$8k Build

i wouldnt submit a general order unless you know exactly what you are having done.. granted i have not ordered from dso for quite a while... anyone can hit problems by trying to change things late in the game, if you know exactly what you want, it shouldnt be a problem.. if there is more to iron out, id wait for the call

I hear ya man, I placed my order maybe 2 weeks ago, in that time I changed out the CPU, the Mobo and now put it on hold for the signature edition, DS has been very accomodating through all of it, I can't think of another company that would do for it's customers what DS is doing

Lets see...Liquid Nitrogen would still be liquid...so umm Peltier?

Those always seemed like an obvious choice to me but Ive always worried about their reliability... but that was years ago.


Edited by MagiK - 07 Sep 2010 at 6:17pm

Wonder what time they wrap up in the evening on the sales side.  It's 7pm here and no contact so far...Maybe tomorrow.  (I know shut up and wait your turn   )

Naaah I'll let them breathe and catch up, Alex said that the 4 year promo would be extended to me so there is no big push from my side...besides I think before we nail down the final build, I have to wait till they release the signature build.  I have taken this opportunity to listen to what you fine folks had to say and have revised the build some what:

Ticket Number: 439228
Total Price with Instant Savings: $7,479.00

Direct Load URL: http://www.digitalstormonline.com/comploadsaved.asp?id=439228

Specifications:
Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Black OPS HailStorm Edition
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Trim Accents: Paint Chassis Vents and Grills (Red)
Processor: Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition 980X 3.33GHz (Six-Core) (Extreme Performance)
Motherboard: ASUS Rampage III Extreme (Intel X58 Chipset) (Features USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s)
System Memory: 12GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested)
Power Supply: 1200W Corsair Pro Gold Series (CMPSU-1200AX) (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible)
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (160GB Solid State (By: Intel) (Model: X25-M MLC Edition) (Extreme Performance)
Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (600GB Western Digital VelociRaptor (10K RPM) (32MB Cache) (Model: WD6000HLHX)
Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: 2x (2TB Western Digital (7200 RPM) (64MB Cache) (Model: Black Edition WD2001FASS)
Optical Drive 1: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x)
Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks
Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card: 2x SLI Dual (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 1.5GB (PhysX) (EVGA SuperClocked+ 015-P3-1485-AR)
Add-on Card: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio (im mildly hearing impaired and high quality sound is not important)
Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 6: Sub-Zero LCS Dual Loop: CPU & Dual SLI/CrossFire Video Cards & Chipset
H20 Tube Color:Red Tubing with High-Performance Fluid (UV Lighting Reactive)
Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans (Changing to the Scythe Fans)
Internal Lighting: Internal Chassis Lighting System (UV) (Creates Glowing Effect for H20 Tubes)
Enhancements: Touch 2000 Aerocool  Temperature Display & Fan Controller (Requires Chassis Airflow Upgrade)
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Noise Reduction: Noise Suppression Package Stage 2 (Optimized Airflow & Fan Speeds with Noise Dampening Material)
Boost Processor: Stage 3: Overclock the processor between 4.2GHz to 4.4GHz (Requires i7 980X Processor)
Boost Video Card: FREE: Yes, Overclock the video card(s) as much as possible with complete stability
Boost Memory: Memory Fan Kit Only (Does not include memory overclocking service)
Boost OS: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system (decided I could find the time to do this my self)
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (64-Bit Edition) (convinced me)

That would be awesome, who knows maybe it's something they thought of

Originally posted by Alex We're also planning a special cooling system for the 'Black|Ops' signature system. And it isn't just liquid cooling

Hmm, this is curious. lol there is not a phase change on the market worth a crap, and the only person I know that makes a good one is  Scott Dumper, but he makes 2-4 a month lol. Tec's are too small, and multi TECs is to complicated to make work on a 24/7 setup, a water chiller works, but most are noisy, when you get to the 300+watt versions, and has minimal gains due to having o keep the water above the dew point, and because everyones home will have different ranges of dewpoints.. hmm

I wish... I havent been able to place the order yet...it really wouldnt be a problem but the longer I wait the more changes Im tempted to make  

the noctua u12p fits 775

Originally posted by MagiK Talked to Sarah today, looks like it will be best for me to wait till they publish the new Signature setup before ordering anything....soooooo more waiting....feel like a kid waiting for christmas   To help keep me busy I think Ill order some Gentle Typhoon fans for im my current system, its getting a bit loud.   Anysuggestions for a good Socket 775 cooler that is effective and doesnt sound like a jet engine?

MagiK, you HAVE TO upload pics when you get this monster rig, not only of the rig itself, but stuff like cpu-z and stuff would be awesome

Originally posted by McStrav Originally posted by MagiK 2-3 weeks, basically she just got the info from Alex, so we wait for him to leak the little teasers for the set up     More waiting

stage 8 before you've even placed the order

stage 8 is the omg omg I want it NAAAAUU!!

How about it Alex, any little tidbits you can share to ease the pain a little bit?

Edited by McStrav - 11 Sep 2010 at 4:14pm

al3xLJ:
Crysis ism't really my kinda game.  Oblivion, Mass Effect 2, Fallout 3 and flight sims are more my speed....oh and games like Civ.

so I have Prime 95, any other benchmarking stuff people are interested in

McStrav:
I was going to pester him about once a week on that issue

  I prefer the humorous approach, but whatever gets us there  

Originally posted by Mr. If you like Civ and rts games, i looked at RUSE, looks pretty interesting

heard good things about ruse
fps from your most demanding game at max settings would always be interesting too

any starcraft 2 btw? thats to me the best rts out atm :P