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Post Date: 2016-02-03
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    Posted: 03 Feb 2016 at 3:18pm
Hello, I purchased my first ever gaming desktop PC from Digital Storm over the weekend. My config is below. I've been a console gamer all my life and only played a select amount of games on PC. I've always wanted a gaming PC just didn't have the $ to do so until starting a new job back in November. Highlights of my PC gaming career: Sim City 2000, Dune II, Dune 2000, C&C Tiberian Sun, Star Trek Online, Star Wars the Old Republic, Diablo III and a few indie games here and there (Gone Home the most recent) and some time with shareware Doom, Wolfenstein 3D and some bits of other games; StarCraft, Sims, RollerCoaster Tycoon and more.

I'm extremely excited to check out some of my favorite games that I have loved on consoles, now on the PC with high/max settings and full mod support! Far Cry 3 and 4, any Bethesda game, and Tomb Raider, are just a few.

So yeah, just wanted to say Hi!

System Configuration:
Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Digital Storm Apollo (Black)
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) (Up to 5x PCI-E Devices)
System Memory: 16GB DDR4 2666MHz Corsair Vengeance LPX (High-Performance)
Power Supply: 750W EVGA SuperNOVA (750 B1)
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 850 EVO)
Storage Set 2: 1x Storage (1TB SeagateWestern DigitalToshiba)
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): 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB (ASUS Strix Edition) (VR Ready)
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
HPC Processor: - No Thanks
Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 2: Digital Storm Vortex 240mm Radiator Liquid CPU Cooler
HydroLux Tubing Style: - Not Applicable, I do not have a custom HydroLux liquid cooling system selected
HydroLux Fluid Color: - Not Applicable, I do not have a custom HydroLux liquid cooling system selected
Cable Management: Premium Cable Management (Strategically Routed & Organized for Airflow)
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)
OS Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 10 Home (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)
Office: - No Thanks
Game: - No Thanks
Display: - No Thanks
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers: - No Thanks
Keyboard: - No Thanks
Mouse: - No Thanks
Branded Gear: - No Thanks
Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 10-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed
Warranty: Life-time Expert Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty (3 Year Labor & 1 Year Part Replacement)
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Hi GigastormZ..... Welcome to the forums.

That's a nice rig and congrats.   

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Congrats man! That is a nice looking system. I just order mine not to long ago and it should be here Tuesday.
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Congrats nice system
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Very nice rig and built for gaming 💯 enjoy😁
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Congrats! Awesome
My Two Digital Storm Rigs: Mr. Bojangles (HAF-X, 2010) & Mrs. Bojingles (Bolt I, 2013).
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Welcome to the PC world! I'm sure you won't be going back, especially with that pretty rig... So have you decided what will come of your consoles? Paper weights, or glorified dvd player? :p
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i7-5930k
ASUS X99 RAMPAGE V USB 3.1
16GB RAM
250GB SSD
1TB SSD
1TB HDD
GeForce GTX 980ti 6GB (Strix)
Noctua NH-D15
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Since you're a console gamer who's seen the light with a really sweet DS rig, I would be remiss if I didn't point out (Even though you probably already know this) that you can use console controllers to run PC games.

I have an Xbox controller that works really well for games like "Rocket League", but prefer the keyboard for Witchers and Fallouts.
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Welcome to DS and the forums. You will love your system.Strong
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Thanks for the warm welcome everyone! I am not a complete PC noob. I know very well that controllers can be used on PC. 360 or Xbone controllers work well. I have an adapter that lets me use my 360 console controllers wirelessly via PC just haven't played many PC games with it. I wish the PS4 controller would work better. I hear that it is a pain to get working and not natively supported like 360/Xbone? Over the past year or so the PS4 controller is probably my favorite next to the 360 controller. I've been playing all my games on PS4 and my Xbone has been gathering dust (I've had lots of issues with that piece of garbage).

I do not plan on getting rid of my consoles any time soon, if ever. I will probably be more selective on which games I play on PC or on consoles. And there are still games that are console only that I enjoy.

Question though: Do I need to buy a DisplayPort cable or will the video card come with one? This connection type is completely new to me. The monitor I am purchasing has a DisplayPort and my understanding is that you get better frame rate and/or resolution with that than HDMI. I do not believe the monitor comes with a cord.
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Graphics card don't normally ship with monitor cables.. Monitors do, but depends on the monitor as to what you get for a cable.
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Good video explaining the different connectors: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f38sotYHqtA


Congrats on the new rig!!


Edited by SoCal65 - 04 Feb 2016 at 12:18pm
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i5 6600K | EVGA GTX 980 FTW | Adata 16GB DDR4 | Samsung 250GB SSD | 1TB HDD | GA-Z170-HD3P MB | EVGA 750W PS |
Samsung DVD-R/RW | Win 10
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