Would this work?

[spbrhs07]

Assuming I'm running Ubuntu 14.04 and using x64 KSP, how many mods could I run with this setup?

• SuperNOVA 850 G2 850W Power Supply w/ Modular Cables, 80 PLUS® Gold, ATX12V 2x EPS12V, 4x 8/6-pin + 2x 6-pin PCIe, Retail
  
• SABERTOOTH X99 LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
  
• Coreâ„¢ i7-5960X Extreme Eight-Core, 3.0 - 3.5GHz TB, LGA2011-3, 20MB L3 Cache, DDR4-2133, EM64T EIST HT VT-x XD, 22nm, 140W, Retail w/o Fan
  
• 32GB (4 x 8GB) Dominator® Platinum PC4-21300 DDR4 2666MHz CL15 (15-17-17-35) 1.2V SDRAM DIMM, Non-ECC
  
• CPU Hardline Liquid Cooling Kit, Single Loop, 360mm Single Radiator, Front-bay Reservoir (3x120mm fans and case w/ 2x5.25" bays required)
  
• Triple NVIDIA GTX TITAN X GPU Liquid Cooling Kit, Single Loop, 120mm Radiator (1x120mm fan required)
  
• Ice Intensifiedâ„¢ Non-Conductive UV Brite Green Coolant, 32 oz
  
• 3 x DS-120mm Blue Case Fan, 1100-1500 RPM, 62.5-81.5 CFM, 14.8-23.1 dBA
  
• DS-120mm Blue Case Fan, 1100-1500 RPM, 62.5-81.5 CFM, 14.8-23.1 dBA
  
• Strike-X X-1000 Black Fan Controller Panel, 5-Channels Fan / Temperature, 2x USB 3.0, 1 x 5.25" Bay
  
• ThermalFusion 400 Thermal Compound, Electrically Non-Conductive
  
• 2 x 1TB 850 EVO SSD, Samsung MEX, 3D V-NAND, 540/520 MB/s, SATA 6 Gb/s, 2.5-Inch 7mm, Retail
  
• BH16NS40 Black 16x/16x/48x BD/DVD/CD Blu-ray Discâ„¢ Burner, M-Disc, BDXL, SATA, Retail
  
• RAID 0 (striping), min 2 hard drives required
  
• RocketRAID 620 SATA 6 Gb/s RAID Controller, 2-ports, Levels 0/1/5/10, PCIe x4, Full-height/Low-profile, Retail w/ Cables
  
• 3 x GeForce® GTX TITAN X 1000-1075MHz, 12GB GDDR5 7010MHz Graphics Card
  
• Claro II Sound Card, 7.1 channels, 24-bit 192KHz, PCI, Retail
  
• Allied Telesis AT-2711FX/LC-901 Fast Ethernet Card - Fast Ethernet Fiber Network Interface Card with PCI Express PCI Express x1 1 Port(s) Low profile, Full height
  
• PCE-AC68 Dual-Band Wireless-AC1900 Adapter, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, 1300/1300Mbps, PCIe x1, Full-Height/Low-Profile
  
• InfiniTV 6 TV Tuner, 6x QAM 64/256 Tuners, CableCARD, PCIe x1, Full-height/Low-profile, Retail
  
• Extreme Overclocking, 20% and Up Performance Increase
  
• Overclocking, Triple GPU, Optimal and Stable Performance
  
• 2 x PQ321Q LCD Monitor, 31.5" Ultra HD (4K) LED, 3840x2160, 0.182mm, 350cd/m², 8ms, DP/2xHDMI, w/ Speakers, VESA/Stand
  
• Wireless Comfort Desktop 5000, Keyboard & Mouse, Black, 2.4 GHz RF Wireless, USB, Retail
  
• Z506 5.1 Surround Speaker System, 75W RMS (4x8W + 16W + 27W), Black, Retail
  

[Landwalker]

With that setup? However many you want...

[gamowin]

As many as you want in about 3 different instances running in parallel on triple monitors.

[xtoro]

I have a similar setup except my processor is quad core at 4.5Ghz. The amount of cores doesn't matter, it's the throughput since ksp's physics are run on a single thread. I've run over 50 mods at once with 1000+ part ships with no problems and never crashes thanks to the Linux version. 7-800 part ships have no noticeable lag.

[nigelvn]

Is this to brag about your pc?

[samiamthelaw]

One big mod, or five little mods. It would be more, except for this very relevant and underpowered part of your system specs:

Wireless Comfort Desktop 5000, Keyboard & Mouse, Black, 2.4 GHz RF Wireless, USB, Retail

Z506 5.1 Surround Speaker System, 75W RMS (4x8W + 16W + 27W), Black, Retail

[mythbusters844]

I have a beast build with an AMD Phenom II X4 945 @2.99 GHz and AMD Radeon HD 5450 and I get 60 FPS in the tracking station in a brand new save and get no lag at all with a 50 part ship. The game also runs at a blazing fast 10 FPS when flying at Kerbin at max settings with a 1 part ship. Beat that.

[TicTacToe!]

I sincerely hope you haven't built that for the sole purpose of playing KSP

[Hagen von Tronje]

Which "ultimate gaming PC" builder-store is offering this, and at how many thousands of dollars of markup over assembling yourself?

FWIW while this would obviously get somewhat better FPS than most, I'd bet money it still pulls single digits on gigantic stations or debris fields. Presumably it would run exactly as many mods as any other PC with more than adequate hardware. I don't think KSP utilizes three GPUs effectively or puts an octocore to any real strain despite being CPU bound.

[Vanamonde]

Questions about PC stats/components/abilities are traditionally put in the Space Lounge, which this thread now occupies.

[PatPL]

Please return our stolen PC please

~NASA

[spbrhs07]

Which "ultimate gaming PC" builder-store is offering this, and at how many thousands of dollars of markup over assembling yourself?

http://www.avadirect.com/

I was just working on a custom system and decided to go with the max... this setup is $18,833.87 not including tax and shipping

[xtoro]

http://www.avadirect.com/

I was just working on a custom system and decided to go with the max... this setup is $18,833.87 not including tax and shipping

/facepalm

I hope you're joking. You can build a monster PC yourself for a small fraction of that price by putting it together yourself and not going overboard with useless spec parts. It's like buying the fastest car on the road, in north America, where the speed limits are 1/5 of what the car can do. What's the point?

[spbrhs07]

/facepalm

I hope you're joking. You can build a monster PC yourself for a small fraction of that price by putting it together yourself and not going overboard with useless spec parts. It's like buying the fastest car on the road, in north America, where the speed limits are 1/5 of what the car can do. What's the point?

oh no, i'd love to spend $19k on a stupid fast computer when i could spend it on a new car......

ha, i'm working on a much cheaper system for KSP in the $800-$1000 range

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On a more realistic note... I think this configuration is more practical and should work great for KSP x64, yeah?

• EarthWatts EA380 Green 380W Power Supply, 80 PLUS® Bronze, 24-pin ATX12V V2.3 EPS12V
  
• 970A SLI KRAIT EDITION Socket AM3+ AMD 970 USB3.1 ATX Motherboard
  
• FX-6300 Six-Core 3.5 - 4.1GHz, AM3+, 8MB L3 cache, DDR3-1866, 95W, 32nm, Retail
  
• 16GB (2 x 8GB) HyperX Beast XMP PC3-14000 DDR3 1866MHz CL10 1.5V SDRAM DIMM, Non-ECC
  
• 128GB Force Seriesâ„¢ LX SSD, MLC, 560/150 MB/s, 2.5-Inch 7mm, SATA 6 Gb/s, Retail
  
• DRW-24B1ST Black 24x DVD±R/RW Dual-Layer Burner, SATA, OEM
  
• GeForce® GTX 960 SuperSC ACX 2.0+ 1279-1342MHz, 2GB GDDR5 7010MHz, PCIe x16 SLI, 3x DP + DVI + HDMI, Retail
  
• Integrated Audio Controller (Choose upgrade)
  
• N600 Wireless Dual Band PCIe Adapter, IEEE 802.11abgn, PCIe x1, Full-Height/Low-Profile
  
• Pre-Installed Ubuntuâ„¢ Linux 64-bit Latest Available Desktop Edition, No Media, No Support
  

Any thoughts?