New build, new concerns (can't test for 2 weeks) -

[Kayley]

Good news is I am home! My sister signed for all my stuff, placed it in my games room --(bad news!) turns out the neighbours had some kids over and a cricket ball went through my window. little stinkers didn't tell the adults, we've had some pretty heavy rain- games room was flooded, all my goods busted, carpets yadda yadda. Insurance takes a while, i'm giving it 3 months zzz.

I'm going to play 15 characters again. Revised specs below (advice from you guys has been taken on-board!)

Motherboard: Need help ** see below.
Processor: Intel Core i7-5930K Haswell-E 3.5GHz 15MB Retail Box - NO FAN (or should I get the 8 core CPU?)
System Storage: Kingston HyperX Predator PCIe 240GB Gen2 x4 (M.2)
Mass Storage: Samsung 850 EVO Series 2.5" 7mm 1TB SSD
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 32GB Kit (4x8GB) DDR4 CL16 2400MHz
Graphics: Palit GeForce GTX980Ti Super JetStream 6GB GDDR5 x2 (I'm leaning towards 3, can't decide)
Power Supply: eVGA SuperNOVA G2 1000W 80PLUS Gold Power Supply
Monitor: https://www.ple.com.au/ViewItem.aspx?InventoryItemId=619889 x3 (Gsync since i'm using nvidia now)

Nothing has been ordered yet, I will be doing it in a few days.
Since I have resubbed 15 accounts, I'm wondering if it would be better to go ahead and replace the 6-core with the 8 core intel cpu - thoughts?
I'm leaning towards 3 GPUs, only because it sounds fun and maybe later on with windows 10 it might scale better then it does now.
Motherboard.. yikes.. I have no damn clue now. Do they need to be watercooled for higher overclocks still? D;
Any recommendations on a MB that can take 3 gpus, 8 core cpu, m.2 SSD and a soundcard..while being decent with overclocking?
Do I need a dedicated NIC for when I max out my cpu (15 box, streaming etc) to offload some of the work? e.g Killer NIC

I'm asking here because those that replied seemed pretty knowledgeable on the subject haha

Thank you!

[MiRai]

I'm wondering if it would be better to go ahead and replace the 6-core with the 8 core intel cpu - thoughts?

If you can afford the 5960X, then get the 5960X.

I'm leaning towards 3 GPUs, only because it sounds fun and maybe later on with windows 10 it might scale better then it does now.

Using three of those GPUs in SLI is going to run terribly hot since they don't pull the hot air out of your system, and they just dump it out onto the next GPU over.

Motherboard.. yikes.. I have no damn clue now. Do they need to be watercooled for higher overclocks still? D;

I don't know of any motherboard that has ever required water cooling to overclock the CPU. Water cooling is also unnecessary in order to overclock a CPU unless you're pumping a bunch of voltage into the chip, which then causes a lot of heat that needs to be dispersed.

Any recommendations on a MB that can take 3 gpus, 8 core cpu, m.2 SSD and a soundcard..while being decent with overclocking?

Most X99 motherboards are going to support everything you want, so pick one that has pretty colors and matches your build.

Do I need a dedicated NIC for when I max out my cpu (15 box, streaming etc) to offload some of the work? e.g Killer NIC

No, but a shitty modem/router can cause issues with lag and disconnects. However, I only know of people having issues with D3 and not WoW, but anything is possible.

[Kayley]

If you can afford the 5960X, then get the 5960X.

Yessir.

Using three of those GPUs in SLI is going to run terribly hot since they don't pull the hot air out of your system, and they just dump it out onto the next GPU over.

Oh, I forgot to mention (even in my first post) that I watercool my computers and since (as you mentioned) they have no AIO loop, I do my own custom setup. Was heat the only issue?

I don't know of any motherboard that has ever required water cooling to overclock the CPU. Water cooling is also unnecessary in order to overclock a CPU unless you're pumping a bunch of voltage into the chip, which then causes a lot of heat that needs to be dispersed.

Hrm, I am going way back to my Q6600 days (2007? jesus) and I had to cool the motherboard (northbridge specifically) as it got quite toasty and would crap out on me. I shall spend more time with my bff google and see if its even a factor these days. I do plan on a rather 'aggressive' overclock.

Most X99 motherboards are going to support everything you want, so pick one that has pretty colors and matches your build.

Even easier for me then. Thank you

No, but a shitty modem/router can cause issues with lag and disconnects. However, I only know of people having issues with D3 and not WoW, but anything is possible.

I had issues with D3 D; oh dear.

Thanks again.

p.s I didn't bother with a case, I have decided to try my hand at building a table to house my computer :P

[MiRai]

Yessir. Oh, I forgot to mention (even in my first post) that I watercool my computers and since (as you mentioned) they have no AIO loop, I do my own custom setup. Was heat the only issue?

Yes, heat was the only issue.