Trouble with SLI GTX 680's on S30

hey guys, im having a VERY frusturating time getting my GTX 680's to SLI on my S30, here are my Specs:
Intel Xenon CPU E5-1603 - @ 2.80GHz
64 - Bit Windows 7 OS
2 - Nvidia GeForce GTX 680's (Both are recongized on device manager and the Nvidia control panel)
S30 Motherboard
8 Gb of physical ram
Flexible SLI Cable from EVGA
1000W power supply
Current Version is: 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Build 7601
My current Bios is: A0KT39AUS, 10/08/2012
SMBIOS Version: 2.7
my current Nvidia Driver is: 310.70
My current state of mind: Confussed
from what i've read the S20 systems could only SLI Quadro cards and never had the capability for other cards. but for S30's theres no mention of my cards not being compatible.
the issue as far as i know is the computer can't see the SLI cable (i have tried 3 seperate cables with no succes, though all from EVGA...)
also on a somewhat weird note for some reason my bottom video card is recognized as the top card.... i was always told the card installed on the first PCIe 3.0 X16 lane was recognized first, might just be nothing though thought i should mention it.
if anyone has any ideas on what i should try im all ears.
i can get my three screens to go surround on one card which is fine and dandy my but temps are getting alittle too high for comfort, (not to mention i spent the 500$ on the second card that so far is nothing more than a paper weight)
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you'll be on the bleeding edge trying to power a GTX 690. that card has a maximum power of 300W and uses dual 8-pin PCIe power connections. both 6-pin PCIe drops on your S30 PSU would need to be adapted from 6-pin male to 8-pin female.   even then, you might exceed per-rail output on one or both drops.   everything depends on how much amperage each 8-pin connection uses.   they aren't always split evenly.
assuming the x16 card power draws 60~75W, that leaves around 110~120W per each 8-pin.   adapting each of the S30's PSU 6-pin sockets into 8-pin should leave enough headway provided one of the 690's 8-pin sides doesn't exceed 150W.   i don't have access to the GTX 690 design specs to know for sure.
since we've not tested it, please understand that there's no guarantee that a GTX 690 will work for you under maximum load.   it should work but you're on your own for testing and support.

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