Not sure what happened to my other post.. it was, "this was just info on a 4 port card" http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...086&cm_re=firepro_2450-_-14-195-086-_-Product
Basically I'm looking between the Intel and the AMD on a motherboard with 4 PCI Express slots like the GA-890FXA-UD5 (AMD) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128441 as mentioned or the GA-X58A-UD5 (intel) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128422 Thing I see now is the Intel i7 870k core is much faster it seems than the 6 core AMD 1090T, the 875k replaces the 870 I would guess? The Intel has the unlock to go over 3.5Ghz and the AMD can as well, but the Intel scores better in most tests. http://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/power_six?page=0,1 Powersupply will be 1000watts from your responses and future adds, Case - http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3424772&CatId=1510 Case and board have space for up to 4 DVI vid cards or going to 2 display port cards w/6ports instead, looking at the ATI Radeon HD 5870's for display ports.
4 x $50 Nvidia Quadro NVS 295 cards from eBay... just make sure they come with 2 DVI-DP adapters for each card.
Those are mostly budget brands. Shouldn't skimp on the PSU. Check this one out for $70AR.. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...e=corsair_power_supply-_-17-139-005-_-Product
Sweet, 650w will do it? Intel seems like board will be more and the processor will be more, suprised to see the i7 Intel 875 ahead of the AMD 6 core 1090T. Sure the AMD 1090T will be more than adequete for what I need though, may just go that route.
You need a big PSU only if you are going to run high-performance video cards. 650W is enough for fanless, workstation cards. If you run gamer cards, they will have recommended PSU minimums posted in their specs.