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Just put in my order. VERY EXCITED!!

Post Date: 2014-10-21
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Posts: 24 		  Quote MichaelMacade Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Topic: Just put in my order. VERY EXCITED!!
    Posted: 21 Oct 2014 at 10:26am
Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Digital Storm Apollo
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: Intel Core i7 4790K 4.0 GHz (Codename Devils Canyon) (Unlocked CPU) (Quad Core)
Motherboard: ASUS SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK2 (Intel Z97 Chipset) (Military-Grade TUF Components)
System Memory: 16GB DDR3 1866MHz Corsair Vengeance Pro (High-Performance)
Power Supply: 850W EVGA SuperNOVA
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Optical Drive: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x)
Storage Set 1: 1x SSD (256GB Samsung 850 PRO)
Storage Set 2: 1x Storage (2TB Western Digital/Seagate/Hitachi)
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): 2x SLI Dual (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 4GB (Includes PhysX)
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
HPC Processor: - No Thanks
Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 2: Digital Storm Vortex 120mm Radiator 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 Fans: Standard Factory Chassis Fans
Internal Lighting: - No Thanks
Airflow Control: - No Thanks
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Noise Reduction: - No Thanks
LaserMark: - No Thanks
CPU Boost: Standard Intel Turbo Boost 2.0 Automatic Overclocking
Graphics Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s)
Memory Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory
OS Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (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)

Super excited that I just put down this order and I'll be even more excited when I'm gaming in style. Thanks for excellent customer sales service Digital Storm.
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Posts: 20391 		  Quote bprat22 Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 21 Oct 2014 at 10:44am
Congrats.  Awesome    Dynamite rig. Strong

I have to ask....no overclocking?    Either way, looks great.  Big%20Smile
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Well I did some research and found that the 4790k is baseline 4.0ghz and with a standard turbo boost gets to 4.4ghz which is what the overclocking would have done. And since I am getting 2 of the sweet gtx 980s I didn't think it would be necessary to overclock them right out of the box and that I could wait until the drivers have been stabilized and perfected before I started overclocking them since I should get a lot of performance out of them before the need arises since I'll be playing on a 1080p display primarily. I really pushed the limit of my budget and so I decided that instead of OC'd stuff I'd rather have a little larger solid state drive and a nicer motherboard.
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Posts: 50 		  Quote Dwik30 Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 21 Oct 2014 at 11:08am
Awesome looking setup man, I just ordered pretty much the exact same thing, Mine is in stage 3 of the build right now. I went with 2x 970's instead of the 980 though, I'm still having second thoughts but I was also pushing my budget to the limit and wanted to make sure I got everything I wanted. I can always upgrade later. I'm excited to get it though, here's my specs

Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Digital Storm Apollo
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: Intel Core i7 5820K 3.3GHz (Six-Core) (Unlocked CPU)
Motherboard: ASUS X99-DELUXE (Intel X99 Chipset)
System Memory: 16GB DDR4 2666MHz Corsair Vengeance LPX (High-Performance)
Power Supply: 1050W Corsair HX1050
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Optical Drive: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x)
Storage Set 1: 1x SSD (250GB Samsung 840 EVO)
Storage Set 2: 1x Storage (1TB Seagate)
Storage Set 3: - No Thanks
RAID Config: - No Thanks
RAID Card: - No Thanks
Internet Access: Wireless PCI-E ASUS PCE-N53 (Dual Band Performance) (Supports 802.11n/g/b)
Graphics Card(s): 2x SLI Dual (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 4GB (EVGA Superclocked ACX Cooler Edition)
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 FrostChill or Sub-Zero LCS Cooling System Selected
Chassis Fans: Upgrade Chassis With LED Performance Fans (Green) (Up to 6 Fans)
Internal Lighting: Internal Chassis Lighting System (Green)
Airflow Control: - No Thanks
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Noise Reduction: - No Thanks
LaserMark: - No Thanks
CPU Boost: Stage 1: Overclock CPU 4.0GHz to 4.4GHz
Graphics Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s)
Memory Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory
OS Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Professional (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) ($35 Value)
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Posts: 24 		  Quote MichaelMacade Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 21 Oct 2014 at 11:13am
Nice that looks awesome. I considered going with the X99 mobo and framework but I decided that since its primarily a gaming PC for me that the DDR4 upgrade wasn't as necessary. I think the two 970 SC are going to push out some amazing performance as well. Post up a review and some case pics once you get it I'd love to see it.
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Posts: 1581 		  Quote Nav Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 21 Oct 2014 at 11:30am
In regards to the 4790K Turbo to 4.4GHz, that would only be on one core. If you have us overclock the CPU, it would apply to all 4 cores, 8 threads for an insane increase in output. You can see out benchmarks here: 4790K OC Benchmarks
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Posts: 24 		  Quote MichaelMacade Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 21 Oct 2014 at 11:36am
Well it kinda sucks that I misunderstood that but the budget simply will not allow for another 50$ expense. Is this something that I can learn to do on my own or is it only a feature offered by digital storm?
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Posts: 50 		  Quote Dwik30 Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 21 Oct 2014 at 11:39am
I'll deff post a review full of pics once the build is done, I'm having as much green as possible put in it, will look awesome with all my Razer peripherals. I'm also looking forward to reading your review with those dual 980's.
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Posts: 50 		  Quote Dwik30 Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 21 Oct 2014 at 11:40am
A bit off topic, but I also love how often DS employee's read these forums and comment on them. Show's that they actually like the company they work for and enjoy what they do.
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Yeah I didn't expect to get a response from a mod but I'm glad I did.
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Posts: 1581 		  Quote Nav Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 21 Oct 2014 at 1:20pm
You can OC it your self but we won't be able to provide any support on it if it does start to bluescreen or become unstable due to it.
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That motherboard has the ability to overclock the CPU on its own. Either in the BIOS or in the software Asus AI Suite.
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Nice rigs in the oven! Enjoy the wait. DS totally Rocks custom...
Velox X | ASUS Prime X670-P | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | 64GB DDR5 5200 | 2TB M.2 Samsung 980 Pro | RTX 4070 Ti | 850W PSU

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Posts: 50 		  Quote Dwik30 Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 23 Oct 2014 at 11:14pm
The wait has been the hardest part lol, everything else has been great, especially customer service. My new rig finished this morning and is on the way to me now. I went out and got a new computer desk tonight, Fed ex showed the computer weighed 65 pounds!!! My old desk couldn't really support that ontop of everything else lol.
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It's SOOOOOOO pretty

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Originally posted by danjw1

That motherboard has the ability to overclock the CPU on its own. Either in the BIOS or in the software Asus AI Suite.


No offense to danjw1, but please don't do that.

Remember what Nav said on if you do decide to OC yourself, they don't support the OC should issues arrive.

That being said, you did get a 4790k. Why buy an unlocked CPU if you don't wanna get some extra power for free? There's a performance/overclocking thread. Feel free to go browser through and read what others have said or just ask questions about overclocking.

As for your GPU's. I find 0 point in overclocking a GPU really unless it's under water. Drivers won't improve overclocking really. But without it being underwater, we're looking over average of a 5-10% overclocking ability, with 15% being really rare for air overclocking. And usually 1% = 1 fps. So 10% = 10fps, but it'll be louder and hotter. So I wouldn't really worry about that. 10 fps is for most.

Congrats on your new system. I hope you love every bit of it.
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