FAQ FAQ  Forum Search   Register Register  Login Login

Does this look ok? advice please.

Post Date: 2015-10-30
 Post Reply Post Reply
Author
  Topic Search Topic Search  Topic Options Topic Options
Jayboy View Drop Down
Newbie
Newbie

Email address used to purchase matched with forums account email.

Joined: 30 Oct 2015
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 6 		  Quote Jayboy Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Topic: Does this look ok? advice please.
    Posted: 30 Oct 2015 at 12:23pm
Budget:
Around 5K

Expectations:
Gaming and some photo and video editing. not 4k

Usage:
About 4 to 5 hours per day

Special Needs:
I would like to have options to upgrade in the future.

Saved Ticket #: 1308033

Specifications:
Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Digital Storm Velox
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: Intel Core i7 5820K 3.3GHz (Six-Core) (Unlocked CPU)
Motherboard: ASUS X99-A USB 3.1 (Intel X99 Chipset)
System Memory: 32GB DDR4 2666MHz Corsair Vengeance LPX (High-Performance)
Power Supply: 1000W Corsair HX1000i (Digitally Controlled Power)
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Optical Drive: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x)
Storage Set 1: 1x SSD (512GB Samsung 850 PRO)
Storage Set 2: 1x Storage (2TB Western Digital - Black Edition)
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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB (Includes PhysX)
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
HPC Processor: - No Thanks
Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 2: Digital Storm Vortex 240mm Radiator Liquid CPU Cooler (Extreme-Performance Edition)
H20 Tube Color:- Not Applicable, I do not have a custom HydroLux liquid cooling system selected
Chassis Fans: Upgrade All Fans to Corsair Airflow Performance Edition (Up to 6 Fans)
Internal Lighting: - No Thanks
Airflow Control: - 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 High-End Motherboard Selection)
Boost Graphics Card(s): - 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 10 Home (64-Bit Edition)
Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows CD)
Virus Protection: FREE: McAfee AntiVirus Plus (1 Year Service Activation Card) (Not Pre-installed) ($35 Value)
Office: - No Thanks
Game: - No Thanks
Display: - No Thanks
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers: - No Thanks
Keyboard: - No Thanks
Mouse: - No Thanks
Portable Gaming: - No Thanks
Branded Gear: - No Thanks
Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 10-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed
Warranty: Life-time Expert Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty (3 Year Labor & 1 Year Part Replacement)
Back to Top
bprat22 View Drop Down
DS ELITE
DS ELITE

DigitalStorm East -- (Unofficially!)
Email address used to purchase matched with forums account email.

Joined: 08 Jun 2011
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 20391 		  Quote bprat22 Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 30 Oct 2015 at 2:32pm
Hi Jayboy.... Welcome to the forums.

The build looks good to me.    Not sure you need 32 GB ram unless you're into heavy editing but it doesn't hurt.   

For upgrading you have the setup to add another 980ti if needed.   

Looks good and keep us posted.

Edit.... I would change the Vortex 240mm cooler for a Corsair H100i or 110i.   The Corsair gives you a 5 year warranty last I looked and the DS Vortex might be limited to their own warranty on the build.

Edited by bprat22 - 30 Oct 2015 at 2:36pm
Back to Top
db188 View Drop Down
DS Veteran
DS Veteran

Email address used to purchase matched with forums account email.

Joined: 29 Jul 2014
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 2115 		  Quote db188 Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 30 Oct 2015 at 2:51pm
the more system ram you have the more applications you can have running at the same time, and they'll run faster.  you might just decide to do some gaming while you wait on your project to finish.   need vs. want.  price to performance. 

with the newer games coming out these days they're all recommending 16GB now as the standard.  anyone doing work on top of that, i always recommend the 32GB kit. 


Edited by db188 - 30 Oct 2015 at 2:54pm
Aventum 3
I7-6700K
Gigabyte G1 Z170X Gaming GT
16GB Corsair Dominator 3000MHz
Corsair Hx1000i 1000W
Samsung M.2 980 Pro 2TB;Samsung 850 EVO 1TB
MSI RTX 3080 Ventus OC 10G LHR
Gigabyte M28U 4K
Back to Top
Jayboy View Drop Down
Newbie
Newbie

Email address used to purchase matched with forums account email.

Joined: 30 Oct 2015
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 6 		  Quote Jayboy Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 30 Oct 2015 at 3:29pm
Thanks for the advice. Would a bigger power supply be useful for the future, if I went to two graphics cards?
Back to Top
bprat22 View Drop Down
DS ELITE
DS ELITE

DigitalStorm East -- (Unofficially!)
Email address used to purchase matched with forums account email.

Joined: 08 Jun 2011
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 20391 		  Quote bprat22 Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 30 Oct 2015 at 3:50pm
The 1000 watt is all you need for sli 980ti. Looks good.
Back to Top
 Post Reply Post Reply

Forum Jump Forum Permissions View Drop Down



This page was generated in 0.046875 seconds.