Rate / Recommend on air cooled buildPost Date: 2016-07-27 |
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ajva101 
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 Topic: Rate / Recommend on air cooled buildPosted: 27 Jul 2016 at 5:08pm |
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Casual gamer who wants to get first gaming PC. Want air cooled and looking for people's thoughts on this build.
Also anyone know when you upgrade case fans and it says 'up to 6' do they replace the case fans and add additional? Budget: $2700 Expectations: To be able to play most games on high graphic settings (not 4k) and not have to upgrade too often, but want a case that will upgrade friendly Usage: Mainly single player games like Fallout 4, Total War warhammer, etc; a few online games Play time: 4-6 max during work week total 6-10 max during weekend total Special Needs: Not comfortable with liquid cooling. Want all air cooling, but one that won't burn up lol Saved Ticket #: 1460172 Chassis Chassis Model: Digital Storm Apollo (Black) Core Components 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 Digital Storm Certified Performance Series Power Supply: 750W EVGA SuperNOVA Storage / Connectivity Optical Drive: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 8x / CD-Writer 8x) (Internal) Storage Set 1: 1x SSD (500GB Samsung 850 EVO) Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) Graphics / Multimedia Graphics Card(s): 1x GeForce GTX 1080 8GB (EVGA SC ACX 3.0) (VR Ready) Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio Digital Storm Engineering Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 2: Noctua NH-D15 (Extreme Performance) 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: Corsair Airflow Performance Edition (Up to 6 Fans) Digital Storm TwisterBoost Technology Boost Processor: Stage 1: Overclock CPU - Up to 4.4GHz (Depends on Cooling and Motherboard) Software 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) Accessories / Goodies Customer Care 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) Edited by ajva101 - 28 Jul 2016 at 1:42am |
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Grimbrau
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Posted: 27 Jul 2016 at 7:13pm |
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Couple thoughts/suggestions Id make on the build:
-If you want to save some money you can change your processor to the i5 6600k, itd be more than enough since youre just going to be gaming -Id switch out the 2 TB HDD for a 500gb SSD and a 1 TB HDD, this will allow you to have the OS and some games on the SSD for faster boot times and loading while being able to do your mass storage on the HDD -Id go with the EVGA GTX 1080 SC ACX 3.0 instead of the FE 1080, it doesnt cost you anything extra, it comes with a higher clock speed as well as having the ACX 3.0 cooler on it so itll have better temps -Go with the Stage 1 Overclock, no reason not to do it, especially if you go with the i5 6600k or i7 6700k. The NH-DH15 is an excellent cooler and the Stage 1 overclock will help your single core performance for games These would be my suggested changes, and as far as im aware for the fans, they will just switch out the standard case fans for the corsair performance fans not add any additional. Good Luck! |
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DST4ME
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Posted: 27 Jul 2016 at 9:17pm |
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Check with DS but I believe they just fill the empty spots for fan upgrade.
Here is your build without the conflicts/uneeded parts. Here you go Ticket# 1460295 --- $2,642.00 (To see this build click here) Copy of Specifications: Chassis Chassis Model: Digital Storm Apollo (Black) Core Components 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 Digital Storm Certified Performance Series Power Supply: 750W EVGA SuperNOVA Storage / Connectivity Optical Drive: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 8x / CD-Writer 8x) (Internal) Storage Set 1: 1x SSD (500GB Samsung 850 EVO) Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) Graphics / Multimedia Graphics Card(s): 1x GeForce GTX 1080 8GB (EVGA SC ACX 3.0) (VR Ready) Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio Digital Storm Engineering Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 2: Noctua NH-D15 (Extreme Performance) 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: Corsair Airflow Performance Edition (Up to 6 Fans) Digital Storm TwisterBoost Technology Boost Processor: Stage 1: Overclock CPU - Up to 4.4GHz (Depends on Cooling and Motherboard) Software 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) Accessories / Goodies Customer Care 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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ajva101
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Posted: 28 Jul 2016 at 1:44am |
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Thank you both, I'll edit around with the build on suggestion and see what price point goes to. And thank you for the clean up on specifications, I've copied it over my first post
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hoserator
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Posted: 28 Jul 2016 at 2:31am |
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Welcome to DS. Those were good suggestions. That will be a very nice system. The Apollo is a popular choice.
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DST4ME
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Posted: 28 Jul 2016 at 10:21am |
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Our pleasure and good luck
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