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Lynn 
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Hi! I'm excited -- getting ready to order my first rig from DS! Any comments on my initial config would be very helpful. My budget is around $3500 (for work and play..). I do HD video editing, gaming with all the features on high (have to feed my eyes), work on the system 8 hr or more so need it quiet and cool -- I generally keep my system long enough that I upgrade video cards at least once, so I like some head room -- and a speedy processor that will last a few years, as well. This would be my first time with SSD drives -- any comments on this would be great. I've configured with RAID 1 since that's what I'm used to with conventional drives and couldn't risk a disk failure. Do I still need to be worried with SSD? I plan on loading my OS and apps and current projects on the SSD drives, and using the TB drive for data and back up. Help! And thanks...
Specifications: Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Black OPS HailStorm Edition Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish Processor: Intel Core i7 3930K 3.2GHz (Unlocked CPU for Extreme Overclocking) (Six-Core) Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth X79 (Intel X79 Chipset) (Features USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s) System Memory: 16GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested) Power Supply: 1200W Digital Storm Certified (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible) (Silent Edition Highly Recommended) <b></b> Expansion Bay: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (180GB Solid State (By: Intel) (Model: 520 Series) <b></b> Set 1 Raid Options: Configure HDD Set 1 to a Raid 1 Config - Mirror (Requires Two HDDs) <b></b> Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (1TB Western Digital Caviar (7200 RPM) (Model: Black Edition) <b></b> Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks Optical Drive 1: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x) Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) Video Card: 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB (Includes PhysX) (EVGA) Add-on Card: - No Thanks Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 2: Digital Storm Vortex Liquid CPU Cooler (High-Performance Edition) H20 Tube Color:- Not Applicable, I do not have a FrostChill or Sub-Zero LCS Cooling System Selected Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans Internal Lighting: - No Thanks Enhancements: - No Thanks Chassis Mods: - No Thanks Noise Reduction: Noise Suppression Package Stage 2 (Optimized Airflow & Fan Speeds with Noise Dampening Material) <b></b> LaserMark: - No Thanks Boost Processor: Stage 1: Overclock CPU 4.0GHz to 4.4GHz Boost Video Card: - 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 7 Home Premium (64-Bit Edition) Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows 7 CD) Virus Protection: - No Thanks Office: Microsoft Office 2010 Office Home and Business (PC Attach Key PKC) <b></b> Game: - No Thanks Display: - No Thanks Surge Shield: - No Thanks Speakers: - No Thanks Keyboard: Logitech Media Combo MK200 Keyboard and Mouse <b></b> Mouse: - No Thanks External Storage: - No Thanks Exclusive T-Shirt: FREE: Digital Storm T-Shirt - Black (Medium) <b></b> Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 5-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed Warranty: Life-time Expert Customer Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty |
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Posted: 05 Apr 2012 at 7:26am |
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Hello Lynn,
Welcome to the Forums! One thing I noticed is you want to do raid but you only have 1 HD (in this case a SSD) and 1 Secondary drive (a traditional HD) to my knowledge, that won't work. You would need 2 SSD or 2 HD to make raid. However, as I understand it raiding SSD is generally not worth it in terms of performance. If you truly need redundancy then raid one is an option (with matching HDs). I do light video editing, I would see no problem with this PC doing video work or gaming. You do not need the noise package, the systems are said to be quite quiet. The Hailstorm is also supposed to have good airflow so your cooling should be ok as well. The new 680s draw less power and less heat generation according to reviews. If you are looking specifically for more art kinda stuff DS also makes PCs for multimedia development. (Note. You should be excited. Digital Storm makes... insane awesome PCs.  )Edited by xii - 05 Apr 2012 at 7:27am |
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Posted: 05 Apr 2012 at 8:06am |
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Hi Lynn.. xii gave you some great advice so I'll just add to it.
You didn't mention monitor size or resolution, but with this you can easily add another 680 or two if needed. Config # 672744 Cost $3384 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 3930K 3.2GHz (Unlocked CPU for Extreme Overclocking) (Six-Core) Motherboard: ASUS P9X79 DELUXE (Intel X79 Chipset) (Features USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s) System Memory: 16GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested) Power Supply: 1200W Corsair Pro Gold Series (CMPSU-1200AX) (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible) Expansion Bay: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (180GB Solid State (By: Intel) (Model: 520 Series) Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (1TB Western Digital Caviar (7200 RPM) (Model: Black Edition) Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks Optical Drive 1: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x) Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) Video Card: 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB (Includes PhysX) (EVGA) Add-on Card: - No Thanks Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 2: Corsair H100 Liquid CPU Cooler (240mm Radiator) (Extreme-Performance Edition) H20 Tube Color:- Not Applicable, I do not have a FrostChill or Sub-Zero LCS Cooling System Selected Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans Internal Lighting: - No Thanks Enhancements: - 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 Pro or Deluxe Series Motherboard) Boost Video Card: - 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 7 Home Premium (64-Bit Edition) Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows 7 CD) Virus Protection: - No Thanks Office: - No Thanks Game: - No Thanks Display: - No Thanks Surge Shield: - No Thanks Speakers: - No Thanks Keyboard: - No Thanks Mouse: - No Thanks External Storage: - No Thanks Exclusive T-Shirt: FREE: Digital Storm T-Shirt - Black (Medium) Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 5-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed Warranty: Life-time Expert Customer Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty The two changes I made to your very good config was... The hailstorm is a nice case, but works best when you have a liquid cooling system like stage 6. The stage 2 vortex isn't true lc.The HafX case is the best aircooled case. The HafX has 230mm fan in front , 200mm on top and a 200mm on the side blowing directly onto the gpu's. If you ever went to multple gpu this would be real important. Working your rig 8+ hours a day you really want max air flow to keep things cool. I changed the cooler to the H100. This cooler is quieter and better performing and is what DS says they need to keep cool the X79 platform's higher heat generation. I also bumped up overclocking to stage 2 oc, the H100 can handle it no problem. I'll let others more in the know comment on Raid. Ooops...meant to put in Win 7 Pro...just in case you ever needed more than 16GB ram. See what ya think and good luck
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FrankW
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Posted: 05 Apr 2012 at 8:20am |
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Here is a better system. You don't need the 1200w PS unless you are thinking of going tri-SL!.
Frank Configuration: 672746 Cost: $3378 » Printable Specifications 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 3930K 3.2GHz (Unlocked CPU for Extreme Overclocking) (Six-Core) Motherboard: ASUS P9X79 DELUXE (Intel X79 Chipset) (Features USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s) System Memory: 16GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested) Power Supply: 1050W Corsair Pro Silver 1050HX (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible) Expansion Bay: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (180GB Solid State (By: Intel) (Model: 520 Series) Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (1TB Western Digital Caviar (7200 RPM) (Model: Black Edition) Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks Optical Drive 1: Blu-Ray Player/DVD Writer (Play Blu-Ray and Burn DVDs) (ASUS BC-12B1ST) Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) Video Card: 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB (Includes PhysX) (EVGA) Add-on Card: - No Thanks Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 2: Corsair H100 Liquid CPU Cooler (240mm Radiator) (Extreme-Performance Edition) H20 Tube Color:- Not Applicable, I do not have a FrostChill or Sub-Zero LCS Cooling System Selected Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans Internal Lighting: - No Thanks Enhancements: - 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 Pro or Deluxe Series Motherboard) Boost Video Card: - 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 7 Professional (64-Bit Edition) Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows 7 CD) Virus Protection: - No Thanks Office: - No Thanks Game: - No Thanks Display: - No Thanks Surge Shield: - No Thanks Speakers: - No Thanks Keyboard: - No Thanks Mouse: - No Thanks External Storage: - No Thanks Exclusive T-Shirt: FREE: Digital Storm T-Shirt - Black (Large) Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 5-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed Warranty: Life-time Expert Customer Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty This is the system I think you should go for. It gives you two 680s for less than $200 over your budget. Configuration: 672748 Cost: $3688 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 3820 3.6GHz (Turbo Mode up to 3.8GHz) (Quad Core) Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth X79 (Intel X79 Chipset) (Features USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s) System Memory: 16GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested) Power Supply: 1050W Corsair Pro Silver 1050HX (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible) Expansion Bay: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (180GB Solid State (By: Intel) (Model: 520 Series) Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (1TB Western Digital Caviar (7200 RPM) (Model: Black Edition) Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks Optical Drive 1: Blu-Ray Player/DVD Writer (Play Blu-Ray and Burn DVDs) (ASUS BC-12B1ST) Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) Video Card: 2x SLI Dual (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB (Includes PhysX) (EVGA) Add-on Card: - No Thanks Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 2: Corsair H100 Liquid CPU Cooler (240mm Radiator) (Extreme-Performance Edition) H20 Tube Color:- Not Applicable, I do not have a FrostChill or Sub-Zero LCS Cooling System Selected Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans Internal Lighting: - No Thanks Enhancements: - 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 Pro or Deluxe Series Motherboard) Boost Video Card: - 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 7 Professional (64-Bit Edition) Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows 7 CD) Virus Protection: - No Thanks Office: - No Thanks Game: - No Thanks Display: - No Thanks Surge Shield: - No Thanks Speakers: - No Thanks Keyboard: - No Thanks Mouse: - No Thanks External Storage: - No Thanks Exclusive T-Shirt: FREE: Digital Storm T-Shirt - Black (Large) Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 5-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed Warranty: Life-time Expert Customer Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty |
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Lynn
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Posted: 05 Apr 2012 at 8:25am |
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Lynn
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Posted: 05 Apr 2012 at 8:26am |
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Thanks so much! Too excited to eat breakfast.... I really appreciate all the help I've had from the forum community. Excellent advice from all!
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Lynn
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Posted: 05 Apr 2012 at 11:59am |
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Things are becoming clearer thanks to all your help -- question - I noticed that the chassis fans in the model we're specs pull in air from the bottom. I have dusty environment and a long haired cat.. I'm wondering if I should consider a chassis with a dust screen or one that pulls air from the side. My current system gets really dusty/furry. Any thoughts? Otherwise I'm settling in nicely to my configuration but for trying to decide what to do about RAID 1 mirroring. I'm good at backing up my data, but there's always that one time..... any thoughts?
Thanks again for all your help. This forum is awesome! 
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Posted: 05 Apr 2012 at 12:44pm |
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Most of the air pushed into the HafX is through the front and side fans, both of which have dust filters. I'm not sure about the bottom mesh where the psu sits. In all cases we recommend the rig, any rig, be put on a desk or table, etc or someting 2-3 feet off the ground to get it away from where all the dustballs and pet hair likes to linger. I also have cats, and sitting two and a half feet up on an old file cabinet leaves it almost dust, hair free. A quick wipe once every couple of weeks has kept the inside brand-spanking new.
I'll let someone else talk Raid setup. Good luck.
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FrankW
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Posted: 05 Apr 2012 at 3:55pm |
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Hi bprat22,
Sorry that I came in after your post. I didn't see it until after I posted. My wife was pushing me out the door as I was typing. 
Lynn, make sure you post your final system so we can see what you settled on. Frank Edited by FrankW - 05 Apr 2012 at 4:14pm |
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bprat22
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Posted: 05 Apr 2012 at 4:06pm |
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FrankW..........It's all good. I like your second build the best. I am well aware of being rushed off the computer.
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Martys
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Posted: 05 Apr 2012 at 4:14pm |
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Hi Lynn,
Second pbrat22, get the case off the floor - even 6"- 1ft will make a real difference. Also if you live in a dusty environment (beyond hairballs) you might want to consider a positive pressure case as an alternative to the HAF X. I have an FT02, which is positive pressure, and it stays remarkably clean. Don't know which of the current DS cases are positive pressure and cool well, but Alex should know. Marty |
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Posted: 05 Apr 2012 at 4:17pm |
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Oops, sorry brpat22 for the misspelling
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FrankW
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Posted: 05 Apr 2012 at 4:29pm |
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Hi Lynn,
I noticed in your first build you used the Hailstorm case. You just mentioned the air coming in from the bottom. Are you thinking the Hairstorm or the HAF-X? I am not a fan of RAID with SSD. You don't need the perceived speed increase that RAID-0 gives. But you can configure two HDD dives in RAID-1 if you have important data to preserve and you don't back up your files. The best arrangement in my mind is a good SSD like the 180Gb Intel 520 and 1 1Tb WD HDD for storage. Keep your currant games and Win on the SSD. If you have a program that you use a lot and load/transfer times are important to you, than add them to the SSD too. Games that you seldom play should be on the HDD. Then move them to the SDD when you decide to play them again. I have had a PC every since they were on the market. I have never operated in RAID and I have never lost any data. I did lose one HDD but no data. It started acting flaky and I just replaced it and copied over the data. Everyone has to find a system that works for them. Frank Edited by FrankW - 05 Apr 2012 at 4:34pm |
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Posted: 05 Apr 2012 at 4:31pm |
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Martys...I've been called worse
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Lynn
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Here's what I'm going with -- adding in some MS Office, keyboard/mouse. It's Frank's second config with dual 680's. Whoopee! My current monitor is 27" 1920x 1280, but I might upgrade within the next year or two and I might as well use up the watts in the power supply... I'm getting off of RAID, doing the suggested OS and gaming, plus some editing software on the SSD and data on the TB second drive. I have an IOMEGA external drive for backup. Getting my little bookcase as a system stand to get it off the floor. You have all been more than helpful. Thank you - thank you. I'm very impressed with the DS website, forums, systems, and mostly all of you! I'll keep you posted on my progress. Should be ordering the system tomorrow after sleep and traditional Friday breakfast out.
Side note: if I spend too much on breakfast, I'll back off to a single 680 and add int the additional one later... Configuration: 672748 Cost: $3688 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 3820 3.6GHz (Turbo Mode up to 3.8GHz) (Quad Core) Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth X79 (Intel X79 Chipset) (Features USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s) System Memory: 16GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested) Power Supply: 1050W Corsair Pro Silver 1050HX (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible) Expansion Bay: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (180GB Solid State (By: Intel) (Model: 520 Series) Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (1TB Western Digital Caviar (7200 RPM) (Model: Black Edition) Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks Optical Drive 1: Blu-Ray Player/DVD Writer (Play Blu-Ray and Burn DVDs) (ASUS BC-12B1ST) Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) Video Card: 2x SLI Dual (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB (Includes PhysX) (EVGA) Add-on Card: - No Thanks Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 2: Corsair H100 Liquid CPU Cooler (240mm Radiator) (Extreme-Performance Edition) H20 Tube Color:- Not Applicable, I do not have a FrostChill or Sub-Zero LCS Cooling System Selected Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans Internal Lighting: - No Thanks Enhancements: - 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 Pro or Deluxe Series Motherboard) Boost Video Card: - 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 7 Professional (64-Bit Edition) Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows 7 CD) Virus Protection: - No Thanks Office: - No Thanks Game: - No Thanks Display: - No Thanks Surge Shield: - No Thanks Speakers: - No Thanks Keyboard: - No Thanks Mouse: - No Thanks External Storage: - No Thanks Exclusive T-Shirt: FREE: Digital Storm T-Shirt - Black (Large) Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 5-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed Warranty: Life-time Expert Customer Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty |
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Posted: 05 Apr 2012 at 5:04pm |
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Lynn....Awesome build. Keep us updated. Best of luck.
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Hi Lynn,
Sweet system, you are going to love the performance. Smart move on getting it up off the floor. Will a book case be stable enough to set the computer on? It might be top heavy. You may have to secure the book case to your desk some way. I am sure you will work it out. Frank Edited by FrankW - 06 Apr 2012 at 3:34am |
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Yea, keep in mind some of these computers weigh 50+ lbs
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-- bookcase won't cut it. If I don't find something sturdy around the house I'm thinking I'll hit home depot and see what they suggest. Still haven't ordered -- stage fright -- and still trying to decide if I want RAID 1 on my SSD drive. I'm such a wuss. I'll run a config one more time and see where the $$ land. I'll more than likely end up caught between RAID 1 (wussiness) and 2X680's (awesome eye candy)...I'll keep you posted.
Happy w eek-end!
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Hi Lynn,
Dang, I thought we had you all fixed up.  I know it is hard to spend that kind of money but you won't be sorry when you see the performance. There is no contest between RAID SSDs and Dual 680s. The 680s wins hands down.
Windows, programs and games can all be reloaded with a catastrophic failure of a SSD or HDD. The only thing you need to worry about are special projects data and a special save to another drive or usb drive will solve that. Frank |
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Posted: 07 Apr 2012 at 1:30pm |
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Yea the performance boost of raid on SSD is very tiny.
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Lynn
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Okay, I'm ready to order. Going for the 2X680's, no raid -- quick question - which chassis model is the Cooler Master 942 HAF X? What model do I start with to configure?
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Posted: 09 Apr 2012 at 11:04am |
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Go to Special Ops...Dreadnought http://www.digitalstormonline.com/compspecialdeals.asp
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Lynn
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Thanks!
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Posted: 09 Apr 2012 at 11:26am |
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Why is it so exciting to read about someone ordering a new PC? Totally jealous. Good luck Lynn!
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Lynn
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Posted: 09 Apr 2012 at 11:55am |
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It's totally exciting cause it only happens every 3-4 years and new PCs are always such an incredible experience! Thanks!
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Ack. I'm at shipping. What's best, air or ground? I will pay for the 3-day air if they are more careful and have it in their hands for less time. I just can't do the $400 for the wooden crate .. Any thoughts?
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bprat22
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You got me. I never considered air. Either way...you're in the hands of the Shipping Gods
 Ground coast to coast is about 5 days. All kidding aside ..most people have zero problems with shipping. Good luck.Edited by bprat22 - 09 Apr 2012 at 2:36pm |
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Posted: 09 Apr 2012 at 2:40pm |
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Hi Lynn,
Nice to see you down to the last thing. There are many of us on the East Coast that have shipped ground with no problems what so ever. No matter how you ship it there is always some element of danger like it being dropped or falling off of something. With shipping damage DS will take back the computer and make it good again. You don't pay any shipping fees. So even if it is damaged you are covered. I would just bite the bullet and go with ground shipping. DS uses a good packing system and only radical treatment is going to damage the system. Congrats on your purchase. Frank |
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Posted: 11 Apr 2012 at 12:35pm |
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Ordered! I had to drop down to the 3820's, did go with RAID 1 (as luck would have it one of the disks in my husband's system failed yesterday. No down time for him and he had a spare on hand so he was up and running with no data to retrieve.. and a tiny bit less eye candy for me (one 680 instead of two), But it's an awesome system and I'm really excited. Hurray for Digital Storm!
 And shipping by ground! Thanks again for everyone's help. Couldn't have done it without you! |
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bprat22
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Posted: 11 Apr 2012 at 1:31pm |
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Congrats. You're gonna love it.
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josephlee
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Posted: 11 Apr 2012 at 3:25pm |
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Gratz man.
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Lynn
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Posted: 20 Apr 2012 at 10:44am |
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My rig is shipping in 0-1 days!!!! And for those of you GW2 fans, I'll bet I have it up in time for the open beta next week-end.... and of course I'll be doing some work on it too.....
Thanks again for all your help... I'm spreading the good word about DS. Cheers -- I'll send pics when I'm up and running. |
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HOLLIS1947
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Posted: 20 Apr 2012 at 1:09pm |
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Looking forward to them
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