Quote Originally Posted by Mando84 View Post
Great! Just waiting for that SB/Crosslinx block and then it's time to start watercooling the entire MB.

Giuliano, make sure to post pictures of your 3xHD3870 all watercooled setup when it's ready.
Oh, you bet I will..


One of the minor negative things the Maximus Extreme has going for it is the placement of the third PCIe x16 slot.

It's at the edge of the board, which normally will only fit a 1-slot card.


My CM Cosmos 1000 case has the power supply just underneath the third PCIe slot, which physically prevents installation of the third 3870.

The only way I'll get it to fit is to use a water block, and with a 90' fitting.


Tenative plans so far are to install a ThermoChill PA120.3 at the top of the case solely for the video cards, and then make/buy an external dual PA120.3 cooler for the CPU/NB/etc.