Black Friday Velox Build

Have been building my own systems since the mid 80's, last major build was in 2009 with a few small updates over the last few years. Current setup features an i7-920 on a ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution MB, 12GB DDR3 1600, Radeon HD 7870, Samsung 850 Pro 256GB (OS), Samsung 840 EVO 250GB (games), 300GB Velociraptor (games), about 7TB of additional internal storage for programs and data, Blu-ray/DVD player and DVD burner, Corsair 1000HX power supply,currently running Windows 10 Pro, all wrapped up in a HAF 932 case.

I've always wanted to buy a DS system, but have never gotten around to it until recently. I was on the website looking at different configurations and came up with one that I liked, and decided to buy it since my current system is getting a bit old.

I'm going to be using the new Velox mostly for games, but also streaming Netflix and Hulu at times on my 32" 1080p television. The Velox just went Stage 7 today!!

Config ID: Configuration Name: Q: Total:
DSO-1158624 Digital Storm Desktop - Config ID 1783622 1 $3,056.00
Chassis Model: Digital Storm Velox
Exterior Finish: Exotic Paint Finish - Storm Blue
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: Intel Core i7-8700K (6-Core) 3.70GHz
Motherboard: ASUS ROG STRIX Z370-H GAMING (Intel Z370 Chipset) (Up to 3x PCI-E Devices)
System Memory: 16GB DDR4 3000MHz Digital Storm Performance Series
Power Supply: 1000W EVGA SuperNOVA G2
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Optical Drive: External USB - Blu-Ray Player (Blu-Ray 6x) & DVD/CD Writer
Storage Set 1: 1x SSD M.2 (500GB Samsung 960 EVO) (NVM Express)
Storage Set 2: 1x Storage (2TB Seagate / Toshiba)
Storage Set 3: - No Thanks
RAID Config: - No Thanks
RAID Card: - No Thanks
Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Graphics Card(s): 1x GeForce GTX 1080 8GB (Performance Edition) (VR Ready)
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
HPC Processor: - No Thanks
Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 2: Digital Storm Vortex 240mm Liquid CPU Cooler (Fully Sealed + No Maintenance)
HydroLux Tubing Style: - Not Applicable, I do not have a custom HydroLux liquid cooling system selected
HydroLux Fluid Color: - Not Applicable, I do not have a custom HydroLux liquid cooling system selected
Cable Management: Exotic Cable Management - Yellow - (Cable Combs with Custom Color Sleeved Extension Cables)
Chassis Fans: Standard Factory Chassis Fans
Internal Lighting: Remote Controlled Advanced LED Lighting System (Multiple RGB Color Modes)
Airflow Control: Digital Storm Thermal Management Control Board & Software
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Noise Reduction: - No Thanks
LaserMark: - No Thanks
CPU Boost: Stage 1: Overclock CPU - Up to 5.0GHz (Depends on Cooling and Motherboard)
Graphics Boost: Yes, Overclock the video card(s) as much as possible with complete stability
OS Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home (64-Bit Edition)
Recovery Tools: Windows 10 Installation CD Only (Clean Install with No Drivers)
Virus Protection: Windows Defender Antivirus (Built-in to Windows 10)
Office: - No Thanks
Game: - No Thanks
Display: - No Thanks
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers: - No Thanks
Keyboard: - No Thanks
Mouse: - No Thanks
Branded Gear: Bundle: Exclusive T-Shirt (EXTRA LARGE) (XL) + Water Bottle + Carbon Fiber Pen + Leather Keychain
Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 10-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed
Warranty: Life-time Expert Care with 4 Year Limited Warranty

For the gamers out there, how do you normally set up your systems? OS on the main drive and everything else on the other drive(s)? OS, Steam, other programs on the main drive, data on the other?

Congratulations and welcome.  That is a nice system and color. Never seen one in blue. We really like to see new systems in their new homes, so pics and a little write up of the experience is always appreciated.
Depending on your order Stage, you can call DS and go with the changes DST4ME suggested. They will make your system stronger and stable for longevity.
Enjoy.


Edited by hoserator - 14 Dec 2017 at 5:49am

  Enjoy. You will love your system.

My Velox got here Monday, several days before I was expecting it. The box had 1 small dent at the top, but the system was packed very well and didn't have any damage.

The Velox case is just as big as my old HAF932-based system, which I wasn't expecting but I'm very pleased about. There's plenty of room for upgrades when it's time for that. I'm not sure yet if I'll set the computer on the floor or have it on the desk, though I'm leaning towards the desk because this system is too pretty to be on the floor!

Once I got everything that I ordered unpacked, I did a temporary setup with keyboard and mouse to be sure everything was okay. I turned the computer on and was surprised how quiet it is. The system booted and was at the desktop in a matter of seconds. I checked out a few things, then installed Steam and loaded the latest Wolfenstein game. I changed the display settings to the highest available and started playing. On my old i7-920 2.7Ghz system the game was pretty much unplayable at medium settings, but the Velox ran the game with no issues. I will be putting the rest of my Steam, Origin, Uplay, and GOG libraries on the system in the next few days. My Velox will last me for at least a good 5+ years, but I may go with SLI and a 4K display eventually.

This is my first system from DS, and I am truly satisfied with the whole experience, except for having to wait patiently while it was being built!


   

Question...how do I resize my pictures in Windows 10?

I have put bunch of useful shortcuts in this pack paint is one of them

Dowload to desktop, unzip to desktop, click on the shortcut you want to open that program.

Edited by DST4ME - 21 Dec 2017 at 10:22pm