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Post Date: 2017-08-01
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    Posted: 01 Aug 2017 at 10:04am
I don't understand the thought behind this to be honest. i'v built my own system's before and i don't find it fun at all and i'm not good at it. so why have prebuilt's got a bad name? i personally blame company's like dell. What do people here think?


p.s i just put in my first order with DS    




Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Digital Storm Velox
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2 GHz (Codename Kaby Lake) (Unlocked CPU) (Quad Core)
Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z270-P (Intel Z270 Chipset) (Up to 2x PCI-E Devices) (No SLI Support)
System Memory: 16GB DDR4 3000MHz Digital Storm Performance Series
Power Supply: 850W EVGA SuperNOVA
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Optical Drive: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x) (Internal)
Storage Set 1: 1x SSD M.2 (1TB Samsung 960 EVO) (NVM Express)
Storage Set 2: - No Thanks
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 GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB (Performance Edition) (VR Ready)
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
HPC Processor: - No Thanks
Extreme Cooling: H20: HydroLux PRO: Exotic Custom Cooling System (1x Graphics Card + CPU)
HydroLux Tubing Style: Flexible Tubing (Requires HydroLux Liquid Cooling System)
HydroLux Fluid Color: Red Fluid (Requires HydroLux Liquid Cooling System)
Cable Management: Premium Cable Management (Strategically Routed & Organized for Airflow)
Chassis Fans: Corsair LED Airflow Performance Edition (Red) Fans
Internal Lighting: Remote Controlled LED Lighting System (Multiple color options and lighting effects)
Airflow Control: - No Thanks
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Noise Reduction: - No Thanks
LaserMark: - No Thanks
CPU Boost: Stock Factory Turbo Boost Advanced Automatic Overclocking
Graphics Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s)
OS Boost: Yes, Disable and tweak all of the non-crucial services on the operating system

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Posts: 20391 		  Quote bprat22 Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 01 Aug 2017 at 10:16am
The ones that slam having boutique builders build their gaming rig are the ones that want to save the money by building themselves, plus some enjoy the experience.  Nothing wrong with it, as long as you're willing to do the troubleshooting, repair, rma part returns, etc.    Everyone to themselves.  I've done both. 

You are right, some companies have given gaming rigs a somewhat bad name by using proprietory parts that are hard if not impossible to upgrade or repair themselves.  Plus their performance to dollar return can be high. 

Here at DS you are getting off the shelf parts, easy to upgrade and replace, a quality assembly job and excellent phone support.   Some companies do offer at- your- home repair, DS doesn't, but that one benefit , IMHO, doesn't justify going with them.

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Yeah building it your self can be much cheaper but sometime's you just don't want the hassle esp since this system is gonna be watercooled i would mess that up so bad.   As for DS i did like two week's of research before i even put in my order so i was a bit paranoid i guess you can say but i'm optimistic about it now and can't wait
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Posts: 7966 		  Quote hoserator Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 01 Aug 2017 at 2:23pm
Congratulations and welcome to DS. That is a very nice system. StrongEnjoy.
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Posts: 494 		  Quote FR3SHM3AT Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 01 Aug 2017 at 3:04pm
Congrats !!

Very nice build !

You are going to be so happy !


you are also going to see the difference !

Please post pictures when you receive it.



ps. I have built, bought AW before Dell Took Over , and two more R51 after Dell took over for the kids, and a Digital Storm.

There is a reason I'm back


Welcome to the next level   






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Posts: 278 		  Quote SnowandSand Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 03 Sep 2017 at 10:36am
Originally posted by *Thomas*

Yeah building it your self can be much cheaper but sometime's you just don't want the hassle esp since this system is gonna be watercooled i would mess that up so bad.   As for DS i did like two week's of research before i even put in my order so i was a bit paranoid i guess you can say but i'm optimistic about it now and can't wait


Congrats on your new rig man. Just be aware that water cooling still requires some maintenance. It isn't that hard, but issues can pop up like the Algae build up I found in mine. I will admit that I was a bit daunted with replacing my tubing and adding a drain port (Personal choice rather than just trying to flush), but it was actually kind of fun and not that hard.
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