Questions about future upgradabilityPost Date: 2015-04-14 |
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Maso
Newbie Joined: 14 Apr 2015 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2 |
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Topic: Questions about future upgradability Posted: 14 Apr 2015 at 10:12pm |
So, I'm completely new around here, so apologies if this topic doesn't belong here.
So, I purchased a Bolt II almost a year ago at this point, just in time to watch some fairly notable technology improvements crop up almost immediately afterwards (X99, DDR4, Haswell-E, Type C, and so on). I like to think that I'm not completely incompetent when it comes to PC tech, but I've started to worry about future-proofing (yes, "proofing" is a strong word; more like "catch up") with a lot of potentially useful tech coming out that looks as though it will need to rely on the new X99 in order to either function at all (worst case scenario; see Type C USB, DDR4, and I'm willing to bet Skylake whenever it eventually hits) or at least do so to optimal ability. So my question, as a DS noob, is how the process of upgrading works when you're like me: too terrified of screwing something up irrepairably to dare attempt anything fancier than an HDD-to-SSD swap? Does DS offer any sort of trade-in program where older components can be sold back for store credit towards a new build, or would I probably have to track down a potential buyer and then start from scratch? Or, is there a way to ship my Bolt II off to have a professional accomplish something like a motherboard swap (mainly what I want to do)? Any sort of answer would be appreciated, since I literally have no idea what I'm doing here, and eventually the day will come when I need to upgrade either way. Bolt II build (the super-short, can't remember it all version: Asus Maximus VII Impact (I believe) NVidia GTX 780Ti Intel i7-4790K (@4.0GHz) 16GB Corsair Dominator Platinum DDR3 1866MHz RAM (A 1TB Samsung 840 Evo SSD I intend to hang on to) |
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ArkansasWoman777
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Quote Reply Posted: 15 Apr 2015 at 1:14am |
If i'm not mistaken and this is from their service and support thingy in the configuration section: you get life-time labor free upgrades for component upgrades purchased directly from Digital Storm so yes you can send it back to them to do a mobo swap or anything else you want to have upgraded
Edited by ArkansasWoman777 - 15 Apr 2015 at 1:15am |
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Maso
Newbie Joined: 14 Apr 2015 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2 |
Quote Reply Posted: 15 Apr 2015 at 2:12pm |
That's fantastic. I was afraid upgrading might end up being a pain. Thank you.
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gbutts55
Newbie Joined: 24 Sep 2014 Online Status: Offline Posts: 15 |
Quote Reply Posted: 21 Apr 2015 at 4:29pm |
Small form factor pc like a bolt is harder to upgrade especially for a computer noob. But yeah you can send to DS. Its easier to work on a traditional desk top first few times.
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