Ready To buy my new computer need advice

For your needs you would be fine with regular liquid cooling and not the cryotech just more to go wrong.

Hi Pablo,

It would help if we had a little more information. When you say you want the best of the best then that makes it hard to recommend changes for the sake of saving you some money. How intensive are you into video editing? If you just have a video camera and you want to make movies, that is a lot different than someone doing it commercially. What screen or screens will you be using and the resolution?

Just off the top of my head you probably don't need the 3960 unless you are really heavy into video editing or Photo Shop. The 3930K will do everything you want for a lot less money.

Unless you have done some work that requires 64Gb of memory I would start with 32Gb. Getting 64Gb of memory could even slow your process a bit due to having too much memory. It has a great deal to do with your requirements.

Unless you have used a Killer 2100 and think that it helps with your game play, it is a waste of money. It is probably the most overrated card that people buy.

The Quad SLI 690 is another waste of money unless you have a particular application that might use it. That depends on what games you play and your screen setup. I would much rather have three 680s in SLI than the Quad SLI 690. Primarily due to the cost of replacing a bad 690.

You probably don't need Windows Ultimate unless you deal with languages other than English.

I would drop the GPU OC as you will have more GPU power than you can use with the standard card.   

I would pick Western Digital HDDs rather than take what ever DS gives you. I think a better setup is to have your first HD a 1TB Western Digital and then add the 3TB cards for storage. The 1TB WD has exceptional speed for a HDD.

I would pick the Intel 520 SSD over the Corsair unless you are trying to save some money.

Frank

Edited by FrankW - 02 Aug 2012 at 1:40pm

Pablo,

Here is a Cryo system you might consider.

Configuration: 714674 Cost: $9104

Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Black OPS Aventum
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Trim Accents: - Not Available
Processor: Intel Core i7 3930K 3.2GHz (Unlocked CPU for Extreme Overclocking) (Six-Core)
Motherboard: ASUS Rampage IV Extreme X79 (Intel X79 Chipset) (Features USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s)
System Memory: 32GB DDR3 1600Mhz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested)
Power Supply: 1200W Corsair Pro Gold Series (CMPSU-1200AX) (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible)
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (240GB Solid State (By: Intel) (Model: 520 Series)
Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (1TB Western Digital Caviar (7200 RPM) (Model: Black Edition)
Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: 1x (3TB Western Digital/Seagate/Hitachi/Samsung (7200 RPM) (SATA 6Gbps)
Optical Drive 1: Blu-Ray Player/DVD Writer (Play Blu-Ray and Burn DVDs) (Slim Slot Loading Edition)
Optical Drive 2: - Not Available
Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card: 3x SLI Triple (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB (Includes PhysX)
Add-on Card: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Creative Labs Recon3D Fatal1ty Champion 5.1 (Includes Front I/O) (PCI-Express Slot Based)
Extreme Cooling: Digital Storm Aventum Cryo-TEC System for CPU and Liquid Cooling for Video Cards + Chipset
H20 Tube Color:Black Tubing with High-Performance Fluid (UV Lighting Reactive)
Chassis Airflow: Digital Storm Aventum Automatic Response to Excess-Heat System (ARES)
Internal Lighting: Digital Storm Aventum RGB LED Lighting System
Enhancements: Digital Storm Aventum Integrated Side Panel Display Module
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Noise Reduction: - No Thanks
LaserMark: - No Thanks
Boost Processor: Stage 2: Overclock CPU 4.5GHz to 4.8GHz (Requires Pro/Deluxe/Sabertooth Motherboard)
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 Professional (64-Bit Edition)
Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows 7 CD)
Virus Protection: - No Thanks
Office: - No Thanks
Game: - No Thanks
Display: - No Thanks
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers: - No Thanks
Keyboard: - No Thanks
Mouse: - No Thanks
External Storage: - No Thanks
Exclusive T-Shirt: FREE: Digital Storm T-Shirt - Black (Large)
Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 10-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed
Warranty: Life-time Expert Customer Care with 6 Year Limited Warranty

Here is a system with LC cooling but not Cryo.

Configuration: 714826 Cost: $7576

Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Black OPS Aventum
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Trim Accents: - Not Available
Processor: Intel Core i7 3930K 3.2GHz (Unlocked CPU for Extreme Overclocking) (Six-Core)
Motherboard: ASUS Rampage IV Extreme X79 (Intel X79 Chipset) (Features USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s)
System Memory: 32GB DDR3 1600Mhz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested)
Power Supply: 1200W Corsair Pro Gold Series (CMPSU-1200AX) (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible)
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (240GB Solid State (By: Intel) (Model: 520 Series)
Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (1TB Western Digital Caviar (7200 RPM) (Model: Black Edition)
Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: 1x (3TB Western Digital/Seagate/Hitachi/Samsung (7200 RPM) (SATA 6Gbps)
Optical Drive 1: Blu-Ray Player/DVD Writer (Play Blu-Ray and Burn DVDs) (Slim Slot Loading Edition)
Optical Drive 2: - Not Available
Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card: 3x SLI Triple (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB (Includes PhysX)
Add-on Card: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Creative Labs Recon3D Fatal1ty Champion 5.1 (Includes Front I/O) (PCI-Express Slot Based)
Extreme Cooling: Digital Storm Aventum Liquid Cooling System: CPU + Video Cards + Chipset
H20 Tube Color:Black Tubing with High-Performance Fluid (UV Lighting Reactive)
Chassis Airflow: Digital Storm Aventum Automatic Response to Excess-Heat System (ARES)
Internal Lighting: Digital Storm Aventum RGB LED Lighting System
Enhancements: Digital Storm Aventum Integrated Side Panel Display Module
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Noise Reduction: - No Thanks
LaserMark: - No Thanks
Boost Processor: Stage 2: Overclock CPU 4.5GHz to 4.8GHz (Requires Pro/Deluxe/Sabertooth Motherboard)
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 Professional (64-Bit Edition)
Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows 7 CD)
Virus Protection: - No Thanks
Office: - No Thanks
Game: - No Thanks
Display: - No Thanks
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers: - No Thanks
Keyboard: - No Thanks
Mouse: - No Thanks
External Storage: - No Thanks
Exclusive T-Shirt: FREE: Digital Storm T-Shirt - Black (Large)
Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 10-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed
Warranty: Life-time Expert Customer Care with 6 Year Limited Warranty

Edited by FrankW - 03 Aug 2012 at 5:58am

Thanks you so much Frank for you effort and consideration, I will go from the configuration you made for me, and will take all your advice in use, specially about the warranty.

Thanks again to you and all who give me advice.

Pablo

Hi Pablo,

Some how I ended up with the Cryo cooling in my second build that was suppose to have Liquid Cooling. I made the changes so it now has LC. I am surprised someone didn't call me on that mistake.

The Cryo system is very unique but unless you are a tech junkie that wants something special you might be better off with the LC system. With the LC system you can work on it and replace parts if something fails. With the Cryo system if you have a problem you will have to return the computer to DS for repair. You will have to pay shipping both ways after the first 30 days.

It is your decision what you get. Make sure you talk to DS about your Aventum purchase. This case/system is new this year and DS is the expert.

Let us know what you final system looks like.

Frank

Edited by FrankW - 03 Aug 2012 at 6:11am

Hi Pablo,

1. Hmmm, why did you pick the the TJ11 over the Aventum? That seems like a mistake to me. The TJ11 is a very good air cooled system but not so great with LC. I think the Aventum has a better LC setup. The Aventum is definitely a better looking case. Unless you like holes cut in the side of the case for air intakes.

2. Your HDD drive number 2 should be the WD 1TB. You don't know what you will get with what you ordered.

3. The stage 6 LC is for Quad GPUs. You need the Tri GPU option.

4. You don't need the AeroCool temp controller with the Aventum case.

5. The drill and mount two side 120mm fans is for the Hailstorm case. Why do you need additional fans with a LC system. Makes no sense.

6. Your system noise is going to be coming from the radiator fans. Noise damping material isn't going to help this.

7. You forgot to order your Free DS T-Shirt.

Pablo, I think you took a couple of steps backwards with this system. Of course that is my opinion and you should get what you want, not what I like.

8. You need Win-7 Pro not Home. With Home you can't add any more memory if you need to.

Frank

Edited by FrankW - 03 Aug 2012 at 4:45pm

Good call on the videocards but I would drop cpu to the 3930k

Pablo,

I think you have a great system for and I wouldn't change a thing. The 4Gb GPU is a good choice.

Frank

Edited by FrankW - 04 Aug 2012 at 5:13am