My New Apollo Unboxing... Finally!Post Date: 2015-10-09 |
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flamchop
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Topic: My New Apollo Unboxing... Finally! Posted: 09 Oct 2015 at 5:24pm |
After several long weeks of anticipation, and a few hiccups along the way, I'm finally up and running with my new Apollo rig.
I placed the order over Labor Day weekend, it arrived as scheduled, about 15 business days later. Everything at first glance appeared to be okay, until I fired it up. Booted to BIOS screen. Turns out some cables were unplugged from the motherboard and the SSD, probably happened in shipping. But once I was able to boot to Windows, I realized the graphics card wasn't working... damaged from shipping probably. It was a big letdown, but I have to say, Digital Storm made it right. They returned my calls and emails reasonably, and Mike with the tech dept. shipped me a replacement card, and picked up the shipping costs. The original card was an EVGA, and it was replaced with an Asus Turbo. To be honest, I'm glad, not only do I love Asus products, the white plastic cover on the card matches my tower so much better, and looks great under the blue LEDs. So last night I finally got this bad boy fired up properly, and wow! This thing flies. It's easily the biggest, baddest rig I've ever owned, although I'm sure it pales in comparison to some of the rigs you guys have. So, thank you to Digital Storm, for not only building an amazing machine, with lots of attention to detail, but making things right when it didn't arrive in working order. And it's a small thing, but the fact that the girl who answers the phones there apologized immediately that something was not right, really goes a long way in customer service these days. Here are the pics and specs!! And now, after getting the replacement graphics card, finally good to go! Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller Digital Storm Apollo 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) System Memory: 16GB DDR4 2800MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series Power Supply: 750W EVGA SuperNOVA (750 B1) Expansion Bay: No Thanks Optical Drive: DVDR/RW/CDR/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CDWriter 48x) Storage Set 1: 1x SSD (500GB Samsung 850 EVO) Storage Set 2: 1x Storage (2TB Western Digital Black Edition) Storage Set 3: No Thanks RAID Config: No Thanks RAID Card: No Thanks Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports HighSpeed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) Graphics Card(s): 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 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 (HighPerformance Edition) H20 Tube Color: Not Applicable, I do not have a custom HydroLux liquid cooling system selected Chassis Fans: Upgrade Chassis With LED Performance Fans (Blue) (Up to 6 Fans) Internal Lighting: Internal Chassis Lighting System (Blue) 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 10 Home (64Bit Edition) Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows CD) Virus Protection: FREE: McAfee AntiVirus Plus (1 Year Service Activation Card) (Not Preinstalled) ($35 Value) Office: No Thanks Game: No Thanks Display: No Thanks Surge Shield: No Thanks Speakers: No Thanks Keyboard: No Thanks Mouse: No Thanks NVIDIA SHIELD: No Thanks Branded Gear: No Thanks Priority Build: No Thanks, Ship Within 1015 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed Warranty: Lifetime Expert Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty Edited by flamchop - 09 Oct 2015 at 5:53pm |
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flamchop
Newbie Joined: 14 Sep 2015 Online Status: Offline Posts: 37 |
Quote Reply Posted: 09 Oct 2015 at 5:31pm |
Now, with improved direct image linking!
Edited by flamchop - 09 Oct 2015 at 5:54pm |
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db188
DS Veteran Joined: 29 Jul 2014 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2115 |
Quote Reply Posted: 09 Oct 2015 at 5:35pm |
grats, enjoy your system!
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I7-6700K Gigabyte G1 Z170X Gaming GT 16GB Corsair Dominator 3000MHz Corsair Hx1000i 1000W Samsung M.2 980 Pro 2TB;Samsung 850 EVO 1TB MSI RTX 3080 Ventus OC 10G LHR Gigabyte M28U 4K |
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Snaike
Moderator Group Just a dude trying to keep the spam away Joined: 23 Jan 2014 Online Status: Offline Posts: 9440 |
Quote Reply Posted: 09 Oct 2015 at 10:41pm |
Wow... beautiful rig.
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hoserator
DS Veteran We don't need no stinking "Avatars" ! Joined: 08 Oct 2014 Online Status: Offline Posts: 7925 |
Quote Reply Posted: 10 Oct 2015 at 6:18am |
Wow. Really nice images and system. Enjoy it.
While it is never good to receive expensive things broken in transit and expecting lip from the manufacturer when you call it in, it is a real pleasure to find a company that works to make it right.DS |
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flamchop
Newbie Joined: 14 Sep 2015 Online Status: Offline Posts: 37 |
Quote Reply Posted: 08 Feb 2016 at 2:34pm |
Windows 10 automatic repair cycle, BSOD every time, no ability to boot to safe mode or boot from windows disc, throwing various errors. I think mobo.. We shall see.
Edited by flamchop - 08 Feb 2016 at 11:51pm |
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bprat22
DS ELITE DigitalStorm East -- (Unofficially!) Joined: 08 Jun 2011 Online Status: Offline Posts: 20391 |
Quote Reply Posted: 08 Feb 2016 at 2:49pm |
Sorry to hear. Thanks for the update.
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