Potential Customer-Desktop rigPost Date: 2012-04-19 |
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rjazz2 
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Hi! I've been looking to make a purchase through DS for a while and I've come up with a config that hopefully will meet my expectations. I'm hoping to spend less than $4k and I will use this rig primarily to game (pretty eclectic collection-from point-and-click to Mass Effect3 to BF3) but will also be using it for simple work stuff using Excel and checking e-mail/web surf.
Ticket# 677748 $3,820 Specifications: Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Cooler Master 942 HAF X <b></b> Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish Processor: Intel Core i7 3930K 3.2GHz (Unlocked CPU for Extreme Overclocking) (Six-Core) Motherboard: ASUS Rampage IV Extreme X79 (Intel X79 Chipset) (Features USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s) System Memory: 16GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested) <b></b> Power Supply: 800W Corsair GS (Dual SLI Compatible) Expansion Bay: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (1TB Western Digital Caviar (7200 RPM) (Model: Black Edition) Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks Optical Drive 1: Blu-Ray & DVD Writer/Reader (Burn + Play Blu-Ray & DVDs) (12x BD-R) Optical Drive 2: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x) Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) Video Card: 2x SLI Dual (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB (Includes PhysX) Add-on Card: - No Thanks Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 2: Corsair H100 Liquid CPU Cooler (240mm Radiator) (Extreme-Performance Edition) H20 Tube Color:- Not Applicable, I do not have a FrostChill or Sub-Zero LCS Cooling System Selected Chassis Airflow: Upgrade Chassis With LED Performance Fans (Blue) (Up to 6 Fans) Internal Lighting: - No Thanks Enhancements: - No Thanks Chassis Mods: - No Thanks Noise Reduction: - No Thanks LaserMark: - No Thanks Boost Processor: Stage 2: Overclock CPU 4.5GHz to 4.8GHz (Requires Pro or Deluxe Series Motherboard) Boost Video Card: FREE: Yes, Overclock the video card(s) as much as possible with complete stability Boost Memory: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory Boost OS: FREE: Yes, Disable and tweak all of the non-crucial services on the operating system Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional (64-Bit Edition) <b></b> Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows 7 CD) Virus Protection: - No Thanks Office: - No Thanks Game: - No Thanks Display: - No Thanks Surge Shield: - No Thanks Speakers: - No Thanks Keyboard: - No Thanks Mouse: !SPECIAL: Corsair Vengeance M60 (Laser 5700 dpi) (FPS Gaming Mouse) (While Supplies Last) External Storage: - No Thanks Exclusive T-Shirt: FREE: Digital Storm T-Shirt - Black (Medium) Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 10-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed Warranty: Life-time Expert Customer Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty Any potential problems with this setup? Thanks! |
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josephlee
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Posted: 19 Apr 2012 at 10:23am |
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What kind of resolution do you use or plan on using? One monitor or two? three?
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rjazz2
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Posted: 19 Apr 2012 at 10:38am |
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I'll be using a Samsung 27" 350 Series. 1920X1080...
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Posted: 19 Apr 2012 at 11:05am |
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Hi rjazz2....For strictly gaming and no video rendering, animations, etc you can save a few hundred bucks by going with the Z77 deluxe mobo with i7-2600k chip. The X79 platform is for renderings etc that can use the quad channel ram and 6 core cpu you picked. Gaming doesn't need it.
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish Processor: Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40GHz (Unlocked CPU for Extreme Overclocking) (Quad Core) Motherboard: ASUS P8Z77-V DELUXE (Intel Z77 Chipset) (Higher Overclocks and Unique Wi-Fi Features) System Memory: 8GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested) Power Supply: 1050W Corsair Pro Silver 1050HX (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible) Expansion Bay: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (1TB Western Digital/Seagate/Hitachi/Samsung (7200 RPM) (32MB Cache) Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks Optical Drive 1: Blu-Ray & DVD Writer/Reader (Burn + Play Blu-Ray & DVDs) (12x BD-R) Optical Drive 2: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x) Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) Video Card: 2x SLI Dual (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB (PhysX) (Overclocked EVGA 02G-P4-2682-BR) Add-on Card: - No Thanks Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 2: Noctua NH-D14 SE2011 Extreme Performance H20 Tube Color:- Not Applicable, I do not have a FrostChill or Sub-Zero LCS Cooling System Selected Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans Internal Lighting: - No Thanks Enhancements: - No Thanks Chassis Mods: - No Thanks Noise Reduction: - No Thanks LaserMark: - No Thanks Boost Processor: Stage 2: Overclock CPU 4.5GHz to 4.8GHz (Requires Pro or Deluxe Series Motherboard) Boost Video Card: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s) Boost Memory: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory Boost OS: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (64-Bit Edition) Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows 7 CD) Virus Protection: - No Thanks Office: - No Thanks Game: - No Thanks Display: - No Thanks Surge Shield: - No Thanks Speakers: - No Thanks Keyboard: - No Thanks Mouse: - No Thanks External Storage: - No Thanks Exclusive T-Shirt: FREE: Digital Storm T-Shirt - Black (Large) Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 10-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed Warranty: Life-time Expert Customer Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty I put in the D14 air cooler because it is reliable, quiet and will keep that chip with stage 2 oc safe. The H100 is also very good but I usually go for the less likely to cause problems, but either will work fine. Forget the performance fan kit. All it does is mess with the best air cooled case, swapping quiet 200mm high airflow fans for small noisy ones. If you wait another couple of weeks for the ivy bridge cpu's, you'll get the latest with a rumored 10% increase in tasks like MS Office, etc and other features you might or might not use. Just a thought. Gaming wouldn't see much increase. See what you think and good luck
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rjazz2
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Posted: 19 Apr 2012 at 11:16am |
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Thanks bprat22!! I'll check it out
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rjazz2
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Posted: 20 Apr 2012 at 8:52am |
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My final specs after purchase. Now the waiting game.....
- Digital Storm Desktop 366122 Quantity: 1 $3,451.00 - PROMOTION: 10% Discount of $383 Applied to Digital Storm Desktop 366122, Original Price $3,834 Quantity: 1 $0.00 System Configuration: Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Cooler Master 942 HAF X Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish Processor: Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40GHz (Unlocked CPU for Extreme Overclocking) (Quad Core) Motherboard: ASUS P8Z77-V DELUXE (Intel Z77 Chipset) (Higher Overclocks and Unique Wi-Fi Features) System Memory: 16GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested) Power Supply: 1050W Corsair Pro Silver 1050HX (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible) Expansion Bay: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (1TB Western Digital Caviar (7200 RPM) (Model: Black Edition) Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks Optical Drive 1: Blu-Ray & DVD Writer/Reader (Burn + Play Blu-Ray & DVDs) (12x BD-R) Optical Drive 2: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x) Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) Video Card(s): 2x SLI Dual (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB (PhysX) (Overclocked EVGA 02G-P4-2682-BR) Add-on Card: - No Thanks Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 2: Corsair H100 Liquid CPU Cooler (240mm Radiator) (Extreme-Performance Edition) H20 Tube Color: - Not Applicable, I do not have a FrostChill or Sub-Zero LCS Cooling System Selected Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans Internal Lighting: - No Thanks Enhancements: - No Thanks Chassis Mods: - No Thanks Noise Reduction: - No Thanks LaserMark: - No Thanks CPU Boost: Stage 2: Overclock CPU 4.5GHz to 4.8GHz (Requires Pro or Deluxe Series Motherboard) Graphics Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s) Memory Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory OS Boost: FREE: Yes, Disable and tweak all of the non-crucial services on the operating system Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (64-Bit Edition) Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows 7 CD) Virus Protection: - No Thanks Office: - No Thanks Game: - No Thanks Display: - No Thanks Surge Shield: - No Thanks Speakers: - No Thanks Keyboard: - No Thanks Mouse: !SPECIAL: Corsair Vengeance M60 (Laser 5700 dpi) (FPS Gaming Mouse) (While Supplies Last) External Storage: - No Thanks Exclusive T-Shirt: FREE: Digital Storm T-Shirt - Black (Medium) Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 10-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed Warranty: Life-time Expert Customer Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty |
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bprat22
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Posted: 20 Apr 2012 at 9:01am |
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Congrats
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josephlee
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HOLLIS1947
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Posted: 20 Apr 2012 at 12:55pm |
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Looks Good
 now the waiting but not long
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rjazz2
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Posted: 23 Apr 2012 at 8:39am |
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..........aaaaaand Stage 1.....
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Posted: 23 Apr 2012 at 12:22pm |
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Awesome looking build there rjazz! SLI 680's = very shmexy!
Later on down the road you could look at getting a good SSD should you want one. Have fun and post pics when you get it! |
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rjazz2
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Posted: 24 Apr 2012 at 8:23am |
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You bet Avelict! This puter will be purty.
.....aaaaaaaaaand Stage 2
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rjazz2
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Posted: 26 Apr 2012 at 12:24pm |
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And Stage 3!
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rjazz2
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Posted: 27 Apr 2012 at 12:49pm |
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Stage 4!!!!
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Posted: 27 Apr 2012 at 2:32pm |
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Getting closer every day
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rjazz2
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Posted: 27 Apr 2012 at 7:38pm |
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You bet!!!
Stage 5! ........ |
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rjazz2
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Posted: 01 May 2012 at 6:12pm |
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Stage 6!!!
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josephlee
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Posted: 01 May 2012 at 6:29pm |
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How many stages are there?!?!?!
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rjazz2
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Posted: 01 May 2012 at 7:09pm |
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It's the final stage before it's sent to you. Waiting for the final email of the tracking number. Booya!
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rjazz2
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Posted: 03 May 2012 at 9:12am |
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Will arrive tomorrow!! (hopefully)
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Posted: 03 May 2012 at 9:13am |
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Just in time for the weekend
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rjazz2
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Posted: 03 May 2012 at 9:42am |
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If this computer arrives in tip-top shape, this weekend will rock harder than anything has ever rocked before.
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Posted: 03 May 2012 at 9:43am |
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Status?!?!!
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rjazz2
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Posted: 03 May 2012 at 9:48am |
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I live in Seattle and the package just left Sacramento, CA. The beast is coming.
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rjazz2
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Posted: 04 May 2012 at 1:49pm |
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It's here!!!!! Will post pics soon!
Aw. Yeah.
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Posted: 04 May 2012 at 2:03pm |
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That was fast! Congrats on your new system!
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rjazz2
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Posted: 07 May 2012 at 9:13am |
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So the computer is frickin' sweet btw!! The only concern I have so far is the DVD drive (I have 2 drives: 1 BluRay and 1 DVD)seems to have problems reading discs. Even when I put in a disc to burn stuff it takes forever to load. When I put in a dvd game, it doesn't read it at all. Hmmmmm.....
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