Thoughts and opinionsPost Date: 2018-04-02 |
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Blacklablelive 
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 Topic: Thoughts and opinionsPosted: 02 Apr 2018 at 6:03pm |
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Just had this ordered a week back. Little late here. Wanted to hear from other people on my system it self and what I should or shouldn't have gotten. Either way very excited to get it.
System Configuration: Chassis Model: Aventum 3 Exterior Finish: Exotic Paint Finish - Lust Red Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish Processor: Intel Core i7-8700K (6-Core) 3.70GHz Motherboard: ASUS ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING (Wi-Fi) (Intel Z370 Chipset) (Up to 3x PCI-E Devices) System Memory: 64GB DDR4 3000MHz Digital Storm Performance Series Power Supply: 1200W Corsair AX1200i (Digitally Controlled Power) Expansion Bay: - No Thanks Optical Drive: - No Thanks Storage Set 1: 1x SSD M.2 (500GB Samsung 960 EVO) (NVM Express) Storage Set 2: 1x Storage (3TB Seagate / Toshiba) 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): 2x SLI Dual (GeForce GTX TITAN Xp 12GB (Pascal) (NVIDIA Founders Edition) (ETA End of March) Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio HPC Processor: - No Thanks Extreme Cooling: H20: HydroLux PRO: Exotic Custom Cooling System (2x Graphics Cards + CPU) HydroLux Tubing Style: HardLine Tubing (Requires HydroLux PRO Custom Liquid Cooling System) HydroLux Fluid Color: Red Fluid + Clear Tubing (Requires HydroLux Liquid Cooling System) Cable Management: Exotic Cable Management - Red - (Cable Combs with Custom Color Sleeved Extension Cables) Chassis Fans: Corsair LL Series (RGB Fans) (Software Controlled Effects) (14 Fans Total) Internal Lighting: Remote Controlled Advanced LED Lighting System (Multiple RGB Color Modes) Airflow Control: - No Thanks Chassis Mods: - No Thanks Noise Reduction: - No Thanks LaserMark: - No Thanks CPU Boost: Stage 2: Overclock CPU - Up to 5.1GHz on All CPU Cores Graphics Boost: Yes, Overclock the video card(s) as much as possible with complete stability OS Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home (64-Bit Edition) Recovery Tools: USB Drive - Windows 10 Installation (Format and Clean Install) Virus Protection: Windows Defender Antivirus (Built-in to Windows 10) 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 15-20 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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Cretae
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Posted: 03 Apr 2018 at 12:09am |
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Well, it's just informed opinion, but if that's a gaming rig, you'll never see any benefit from 64 GB of RAM. 32 is overkill. It's kind of established that the 1080Ti is neck and neck with the Titan Xp, and it's newer tech for less$.
We don't recommend the extreme overclocks primarily because the 8700K doesn't need it for gaming (turbos to 4.7), and all the video cards are hot as it is. As money seems not to be a limiting factor, I'd definitely recommend the Samsung 960 Pro. BTW, just noticed it's on clearance for $52 less than the 960 EVO; maybe that wasn't on then. The wait for GPUs seems to have been extended some more, and you're free to make changes if you want. 
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hoserator
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Posted: 03 Apr 2018 at 2:09am |
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Congratulations and welcome to DS,
 That is one monster you configured. Cretae already mentioned most major items so I won't repeat them. IMHO you don't need two Titan Xps, (they are the king of the hill right now by only a small bit ahead of the 1080Tis) but you might want them in case one goes kaput. I would, if budget allows  , increase the warranty to the max provided and get W10Pro instead of Home. Also, I know the configurator is changed a bit, call them to order an SSD instead of the HDD for the second storage. Don't know why it's not being offered right now, it used to be. Must be the blockchain madness going around or inventory changing since a new drive is coming out.Keep us posted with your experience AND don't forget; get some friends for when you get it to help you get it out of the box and take some images of the unveiling for sharing.  Edited by hoserator - 03 Apr 2018 at 2:28am |
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Blacklablelive
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Posted: 03 Apr 2018 at 10:14am |
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Will definitely get some pictures up.
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