My DS Rig has Arrived!!!

WOW... just WOW.  I am currently on the new DS Rig and I can't believe I actually bought this thing!  So far so good, I have some components I will need to put in but so far this is the most insane computer I have ever owned or even used for that part.  I obviously haven't used it much yet so I will save more info for the review in a month or 2.  What I can tell you is that even after hearing about the packaging and service from DS I am still extremely impressed! 

One thing I can note for now is that I am extremely happy I went with the SSD!  The computer booted up before I even walked around from behind my desk!  Not to mention it is much more quiet than I had expected.

Here are the specs on my Rig...

Ticket Number 421158

Specifications: 
Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Cooler Master HAF 932
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: Intel Core i7 930 2.8GHz (Quad Core)
Motherboard: EVGA X58 LE Edition SLI (Intel X58 Chipset) (Supports SLI or 
CrossFire)
System Memory: 6GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series  
(Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested)
Power Supply: 1250W Enermax Galaxy EVO (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible) 
(Recommended)
Expansion Bay: Internal Digital Media Card Reader (Black) (NOTE: Disables 2 
Front USB Ports)
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (80GB Solid State (By: Intel) (Extreme 
Performance) (Model: X25-M MLC Edition) 
Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (1TB Western Digital Caviar Black 
WD1002FAEX  (7200 RPM) (64MB Cache) (SATA) (Extreme Speed)
Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks
Optical Drive 1: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x) (LightScribe 
Edition)
Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks
Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / 
Network Connections)
Video Card: 1x NVIDIA EVGA GeForce GTX 480 1.5GB (Includes PhysX Technology)
Add-on Card: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 2: Noctua NH-D14 Extreme Performance (Does NOT fit 
on the regular EVGA X58 3X SLI)
Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans
Internal Lighting: Internal Chassis Lighting System (Red)
Boost Processor: FREE: Stage 1: Overclock the processor between 3.3GHz to 3.9GHz 
(Cooling Upgrade Recommended)

Processor Speed GHz: 3.976

And now for the pictures...  I took tons of pictures unpacking because there seems to be lots of shipping questions going on now.  I can now say that there is absolutely no reason to question the packaging from DS.  I will just let the pictures speak for themselves.

All the stuff that arrived before the new rig awaiting install.



And my first bootup...

Hoping some of the packaging pictures will put some buyers minds at ease.

Sound card is installed... I am going to have to pick up a Sata cable tomorrow so I can hook up my Blu Ray Burner. 

Crysis Max, Left 4 Dead and Just Cause 2 are all installed.  I just need to get the Orange Box and Oblivion installed.  And then I will really begin enjoying this thing.  I put L4D on for a few minutes.  I am extremely pleased with the graphics.  And this is certainly a warm welcome back into the world of PC Gaming for me.  I am 100% certain I made the right choice!

Not unless I overlooked it twice.  It's not a big deal though.  Where can I go to pick that cable up?  CaompUSA is 45 minutes from my house and I really don't want to go that far. 

All of them are... thanks!  

Green lights installed...  I love this thing! 

Nice.  Did you just mention compusa?  I thought they went bankrupt years ago

Edited by TrakDay - 07 Aug 2010 at 1:04pm