I'm interested in a Vanquish II (Level 3)...

Hi Nyteshade517...Welcome to the forums.   The Vanquish level 3 with its quad core cpu and gtx 760 will give you an easy medium to high , even max with a lot of games, with no problem on a 1920x1080 screen.   It is a definite best bang for your buck.

Good luck.


Edited by bprat22 - 01 Sep 2014 at 2:57am

Hello Nyteshade517. Welcome to the DS forums and soon to be a new member of the DS family.

Thanks again for the responses and warm welcome everyone...and I got a "Welcome To The Herd"...I feel so loved, lol

The bad thing is now I keep going back to the product page for the Level 3 and just keep looking at it...lol

lol...yeah, if everything goes well I'll be making an order near the end of the month...if not then it will be in October so either way that's a lot of looking and waiting

For what you described I would say the Level 3 is just fine, maybe even the level 2 would do.

yes yes and yes.  They get quality tested just as the other machines.

Most certainly welcome ... until you get to order and you get your machine, keep asking questions to keep learning more and more about your new baby.   

Another bad thing with having to wait before making an order is that it gives you more time to think about ordering that one level higher...

I've been thinking about making my choice the Level 4 after all. The price difference may be $280 but considering the bump up in the graphics card, added SSD, and better CPU cooling it's definitely worth it. Plus it would include a download for the new Borderlands game which I would get anyway (at least for the time being...by the time I could order it may be taken away).

That's honestly what I'm leaning toward right now.

I've already started getting the extras I would need while trying to catch deals and not paying full price so the Level 4 would fit my budget better. The thing I am hung up on the most now is a keyboard. I have a hard time making myself spend $100 on a keyboard (mechanical) so I'm leaning toward just getting a Logitech G105 or Microsoft Sidewinder X4. The Logitech one is $40 so it's definitely in the budget range. I never knew trying to pick a keyboard could be so difficult.

Originally posted by Rockcem Originally posted by Nyteshade517 That's honestly what I'm leaning toward right now. I've already started getting the extras I would need while trying to catch deals and not paying full price so the Level 4 would fit my budget better. The thing I am hung up on the most now is a keyboard. I have a hard time making myself spend $100 on a keyboard (mechanical) so I'm leaning toward just getting a Logitech G105 or Microsoft Sidewinder X4. The Logitech one is $40 so it's definitely in the budget range. I never knew trying to pick a keyboard could be so difficult. Hmm, If you need mouse, headset, and keyboard, I would suggest getting the Logitech Gaming combo, Its $90, but they do only sell it on Best Buy, I personally bought that, as I did not want to spend to much, because I was on a limited budget too :p

I already have a headset (Sony Pulse Elite) that I bought for my PS3 (now PS4). They work on PC too. I caught a deal on a ROCCAT mouse for $40 so I just need a keyboard. The G105 is the keyboard in that combo you bought.

Originally posted by Rockcem Originally posted by Nyteshade517 Originally posted by Rockcem Originally posted by Nyteshade517 That's honestly what I'm leaning toward right now. I've already started getting the extras I would need while trying to catch deals and not paying full price so the Level 4 would fit my budget better. The thing I am hung up on the most now is a keyboard. I have a hard time making myself spend $100 on a keyboard (mechanical) so I'm leaning toward just getting a Logitech G105 or Microsoft Sidewinder X4. The Logitech one is $40 so it's definitely in the budget range. I never knew trying to pick a keyboard could be so difficult. Hmm, If you need mouse, headset, and keyboard, I would suggest getting the Logitech Gaming combo, Its $90, but they do only sell it on Best Buy, I personally bought that, as I did not want to spend to much, because I was on a limited budget too :p I already have a headset (Sony Pulse Elite) that I bought for my PS3 (now PS4). They work on PC too. I caught a deal on a ROCCAT mouse for $40 so I just need a keyboard. The G105 is the keyboard in that combo you bought. Indeed, I honestly would not recommend this keyboard, I mean its nice but It could be better, It is really good for a starter keyboard but i definitely see my self buying a mechanical keyboard so If you have the budget i would save the trouble and buy a mechanical keyboard :p

Guess I'll be waiting for a deal on a keyboard then. I have time to look anyway so I'll just use that to deal hunt.

Mine would be plugged into the router so wireless isn't something I'm looking at right now. If I can catch a good keyboard on a sale I'll do that. At least all of this has let me learn more about what to look for in terms of quality vs price.

You know.. I could bring my lvl 4 over and plug into your VG248QE for awhile so we could see what it's capable of.. although I couldn't' guarantee you'd get a turn at it...   

Originally posted by Snaike You know.. I could bring my lvl 4 over and plug into your VG248QE for awhile so we could see what it's capable of.. although I couldn't' guarantee you'd get a turn at it...

Haha that would be something hm I'm pretty sure this doesn't belong here but how does your vanquish handle games? like for example Skyrim Extremely modded? If you have tried that that is..!

Originally posted by Rockcem hm I'm pretty sure this doesn't belong here but how does your vanquish handle games? like for example Skyrim Extremely modded? If you have tried that that is..!

Funny you should ask that. I received my Vanquish at the end of March and the first graphics heavy game I put on it was Skyrim (first game was World of Tanks, cuz I love me some heavy armor). When I loaded Skyrim, I also loaded TONS of mods, including some heavy texture mods. Probably over 100 mods total.

I'm not going to lie and say I saw huge FPS across the board. But playing on GEForce optimized High settings, I think the lowest I ever dropped to was around 30fps in a very graphically intensive area. I was so in love with the game on this machine that within the first 30 days of playing I had over 300 hours on the game. (That averaged to over 10hrs a DAY! I needed an INTERVENTION!!!)

All games I'm playing or have played have been presented VERY well with the 770 in the Vanquish 4. I am only having issues with the unoptimized version of RUST legacy, and it's not a fps issue, it's a heat issue... but then again, the game is unoptimized and just not right yet.

On your other question:

Originally posted by Rockcem Also just saw your post and what kinda WiFi Adapter are you using? I need one for myself too I still don't have anything to connect my Vanquish to the internet with :/

I wanted to get the Panda USB dongle that I've listed on these forums in a couple of places, but never got around to ordering it.. and when it came time to move the machine I wasn't interested in waiting for the dongle to arrive, even next day. I have a Radio Shack very near the house and picked up a NetGear 300N and am very happy with the results. Yes, its a bit more expensive than the amazon deals, but I paid for convenience. Also, the 300N isn't their top of the line (or bottom for that matter) so if you do a lot of streaming you might have to get something a bit faster. But for my ISP and my applications, it's bloody perfect.

Hope that info helps!!

Cheers!






TL:DR, Love my Vanquish!   

I was just going to order the Level 4 but now the free game offer for Borderlands has been removed. Guess that's my luck. That was one of the reasons I was going to order that tier so I guess I'll just hold off for now then. I wish there would have been an expiration date for the offer or if there was I never saw it.

I know...just frustrating because that's $60 I wasn't planning on having to spend.