My Review now with pics

I am so happy my computer came today. After what seemed like an eternity I have my new computer from Digital Storm and I must say I am impressed. Now don't get me wrong the wait was not that long it just felt like it.

The reason I choose to order from DS was because I had thought about ordering from IBP but a friend of mine had ordered a pc a couple months back and it sounded amazing. What he got was a good looking pc but had a few faults. First 1 of the graphics cards he had was fried within 3 days of use. He went out and bought a new graphics card and installed it himself after no help at all from the IBP customer service. Also the packaging job they did was horrendous. It was just the standard box that the case came in no extra packaging at all and actually the box had been slightly damaged in the shipping process. So long story short I did some shopping around and DS was not only very competitive on prices but the praise it got from the community was greater than any other website I came across.


SO for those of you who either read that long winded rant or didn't heres the details of my DS experience I ordered my computer on August 25th and it went through the stages fairly fast. Here is the time each one took.
Stage 1: 8/25
Stage 2: 8/26
Stage 3: 8/26
Stage 4: 8/27
Stage 5: 8/27
Stage 6: 9/11
Stage 7: 9/13
Shipped: 9/13
Received: 9/17

The packaging was top notch and the wiring is very nicely done and the inside of the case looks very clean and very spacious still. The system runs very quietly and so far exceeds my expectations. Heres the specs.
Specifications:
Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Maelstrom
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: Intel Core i7 930 2.8GHz (Quad Core)
Motherboard: ASUS P6X58D Premium SLI (Intel X58 Chipset) (Features USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s)
System Memory: 6GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested)
Power Supply: 1000W Digital Storm Certified (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible) (Silent Edition Highly Recommended)
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 2x (1TB Hitachi/Seagate (7200 RPM) (32MB Cache)
Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: - No Thanks
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: 2x SLI Dual (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 1GB (Includes PhysX Technology)
Add-on Card: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 2: Asetek Liquid CPU Cooler HOT SELLER (120mm Radiator) (Great Value)
H20 Tube Color:- Not Applicable, I do not have a FrostChill or Sub-Zero LCS Cooling System Selected
Chassis Airflow: Upgrade Chassis With LED Performance Fans (Green) (Up to 6 Fans)
Internal Lighting: - No Thanks
Enhancements: - No Thanks
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Noise Reduction: Noise Suppression Package Stage 1 (Optimized Airflow & Fan Speeds Only)
Boost Processor: FREE: Stage 1: Overclock the processor between 3.3GHz to 3.9GHz (Cooling Upgrade Recommended)
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)
Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based)
Virus Protection: - No Thanks
Office: - No Thanks
Benchmarking: - No Thanks
Install/Test Game: - No Thanks
Display: - No Thanks
Surge Shield: APC SurgeArrest Personal PER7 (7 Outlet) 120V Surge Protector
Speakers: Logitech 2 Piece (Black Edition) Amplified Speaker Set
Keyboard: - No Thanks
Mouse: - No Thanks
External Storage: - No Thanks
Exclusive T-Shirt: - No Thanks
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

Sub-Total: $2,294.00
Tax: $0.00
S&H: Ground $79.84
Grand Total: $2,373.84











Edited by JHit - 18 Sep 2010 at 9:11pm

looks amazing!

Sweet looking rig!  Thank you for sharing!

hmm, is that fan an Aerocool? i think they're the only ones that make fans in that style. nice to see someone finally got an Inwin and posted up pics, gratz on getting ur rig!