My DS rig is gettin' oldPost Date: 2017-11-28 |
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Cretae
DS Veteran Joined: 22 Mar 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 7328 |
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Topic: My DS rig is gettin' old Posted: 28 Nov 2017 at 10:19am |
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As close to $2000 as I can get Expectations: Be as great a rig as my original. Usage: All I do is game, surf, e-mail. I wrote a letter once. Special Needs: 1920x1200p ips panel is my res. Might go 1440 some fine day. Saved Ticket #: 1787548 Specifications: I paid attention to the recommendations from the forum for the most part. Chose the Coridium so I can mount an optical drive. My understanding is the i5-8600 will be all I'll need. My current CPU has never gimped my usage that I could see and it's 7 years old! I know the 1000 W PSU is only $21 away, but is there a good reason? The mild CPU boost is free, but I've seen DST4ME's opinion for the i7's. Should I drop it? I've never had Windows 10, but my wife's got it and it's goofy. If $35 can get me a little less goofy, I'm in! Whaddya say guys? Edited by Cretae - 12 Dec 2017 at 5:53am |
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Coolermaster Storm Sniper
Intel Core i7 930 3.8GHz OC EVGA X58 LE 6GB DDR3 1600Mhz Ram 750W Corsair 1TB HDD 1x ATI RadeonHD 5870 1GB Noctua Dual 120mm I can make my mind think... anything.... |
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DST4ME
DS ELITE Joined: 14 Apr 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 36758 |
Quote Reply Posted: 28 Nov 2017 at 11:09am |
If you are looking for a cpu to bme like your last go with 8700k.
1000 reason other than sale? Not really. Factory oc is fine I have windows 10, not sure what you find goofy, aside from tablet mode it is very very close to win 7, don't do the os boost. |
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bprat22
DS ELITE DigitalStorm East -- (Unofficially!) Joined: 08 Jun 2011 Online Status: Offline Posts: 20391 |
Quote Reply Posted: 28 Nov 2017 at 12:26pm |
Another option is to just get the Vanquish level 4. It’s below your budget and gives you the better 8700k and the gtx 1080 if you go 1440p.
It does have the 600 watt psu, but that is enough. Also gives you the little lower level cpu cooler, but the air cooler is fine for non overclocking and is very dependable, meaning no pump failure in 2-4 years potentially or leak worries. You can always use an external cd drive. Just another way to go . |
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Cretae
DS Veteran Joined: 22 Mar 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 7328 |
Quote Reply Posted: 28 Nov 2017 at 4:00pm |
DST4ME, you've been my guru since 2010, so I'm going to take your advice. I know you've been in and out of the forums, but I'm delighted to see you're back strong as ever, imparting wisdom.
bpratt22, I know you've also been a great contributor for several years. You gave me a very good alternative, but the main reason I'm anxious to get in on the sale is that tasty Samsung 960. The 1070 will do me fine. It'll be a while before I upgrade the monitor, and I'll be able to upgrade the video as needed. This reply may seem a bit sappy to you guys, but I'm 69 years old. I've been a gamer since 1986 and Starflight! When I found DS and its great forums with guys and gals like you looking out for just EVERYBODY, I was in for life. So. Invest in the 8600k at factory and no OS boost. Check. Thank you guys, keep truckin'. |
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Coolermaster Storm Sniper
Intel Core i7 930 3.8GHz OC EVGA X58 LE 6GB DDR3 1600Mhz Ram 750W Corsair 1TB HDD 1x ATI RadeonHD 5870 1GB Noctua Dual 120mm I can make my mind think... anything.... |
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bprat22
DS ELITE DigitalStorm East -- (Unofficially!) Joined: 08 Jun 2011 Online Status: Offline Posts: 20391 |
Quote Reply Posted: 28 Nov 2017 at 4:10pm |
Not sappy at all. I’m 68 and still love gaming, computers and anything tech.
The 960 is a great pick and hard to resist and the gtx 1070 will play awesome. Custom vs Vanquish allows you to pick the better parts, like a gold rated psu, better cooler, etc. Go for it and stay in touch. |
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Cretae
DS Veteran Joined: 22 Mar 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 7328 |
Quote Reply Posted: 28 Nov 2017 at 4:50pm |
Just pulled the trigger!
Build #1787829 Great to hear there's more of us out there, bpratt22! |
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Coolermaster Storm Sniper
Intel Core i7 930 3.8GHz OC EVGA X58 LE 6GB DDR3 1600Mhz Ram 750W Corsair 1TB HDD 1x ATI RadeonHD 5870 1GB Noctua Dual 120mm I can make my mind think... anything.... |
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hoserator
DS Veteran We don't need no stinking "Avatars" ! Joined: 08 Oct 2014 Online Status: Offline Posts: 7942 |
Quote Reply Posted: 28 Nov 2017 at 5:18pm |
Congratulations. Old geezers here. You still have your slide rule around? I was all in with the punch cards.
Edited by hoserator - 29 Nov 2017 at 3:58am |
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DST4ME
DS ELITE Joined: 14 Apr 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 36758 |
Quote Reply Posted: 28 Nov 2017 at 5:52pm |
Congratulations and thank you for your kind words
Great build you will love it |
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bprat22
DS ELITE DigitalStorm East -- (Unofficially!) Joined: 08 Jun 2011 Online Status: Offline Posts: 20391 |
Quote Reply Posted: 29 Nov 2017 at 1:46am |
Congrats.
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Cretae
DS Veteran Joined: 22 Mar 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 7328 |
Quote Reply Posted: 29 Nov 2017 at 5:07am |
OMG, hoserator, PUNCH CARDS! I hated those bastards. One teensie typo and your whole program went south. Made me drop the class and turn to gaming!
Many thanks to all who make this such a great experience. |
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Intel Core i7 930 3.8GHz OC EVGA X58 LE 6GB DDR3 1600Mhz Ram 750W Corsair 1TB HDD 1x ATI RadeonHD 5870 1GB Noctua Dual 120mm I can make my mind think... anything.... |
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Tidgxor
DS ELITE The Kokopelli kid Joined: 17 Sep 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 13000 |
Quote Reply Posted: 29 Nov 2017 at 6:02am |
good memories with punch cards. |
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My Two Digital Storm Rigs: Mr. Bojangles (HAF-X, 2010) & Mrs. Bojingles (Bolt I, 2013).
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Snaike
Moderator Group Just a dude trying to keep the spam away Joined: 23 Jan 2014 Online Status: Offline Posts: 9448 |
Quote Reply Posted: 29 Nov 2017 at 8:35am |
It's not often I can feel like the kid in the room at over 50....
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Batman34
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Quote Reply Posted: 01 Dec 2017 at 7:16am |
And here I am staring at the screen thinking, "What the heck is a punch card?!?!"
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"It's not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me." - Batman Begins
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Snaike
Moderator Group Just a dude trying to keep the spam away Joined: 23 Jan 2014 Online Status: Offline Posts: 9448 |
Quote Reply Posted: 01 Dec 2017 at 8:53am |
Here ya go, Batman ... this is what they're discussing....
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Batman34
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Quote Reply Posted: 01 Dec 2017 at 8:56am |
Thanks Snaike, had to watch an old IBM video just to figure out how it all worked. |
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"It's not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me." - Batman Begins
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Cretae
DS Veteran Joined: 22 Mar 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 7328 |
Quote Reply Posted: 01 Dec 2017 at 9:45am |
In this galaxy a long, long time ago, the simple way for an ordinary user to communicate with a mainframe was to type a computer language (typically BASIC) into a remote station that would punch holes in a card as above. Dozens or hundreds of these would constitute the instruction set for the mainframe to execute. Make a typo or get a card out of order, and the program wouldn't execute. This was generally before operating systems, and before electronic media except for magnetic tape.
Bill Gates and Paul Allen invented an extremely useful and accessible way to communicate with a CPU via a "disc operating system" (DOS) which used self-contained magnetic disks (floppies, which at first actually WERE floppy!) which would spin within a reader and deliver instructions to the computer. When these came on the market, anyone could write or buy their own program to run on their own computer at home. There was no video at first, and only a few beeps for sound. One of the most exciting times for me was in about 1991, when I bought a Creative 8 bit sound card for $80, and there was voice and sound effects for my Wing Commander games! I have been on hand for every step in the march from simple graphic stills to pixel stick figures to the cinematic quality graphics we're blessed with today. "What a Long Strange Trip it's Been"! I love computer gaming. |
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Coolermaster Storm Sniper
Intel Core i7 930 3.8GHz OC EVGA X58 LE 6GB DDR3 1600Mhz Ram 750W Corsair 1TB HDD 1x ATI RadeonHD 5870 1GB Noctua Dual 120mm I can make my mind think... anything.... |
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DST4ME
DS ELITE Joined: 14 Apr 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 36758 |
Quote Reply Posted: 01 Dec 2017 at 10:39am |
OMG those damn cards
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Batman34
Groupie Joined: 15 Aug 2016 Online Status: Offline Posts: 366 |
Quote Reply Posted: 01 Dec 2017 at 11:18am |
Thanks for the detailed response! I'm in my early 20s so I am aware of some of the older tech that was used in the 90s, like floppie disks. Again, thanks for the awesome post! Love to learn about computer parts/hardware. |
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"It's not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me." - Batman Begins
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Cretae
DS Veteran Joined: 22 Mar 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 7328 |
Quote Reply Posted: 03 Dec 2017 at 10:30am |
You honor me, young Padawan.
My pleasure Edited by Cretae - 03 Dec 2017 at 10:32am |
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Coolermaster Storm Sniper
Intel Core i7 930 3.8GHz OC EVGA X58 LE 6GB DDR3 1600Mhz Ram 750W Corsair 1TB HDD 1x ATI RadeonHD 5870 1GB Noctua Dual 120mm I can make my mind think... anything.... |
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Cretae
DS Veteran Joined: 22 Mar 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 7328 |
Quote Reply Posted: 20 Dec 2017 at 3:37pm |
Whoo-hoo! Just received word I hit Stage4 AND Stage5 today!
Its beginning to look a lot like Christmas! |
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DST4ME
DS ELITE Joined: 14 Apr 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 36758 |
Quote Reply Posted: 20 Dec 2017 at 6:11pm |
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Cretae
DS Veteran Joined: 22 Mar 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 7328 |
Quote Reply Posted: 22 Dec 2017 at 10:16am |
Stage6! Could ship today, but prolly Tuesday. S'okay, with all the Holiday fuss I'm good with that. (So tough bein' the Patriarch y'know. )
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DST4ME
DS ELITE Joined: 14 Apr 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 36758 |
Quote Reply Posted: 22 Dec 2017 at 2:25pm |
torture continues
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Cretae
DS Veteran Joined: 22 Mar 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 7328 |
Quote Reply Posted: 23 Dec 2017 at 6:14am |
So last night I received an e-mail that said my precious had been shipped at 5:11 PM Pacific time.
I have unfurled the prayer rug, and am preparing to sacrifice my original DS shipping carton from 2010 to the shipping gods. A torch has been passed. UPS is trying to confuse me by saying it will be delivered in 5 business days, which, given the holidays will be Jan 2 2018! I , however know it will be on Alex's LC/oc'd sleigh with the side window revealing my rig and the top fans (for lift!), pulled by eight tiny, LC and oc'd reindeer some time much sooner than that! Stay tuned. |
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hoserator
DS Veteran We don't need no stinking "Avatars" ! Joined: 08 Oct 2014 Online Status: Offline Posts: 7942 |
Quote Reply Posted: 23 Dec 2017 at 6:32am |
Congrats. Contact the FAA for expedited clearance.
Hope you get it soon and in perfect shape. |
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bprat22
DS ELITE DigitalStorm East -- (Unofficially!) Joined: 08 Jun 2011 Online Status: Offline Posts: 20391 |
Quote Reply Posted: 23 Dec 2017 at 8:52am |
Updated delivery system........
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DST4ME
DS ELITE Joined: 14 Apr 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 36758 |
Quote Reply Posted: 23 Dec 2017 at 1:36pm |
@hose & @bp
@Cretae sounds like you got it covered |
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Cretae
DS Veteran Joined: 22 Mar 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 7328 |
Quote Reply Posted: 24 Dec 2017 at 6:10am |
Thanks for the support, gang! Have a Merry.
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DST4ME
DS ELITE Joined: 14 Apr 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 36758 |
Quote Reply Posted: 24 Dec 2017 at 1:54pm |
Same to you
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hoserator
DS Veteran We don't need no stinking "Avatars" ! Joined: 08 Oct 2014 Online Status: Offline Posts: 7942 |
Quote Reply Posted: 24 Dec 2017 at 5:32pm |
Have a Merry Christmas.
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Cretae
DS Veteran Joined: 22 Mar 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 7328 |
Quote Reply Posted: 02 Jan 2018 at 3:46pm |
Finally got it today! The "Coridium" case (Corsair Obsidian 450D) is elegant, but I got the lightshow free on the sale, and it's running on "auto" to show off 358(!) modes of bling. Every time I look down, something new is going on! Love it!
I won the GPU lottery with an EVGA 1070. Sucker's HUGE. All I know for now, because I fired up IE to get Chrome, and it took me right here to the DS page! Seems to be perfect, and I'm looking forward to getting it all set up and run some tests. This is FUN! |
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DST4ME
DS ELITE Joined: 14 Apr 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 36758 |
Quote Reply Posted: 02 Jan 2018 at 4:17pm |
which cooler did you endup with?
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Batman34
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Quote Reply Posted: 02 Jan 2018 at 4:58pm |
Awesome Cretae!!! Make sure to put on some sunglasses.
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"It's not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me." - Batman Begins
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Cretae
DS Veteran Joined: 22 Mar 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 7328 |
Quote Reply Posted: 02 Jan 2018 at 5:35pm |
The H115i 'cause somebody tole me to.
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DST4ME
DS ELITE Joined: 14 Apr 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 36758 |
Quote Reply Posted: 02 Jan 2018 at 11:36pm |
Lol you can set that to change color also
Edited by DST4ME - 02 Jan 2018 at 11:37pm |
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