Thoughts On My Configuration Please

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   I am planning on placing an order with DS this evening or tomorrow after having spent much time reviewing possible companies to build for me. The low prices at CyberPower certainly got my attention but after much consideration and reviewing the many horror stories posted at their forum I have forgot about them. The added one year of warranty for the fourth sale has made me to decide to "pull the trigger" at DS. I also like the idea of being able to sleep at night while I wait for it to arrive! I am interested in gaming (particularly flight sims), some graphics editing, music production and some web site developing. I am trying to build a strong base of quality components, reliability, and performance. My budget is between $2500 and $2750. 

1.) Since I know it is easy to OC the 3770K with the Asus Sabertooth MB could I save the $69 DS charges and do it myself and not void the warranty?
2.) I do not want to go "whole hog" right now and spend the added money to SLI but still want rocking FPS. Would it be advisable to go with a single GTX680 (for better FPS than the 670) or one GTX 670 now and wait for the price to get better in the future for another 670 in order to SLI them? I might like to use multiple screens for my flight sims at some point.

Here is my order configuration #704348
I will be installing a 1TB data drive I can purchase from Fry's for $90.

Specifications:

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 3770K 3.50 GHz (Unlocked CPU) (Quad Core) (Requires
Z77 Motherboard)

Motherboard: ASUS SABERTOOTH Z77 (Intel Z77 Chipset) (Features Thermal Armor
and Thermal Radar)

System Memory: 16GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series
(Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested) <b></b>

Power Supply: 1050W Corsair Pro Silver 1050HX (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible)
<b></b>

Expansion Bay: - No Thanks

Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (180GB Solid State (By: Intel) (Model:
520 Series) <b></b>

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: 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: 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB (Includes PhysX) <b></b>

Add-on Card: - No Thanks

Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio

Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 2: Digital Storm Vortex 240mm Radiator Liquid CPU
Cooler (Extreme-Performance Edition) <b></b>

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/Deluxe/Sabertooth 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 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: - No Thanks

External Storage: - No Thanks

Exclusive T-Shirt: - No Thanks

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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dallas11 Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 02 Jul 2012 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1	Quote Reply Topic: Thoughts On My Configuration Please Posted: 02 Jul 2012 at 4:25pm
	I am planning on placing an order with DS this evening or tomorrow after having spent much time reviewing possible companies to build for me. The low prices at CyberPower certainly got my attention but after much consideration and reviewing the many horror stories posted at their forum I have forgot about them. The added one year of warranty for the fourth sale has made me to decide to "pull the trigger" at DS. I also like the idea of being able to sleep at night while I wait for it to arrive! I am interested in gaming (particularly flight sims), some graphics editing, music production and some web site developing. I am trying to build a strong base of quality components, reliability, and performance. My budget is between $2500 and $2750. 1.) Since I know it is easy to OC the 3770K with the Asus Sabertooth MB could I save the $69 DS charges and do it myself and not void the warranty? 2.) I do not want to go "whole hog" right now and spend the added money to SLI but still want rocking FPS. Would it be advisable to go with a single GTX680 (for better FPS than the 670) or one GTX 670 now and wait for the price to get better in the future for another 670 in order to SLI them? I might like to use multiple screens for my flight sims at some point. Here is my order configuration #704348 I will be installing a 1TB data drive I can purchase from Fry's for $90. Specifications: 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 3770K 3.50 GHz (Unlocked CPU) (Quad Core) (Requires Z77 Motherboard) Motherboard: ASUS SABERTOOTH Z77 (Intel Z77 Chipset) (Features Thermal Armor and Thermal Radar) System Memory: 16GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested) <b></b> Power Supply: 1050W Corsair Pro Silver 1050HX (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible) <b></b> Expansion Bay: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (180GB Solid State (By: Intel) (Model: 520 Series) <b></b> 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: 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: 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB (Includes PhysX) <b></b> Add-on Card: - No Thanks Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 2: Digital Storm Vortex 240mm Radiator Liquid CPU Cooler (Extreme-Performance Edition) <b></b> 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/Deluxe/Sabertooth 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 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: - No Thanks External Storage: - No Thanks Exclusive T-Shirt: - No Thanks 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

belaflek73 Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 22 Jun 2012 Online Status: Offline Posts: 57	Quote Reply Posted: 02 Jul 2012 at 5:26pm
	Hey, it sounds like you want the same things as me. I do music production, flight sim enthusiast, gamer... I haven't gotten this computer yet...but everytime I look at this build I get that warm and fuzzy feeling and I've vetted it with this forum's elite crowd. The geforce 670 is just about equal in strength with the 680. In the future if you want to add another GPU you can do so easily. Also really consider the Noctua. It's won a bunch of awards, it's quiet...and you don't have to worry about liquid cooling maintanence. Lastly unless you are computer savy I would let DS do the overclocking... Good Luck http://www.digitalstormonline.com/comploadsaved.asp?id=703399 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 3770K 3.50 GHz (Unlocked CPU) (Quad Core) (Requires Z77 Motherboard) Motherboard: ASUS P8Z77-V DELUXE (Intel Z77 Chipset) (Higher Overclocks and Unique Wi-Fi Features) <b></b> System Memory: 16GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested) <b></b> Power Supply: 1050W Corsair Pro Silver 1050HX (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible) <b></b> Expansion Bay: Internal Digital Media Card Reader (Black) <b></b> Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (120GB Solid State (By: Corsair) (Model: Force GT Series CSSD-F120GBGT-BK) (SATA 6Gbps) <b></b> Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (1TB Western Digital Caviar (7200 RPM) (Model: Black Edition) <b></b> Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks Optical Drive 1: ASUS Blu-Ray Player/DVD Writer (Play Blu-Ray and Burn DVDs) (Model: BC-12B1ST) <b></b> Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) Video Card: 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 2GB (Includes PhysX) Add-on Card: - No Thanks Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 2: Noctua NH-D14 SE2011 Extreme Performance <b></b> 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/Deluxe/Sabertooth 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) <b></b> 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

bprat22 Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List DS Veteran Joined: 08 Jun 2011 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5109	Quote Reply Posted: 02 Jul 2012 at 5:27pm
	Hi dallas11..... Welcome to the forums. That is a real nice build. I believe, and you would have to check with DS, that oc' ing yourself might void some warranty. My only suggestion would be to change the gtx680 for sli 670 for another $200 and get great gaming right up front. You didn't mention monitor or resolution, but a 23" at 1920x1080 will allow max gaming with sli. A single 670 now will save you $250 I believe and it performs very close to the 680. For tops in reliability consider the Noctua D14 cpu cooler. Not much to go wrong with a big block of cooling fins. Good luck and keep us updated. belaflek73 beat me to it. Edited by bprat22 - 02 Jul 2012 at 5:32pm