Finally back and ready to order. - [ORDERED]

I am finally back. I was supposed to have bought my new system a few months back, but ran into a few unexpected and costly financial issues that required more immediate attention. Whole house A/C unit died and that is not something you want to live without in Phoenix in the Summer, plus a medical issue. Anyway, those are taken care of and now I can get back to my preferred priorities (computers and gaming). The good news though is that since then the new Nvidia's have come out and it also gave me plenty of time to really pay attention to what I wanted and work through the configurator (a lot) and really fine tune what I am after.

Please let me know what you think of this build and also does anyone know if I ask DS to replace the two front fans on the Coridium with the Corsair LED Airflow Performance Edition (Red) fans, if they will? Planning to order tomorrow (or maybe later today) if no one sees any issues. Thanks!

Budget:
$3000(ish)

Expectations:
Play games (Fallout 4, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, No Man's Sky) on very high quality settings.

Usage:
High quality graphics for games (see list above) and virtualization. I have decided for the first time in 15 years not to dual boot, but just run Linux virtualized (hence the bump to 32 GBs of RAM).

Special Needs:
Prefer air cooling as liquid concerns me (hands shake a little so maintenance may cause a problem). I also live in a very dusty environment, so prefer a case that is less prone to dust (still plan on doing my due diligence and cleaning it every so often).

Saved Ticket #: 1470682
URL: https://www.digitalstorm.com/configurator.asp?id=1470682

Specifications:
Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Digital Storm Coridium
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: Intel Core i7 6700K 4.0GHz (Codename Skylake) (Unlocked CPU) (Quad Core)
Motherboard: ASUS Z170 PRO GAMING (Intel Z170 Chipset) (Up to 5x PCI-E Devices)
System Memory: 32GB DDR4 2666MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series <-- Up from 16 GB for virtualization
Power Supply: 750W EVGA SuperNOVA
Expansion Bay: Option Not Available
Optical Drive: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x) (Internal)
Storage Set 1: 1x SSD (512GB Samsung 850 PRO) <-- Operating System
Storage Set 2: 1x Storage (3TB Western Digital - Black Edition) <-- Games, storage and virtual machines
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 (EVGA ACX 3.0) (VR Ready)
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
HPC Processor: - No Thanks
Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 2: Noctua NH-D15 (Extreme Performance)
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 - Red - (Cable Combs with Custom Color Sleeved Extension Cables)
Chassis Fans: Corsair LED Airflow Performance Edition (Red) (Up to 6 Fans)
Internal Lighting: Internal Chassis Lighting System (Red)
Airflow Control: - No Thanks
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Noise Reduction: - No Thanks
LaserMark: - No Thanks
Boost Processor: Standard Intel Turbo Boost 2.0 Automatic Overclocking
Boost Graphics Card(s): - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s)
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
Branded Gear: T-Shirt - Black (Extra Large)
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)

Edited by Shakey - 15 Aug 2016 at 7:12pm

Thanks for the reply. I am currently running 1920x1080 and hadn't planned on changing anytime soon. I have a 27" monitor which suits me well for right now. I'll change the CPU boost now. Thanks again!

That's good information - Thanks. Guess I was just on the latest and greatest bandwagon. Dropping it to a 1070 will save me about $200, plus give me room to grow if I decide to go 1440p and be a nice upgrade from the 770.

Just an update - Just placed my order! Thank you DST4ME for the advice on the config and also bpratt22 for his help a few months back when I initially planned to make my purchase. Since I saved some money on the 1080, I decided to add a 2nd HDD just for VMs into the mix and leave the 3TB drive just for games, apps and storage. Here is what I ended up with.

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Now, I wait...   

Welcome and congrats!!!   

Congratulationsin getting your system and better hardware as a bonus for the wait, glad you are through the bumps in the road.

Thanks everyone. I'll post pics when it arrives. Stage 1 today so that is a start.

Congratulations.  We like images, you know?

I'll definitely get some pictures up this weekend sometime! I'll try to remember to eat, but wouldn't be surprised if I end up looking like this by the end of the weekend.

Originally posted by bprat22 That is the Digital Storm look.

Not if you exercise and eat somewhat healthy.

Originally posted by Batman34 Originally posted by bprat22 That is the Digital Storm look.   Not if you exercise and eat somewhat healthy.

I was actually referring to the dazed, burned out look in the gentleman's eyes.        

Originally posted by DST4ME

I can tell you're enjoying this discussion.

Originally posted by DST4ME I know nothing and deny everything

Your response got me thinking of Hogan's Heroes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmzsWxPLIOo

Edited by Batman34 - 07 Sep 2016 at 2:00pm

LOL I was coming more from scarface

Bad link

My pleasure

Great beast