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Post Date: 2013-06-10
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    Posted: 10 Jun 2013 at 3:49pm
Budget:
3,000.00 to 3,500.00. I already have a monitor, keyboard and mouse.
the monitor isa Samsung 27in ch widescrreen refresh rate at 2ms

Expectations:
At some point will add a 2nd monitor
Usage:
Strategy games like Total War II. Game like Skyrym. First person shooters. Word processing, general web surfing, host GOTOMeetings,
light photshop, Wacom 4 tablet. No video editing at this time

Special Needs:
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Saved Ticket #: 837967

Specifications:
Ticket Number: 837967
Total Price with Instant Savings: $3,118.00

Specifications:
Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Cooler Master 942 HAF X Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: Intel Core i7 4770K 3.50 GHz (Unlocked CPU) (Quad Core)
Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth Z87 (Intel Z87 Chipset) (Features Thermal Armor and Thermal Radar) System Memory: 16GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested) Power Supply: 1050W Corsair Pro Silver 1050HX (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible) Expansion Bay: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (256GB Solid State (By: Samsung) (Model: 840 Pro Series) <b></b> Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (1TB Western Digital Caviar (7200 RPM) (Model: Black Edition) <b></b> Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks Optical Drive 1: Blu-Ray & DVD Writer/Reader (Burn + Play Blu-Ray & DVDs) (12x BD-R) <b></b> Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) Video Card: 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 3GB (Includes PhysX) <b></b> Add-on Card: - No Thanks Sound Card: Creative Labs X-Fi Titanium HD 24-bit 96KHz 7.1 <b></b> Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 2: Noctua NH-D14 SE2011 Extreme Performance <b></b>
H20 Tube Color:- Not Applicable, I do not have a FrostChill or Sub-Zero LCS Cooling System Selected Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans Internal Lighting: Internal Chassis Lighting System (Red) <b></b>
Enhancements: - No Thanks
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Noise Reduction: - No Thanks
LaserMark: - No Thanks
Boost Processor: Stage 1: Overclock CPU 4.0GHz to 4.4GHz 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) <b></b> Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows 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: - No Thanks
Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 10-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed
Warranty: Life-time Expert Customer Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty


Saved Ticket #: 830616

Specifications:
Ticket Number: 830616
Total Price with Instant Savings: $3,475.00

Specifications:
Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Cooler Master 942 HAF X Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: Intel Core i7 3930K 3.2GHz (Unlocked CPU for Extreme Overclocking) (Six-Core)
Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth X79 (Intel X79 Chipset) (Features USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s) System Memory: 16GB DDR3 1600MHz Corsair Dominator DHX (High-Performance) <b></b> Power Supply: 1050W Corsair Pro Silver 1050HX (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible) Expansion Bay: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (256GB Solid State (By: Samsung) (Model: 840 Pro Series) <b></b> Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (1TB Western Digital Caviar (7200 RPM) (Model: Black Edition) <b></b> Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks Optical Drive 1: Blu-Ray & DVD Writer/Reader (Burn + Play Blu-Ray & DVDs) (12x BD-R) <b></b> Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) Video Card: 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 4GB (PhysX) (Classified Overclocked EVGA) <b></b> Add-on Card: - No Thanks Sound Card: Creative Labs X-Fi Titanium HD 24-bit 96KHz 7.1 <b></b> Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 2: Noctua NH-D14 SE2011 Extreme Performance <b></b>
H20 Tube Color:- Not Applicable, I do not have a FrostChill or Sub-Zero LCS Cooling System Selected Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans Internal Lighting: Internal Chassis Lighting System (Red) <b></b>
Enhancements: - No Thanks
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) <b></b> Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows 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: - No Thanks
Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 10-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed
Warranty: Life-time Expert Customer Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty
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Posts: 20391 		  Quote bprat22 Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 10 Jun 2013 at 4:03pm
Hi Blackbeard.... Wrlcome to the forums.

Of the two builds, I' d go with build#1. For gaming and light photoshop its doubtful you'll need the X79's quad channel memory and the six core 3930k chip.   

Build # 1 is cheaper, has the latest Haswell cpu/ mobo and the gtx 780 beats the gtx680.   

Looks real nice and good luck.
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Posts: 6 		  Quote Blackbeard Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 11 Jun 2013 at 5:55am
Hello bprat22

Thank you for the advice. This is my first serious gaming machine. I want a machine that is very capable, will be usable and upgradable for many years and a great value. I had 2 concerns:
(1) Haswell is a new chip and sometimes the manufacturer inflates the real-world capabilities.
(2) The Asus Sabertooth X79 has a limitation of 32gb of memory.

I do have one further question: THe GFX 780 is produced by a number of manufacturers. I have always purchased video cards made by EVGA. Any thoughts?

Thanks,
Blackbeard
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The real world testing I've seen on Haswell is about 5-15% increase in performance.    Not a game changer for a desktop, but is better, like Ivy Bridge was a little better than Sandy Bridge.  Haswell has a better idle power usage and much better integrated gpu, but that's a laptop consideration. for most.
 
I think you meant that Sabertooth X79 doesn't have the 32GB limitation of the dual channel.  The quad channel X79 has a 64GB ram limit and the Z87, dual channel, has the 32GB limit.  If you think you'll ever need over 32GB, which most don't unless you're into heavy Video editing, Maya, special effects, etc, then go with X79 setup. 
 
All reference cards are made to the same specs, but EVGA is tops in customer support.  Go EVGA if you can, but might mean more $ for special order.    If you go with the X79 build, I would, if budget allows, get the 780.  Almost Titan performance for a lot less.
 
 


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Thanks again bprat22 for you input. I have another issue that I would like some comment on.
Choosing the Extreme Cooling: Air Noctua NH-D14 required me to drop the Corsair the 16 gb DDR3 1600 Dominator DHX that I originally wanted to purchase. The rep at Digital Storm informed me that the Corsair memory was to tall and would cause problems with the Noctua NH-D14.
My other choice is to obtain the H20 Stage 2 Digital Storm Vortex 120mm Radiator Liquid CPU Cooler. This will allow me to use the Corsair memory.
What are your thoughts? Is liquid cooling better that fan cooling? Are there downsides to liquid cooling?

Thanks,
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I like air coolers more than the sealed liquid units.   But, the sealed units like Vortex have a very good reputation and work great.   I' m a bug for quiet and dependability and the Noctua offers both.   Thats me.

The Vortex/ h100i are smaller and give easier access to ram.   The Noctua is large, ovrrhangs a couple of ram slots but is quiet and just works great.

Both air and Vortex use fan cooling. Fans either cool a metal fin array or a radiator.

As far as the ram, the taller heat spreaders look nice but unless you plan on overclocking your ram, just looks.

Your choice as always.   

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Hello to the DS Community:

I finally took the plunge and just ordered my computer system today. Here are the specs:

- Digital Storm Desktop 501313 Quantity: 1 $3,166.00
- PROMOTION: 10% Discount of $352 Applied to Digital Storm Desktop 501313, Original Price $3,518 Quantity: 1 $0.00
- -- PROMOTIONAL LIMITED TIME BONUS DISCOUNT: $100 Quantity: 1 ($100.00)
- -- PROMOTIONAL LIMITED TIME 1 YEAR WARRANTY UPGRADE ($99 VALUE) Quantity: 1 $0.00
- -- FREE NVIDIA Bundle - Metro: Last Light (Digital Download Code for GeForce GTX 660 and Up) Quantity: 1 $0.00
- -- FREE Intel Bundle - Grid 2 (Steam Digital Download Code for 4th Gen CPUs) Quantity: 1 $0.00

System Configuration:
Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Cooler Master 942 HAF X Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: Intel Core i7 4770K 3.50 GHz (Unlocked CPU) (Quad Core)
Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth Z87 (Intel Z87 Chipset) (Features Thermal Armor and Thermal Radar) System Memory: 16GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested) Power Supply: 1050W Corsair Pro Silver 1050HX (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible) Expansion Bay: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (256GB Solid State (By: Samsung) (Model: 840 Pro 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.: - No Thanks Optical Drive 1: Blu-Ray & DVD Writer/Reader (Burn + Play Blu-Ray & DVDs) (12x BD-R) Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) Video Card(s): 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 3GB (Includes PhysX) Add-on Card: - No Thanks Sound Card: Creative Labs X-Fi Titanium HD 24-bit 96KHz 7.1 Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 2: Noctua NH-D14 SE2011 Extreme Performance
H20 Tube Color: - Not Applicable, I do not have a FrostChill or Sub-Zero LCS Cooling System Selected Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans Internal Lighting: Internal Chassis Lighting System (Red)
Enhancements: - No Thanks
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Noise Reduction: - No Thanks
LaserMark: - No Thanks
CPU Boost: Stage 1: Overclock CPU 4.0GHz to 4.4GHz Graphics Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s) Memory Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory OS Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64-Bit Edition) <b></b> Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows 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 (Extra Large) <b></b> Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 10-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed
Warranty: Life-time Expert Customer Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty


For the video card I specified EVGA, which quite frankly the only video card maker I trust.

This is my first customized computer. I am currently using 9 year old computer powered by an Intel Pentium chip. I know the one being built by DS will be light years ahead in every category as opposed to the one I use currently.

My thank to the DS community for all your prior comments. I am looking forward to any additional comments including experience with the build process and any problem that occured upon receipt of the computer.

Blackbeard
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Congrats.    Real nice rig.
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Here is the status of my order:

Date Ordered: 06/24/2013
Stage 1: 06/25/2013
Stage 2: 06/26/2013
Stage 3: 06/26/2013

My thanks to all the Digital Storm employees who are making my dream computer possible.

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Cool !
Velox X/AMD 5900X/MSI X570 Pro Carbon MB/32GB DDDR 3600 DSPS/850W PS/500GB Samsung 980 Pro/1TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus/500 GB HDD/Sound Blaster AE-7/EVGA FTW3 Ultra RTX 3080 10GB/Liquid CPU cooler AIO/
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To the DS Community:

Faster than a speeding bullet. "Forget about it!"

Here is my build progress:

Date Ordered: 06/24/2013
Stage 1: 06/25/2013
Stage 2: 06/26/2013
Stage 3: 06/26/2013
Stage 4: 06/27/2013
Stage 5: 06/27/2013

My thanks to everyone at DS for treating me as a person rather than a number. Blackbeard
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