Today we just launched our new VANQUISH II gaming PC. Starting at $699, this is a great system for gamers. It's ready to ship within 72-hours.

http://www.digitalstormonline.com/vanquish-ii.asp

Definitely, a 'looker'. 

The case also tested very good for low noise and cooling from what I've seen.  

No more i5-4670k with overclock? :(

Thinking about pulling the trigger on the Vanq2 but I would like to know if this would fit into my desk. I've looked on Corsairs website and they don't list the dimensions from what I can see and I'm getting conflicting figures from other websites.

I've seen 440mm tall to 550mm tall

440mm would work, 550 would not

can i manually change the graphics card from gtx 770 to 

GeForce GTX TITAN...... in the future....

Edited by Akash - 13 Mar 2014 at 12:04am

Was hopping on here today been saving up for quite a while now so that I could purchase the old Lvl. 4 Vanquish only too see that now the new Vanquish II Lvl. 4 has lost a lot of its shine.
Dropping the z87 Mobo for a H series chipset mobo seems like a bad move. I mean I was going to get the old Vanquish with the Z87 chipset so that in the future I could upgrade to the 4770k now with this h series board you lose out on memory upgrades as the max is now 16gb being that there is only 2 dimm slots, also in order to upgrade the processor in the future I would need a new mobo to get decent overclocks on a K series processor which means that I would also need a new Microsoft windows key and the H series Mobo is only pcie 2.0 rather than 3.0 and I believe that you can only run one Gpu on this board. Seems as though you are pretty much locked in with these new Vanquish II's and there is no upgrade path unless you are willing to shell out the money for a new mobo, processor and windows key all totaling in excess of about 500 dollars.
Really sad to see the Z chipset mobo swapped for the H series.

Originally posted by 2Cold Was hopping on here today been saving up for quite a while now so that I could purchase the old Lvl. 4 Vanquish only too see that now the new Vanquish II Lvl. 4 has lost a lot of its shine. Dropping the z87 Mobo for a H series chipset mobo seems like a bad move. I mean I was going to get the old Vanquish with the Z87 chipset so that in the future I could upgrade to the 4770k now with this h series board you lose out on memory upgrades as the max is now 16gb being that there is only 2 dimm slots, also in order to upgrade the processor in the future I would need a new mobo to get decent overclocks on a K series processor which means that I would also need a new Microsoft windows key and the H series Mobo is only pcie 2.0 rather than 3.0 and I believe that you can only run one Gpu on this board. Seems as though you are pretty much locked in with these new Vanquish II's and there is no upgrade path unless you are willing to shell out the money for a new mobo, processor and windows key all totaling in excess of about 500 dollars. Really sad to see the Z chipset mobo swapped for the H series.

Me too... Been saving up for the old Vanquish level 4 with the i5-4670k overclocked CPU... Plus you are right also on shelling out some a lot of cash to upgrade the cpu and mobo in the future... smh.

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Originally posted by Snaike Personally, I like the changes.  The Vanquish II is an 'entry level gaming computer' that can be upgraded in the future, should you wish to beef up the system.  This is exactly what the highest Vanquish needed.  I had always thought the OC and the cooling were out of place in comparison with the other units in this model's line...   As said above, should you be of the ilk to buy computers with OC'ing, liquid cooling and SLI bridges, there are plenty of units from which to choose.  Should you just be interest in gaming without all of those buttons, bells and whistles... just need a good solid computer to play games... and if you're not a geek and you don't consider your computer to be an extension of who you are... then the Vanquish II is (now) the perfect fit.   If you ARE the type to OC everything, LOVE to tinker around with the buttons, bells and whistles, and if you are a geek (term of appreciation and endearment in this case) and have to make yours the biggest, brightest, fastest, squeeze every last ounce of power from ever microfiber and transistor, then, again, there are bigger, badder and downright scary-good machines for you.  Lots of them here.    8 models to choose from...  4 levels per model.  That's 32 different places to START.  28 of them let you configure even further, making the possible combinations almost countless.   So, they give the regular gamers 4 options of a pre-built, sturdy, gaming rig that is still better than most of the computers in use today.  Brilliant.   Thank you Digital Storm.  This move was excellent, in my humble opinion.

Not to mention there are other cases available to choose from that aren't shown on the main page, but are shown in the configuration page.

Edited by ArkansasWoman777 - 14 Mar 2014 at 2:12am

The other thing I forgot to mention is folks should be able to customize the level 4 if they wanted to add other options like liquid cooling or better CPU. I understand dropping components to help with low end. But 1000 dollars isn't really low end to the average end user.I'm not a computer geek by any means. I've always had store bought PC;s and they did just fine.But I haven't been playing MMO internet games that long either. My current PC is pushing 8 years old!So after talking with folks I play with I found I am missing out. I want to be able to add game mods and not have to worry about playing other games out there. I don't event attempt to look @ them with my current PC. So I do want the best PC for the money and the older level 4 was just that. I don't plan to spend much more then that price point.Drop the price of the next model in line and DS will still be competitive. As of right now you can get a --------- system with much more components then the Marauder @ it's entry level 1.

EDIT: Competitor name removed - Alex

Edited by Alex - 14 Mar 2014 at 12:33pm

Ok Arkansas, thanks.

@Poppy,

I wanted to also post this here since I see that you made your response on another thread as well:

Correct. I'll be honest, the level of performance you will see from the previous Level 4 and the one now is very, very minimal. You're going to get the same performance for a lower price by the changes we made. We made those changes to make the system have more "bang for the buck." If you want the best performance for your money, the new VANQUISH II configurations hit the nail on the head. The graphics card is still the same, the CPU is still an Intel i5. I hope this helps clarify things. We would love to have you as a customer!

What case does the Vanquish II use? I need to know the dimensions of it.

Thanks, yes that's the one

Those are also the dimensions Digital Storm list, but looking at the manual (which I found on Newegg's product listing - can't see it on Corsair site) it has a diagram of the case with these dimensions:

440mm x 210mm x 550mm

This is:
17.3" x 8.3" x 21.7"

I presume Digital Storm and Amazon are listing the side of the box, not the case.

bprat, it's 550mm, not 505mm

There ya go. 

I've seen 3 different review sites that say 505mm..         Corsair should know.

Fixed.   

Originally posted by Alex Just wanted to inform everyone that the special pricing on the VANQUISH II is going to end within the next week. If you've been eyeing a new VANQUISH II system between the Level 2 to Level 4 configurations, now is the time to get one. Following Upcoming Price Changes: Level 2 = $739 -> $799 Level 3 = $839 -> $899 Level 4 = $1,189 -> $1,299 Prices are going up due to new increases in overhead (assembly, testing, QA, packaging, advertising, service & support, warranty, etc.... The VANQUISH II line is definitely something we try to offer our customers the best deal on. However we're a business after all so we still need to ensure we're not loosing money on the systems. Just wanted you all to know before the new pricing comes into effect!

How does this explain the reason for the change in the components vs the price drop? Looks like prices are going back up to where the older Vanquish models where with the newer lesser components.

I guess those are right though. DS will lose some potential customers but those that never heard of the Vanquish I system will not be bothered by the changes made and the price of the newer Vanquish II system. 

I also know that there are some folks out there that you just can't please. I am not one of them. Like I posted in another thread, I was leaning on purchasing the newer level 4 system the end of the week taking my lost of the better motherboard, liquid cooling, extra memory slot and turbo. But with the price increase seems to contradict what some have stated the reason for changing out the components (offer a good entry level system @ a much cheaper price).

I know I am only one, but I have been talking with about 20 or so friends of mine on my TS about updating as many of them will be doing so as well when they get their tax returns.

As I have stated before, many are trying to steer me to two other companies but I was told about this site and I have been preaching to them and they too started looking here.

Some will continue to look here as they are into the heavy end of the systems so they will spend the higher end of the money. But many are still in school and were also looking @ the level 4 system...