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Post Date: 2010-12-29
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    Posted: 29 Dec 2010 at 12:51pm
Well after much contemplation, I finally decided to place my order over the Thanksgiving Holiday to take advantage of the sale. I decided to go with just one graphics card instead of going SLI because I prefer one good video card and don't feel like dealing with sli bugs. Not to mention anything over 60+fps is pointless because the human eye can't distinguish the difference. So with that said, I decided to splurge a little on liquid cooling. DSO was able to overclock to 3.9 and I plan on taking it up a notch later on down the road. For now this is perfectly fine.
 
I want to give thanks to Alex and Sarah who were a tremendous help. I emailed Sarah constantly asking questions and she was very polite and knowledgeable. Because I was overseas when I ordered the system, I also dealt with Alex on a few things and DS was able to hold my system and ship on a designated date which was very nice.
 
I absolutely love this system and it handles everything I throw at it. The Intel SSD is a very nice touch (if you can afford it). The OS literally boots up in about 13 seconds. Enough of me rambling. Here is the spec and pics!
 
 
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 950 3.06GHz (DS overclocked to 3.9)
Motherboard: EVGA X58 SLI 3 edition (USB 3.0 & SATA 6Gb/s)
System Memory: 6GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance
Power Supply: 750W Digital Storm Certified
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (80GB Solid State (By: Intel) (Model:X25-M)
Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (1TB Hitachi/Seagate (7200 RPM) (32MB Cache)
Optical Drive 1: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD- Writer 48x)
Internet Access: High Speed Network port
Video Card(s): 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 1.5GB
Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 4: Sub-Zero LCS Cooling System: CPU Only
H20 Tube Color: Green Tubing with high-performance Fluid
Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans
Internal Lighting: Internal Chassis Lighting System (UV) (Creates Glowing Effect for H20 Tubes)
 
Intel Core i5 6600k @ 4.6
240GB Samsung SSD
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 Hybrid
Corsair Hydro H80i GT
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Congrats looks great

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nice rig man, and congratz! Awesome
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Nice! Cool

Have you have to do much tinkering inside the HAF-X? Well, I guess you probably haven't *had* to, but have you just for fun? Big%20Smile

I love how easy it is to get around inside of, of course, this is also my first full-tower case.
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Man, if you're going to go with one card - the 580 is it! It will take no prisoners. You will have no problems gaming with this green beast.
 
Excellent box Cool - the HAF boxes all have a deserved reputation for being cooling friendly and with room aplenty.
 
Keep us posted with what you think about the whole system!
 
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@ Tidgxor,
 
I have not had a chance to play around in the case yet. I was too excited to hook everything up and see how well it played games. I was able to see inside though and there is plenty of room. I absolutely love the case and I am glad that I went with it.
 
@ Beneamata,
 
I am glad that I went with the 580. This thing is a beast, and what's even better is that its SILENT! I don't even hear the card when its under full load and temps are good. Nvidia definitely fixed alot of the problems that plagued the 480.
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Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 Hybrid
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Very nice!  Thanks for sharing!
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Congrats Awesome
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