16GB 2133mhz, 2x240GB Corsair GT SSD's(raid 0), 3xWD 2TB drives, Silverstone Strider ST1500 Watt, Dell3007WFP and 2x Samsung 305T's. Water loop: EK HF CPU block, XSPC RX480 Rad, Coolgate GC480, Airplex Revolution 420 Rad, 2x DDC 3.25 18W with EK dual top, Caselabs STH10 white with customizations....

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