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Post Date: 2010-09-01

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    Posted: 01 Sep 2010 at 8:09am
Hey everyone, ive been reading the posts here for a while and im ready to push mine, pending a labor day sale Big%20Smile.  However with the new month is looks like some of the hardware options changed.  The  Intel Core i7 950 dropped in price (only 11$ more over the 930), and tte EVGA X58 LE Edition SLI is no longer an option, DS's default is the EVGA X58 SLI 3 Edition now.  Budget is 2-2.5k, main use for gaming.  will use the SSD for my more played games to decrease the load times. 

http://www.digitalstormonline.com/comploadsaved.asp?id=437453
 


Specifications:
Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Cooler Master HAF 932
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: Intel Core i7 950 3.06GHz (Quad Core)
Motherboard: EVGA X58 SLI 3 Edition (Intel X58 Chipset) (Features USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s) (Model: 131-GT-E767)
System Memory: 6GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series  (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested)
Power Supply: 750W Digital Storm Certified (Dual SLI Compatible) (Silent Edition Recommended)
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (80GB Solid State (By: Corsair) (Model: Drive Force Series CSSD-F80GBP2-BRKT)
Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (500GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM)
Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks
Optical Drive 1: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x)
Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks
Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card: 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 1.5GB (Includes PhysX Technology)
Add-on Card: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 1: Noctua Dual 120mm Fans High Performance Cooler (Compatible With ONLY i7 Processors)
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: - No Thanks
Enhancements: - No Thanks
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Noise Reduction: - No Thanks
Boost Processor: FREE: Stage 1: Overclock the processor between 3.3GHz to 3.9GHz (Cooling Upgrade Recommended)
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)
Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based)
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  Quote McStrav Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 01 Sep 2010 at 8:50am
Get the 930 and save the 11 bucks, the 950 is the same thing just a tweaked multiplier from Intel that they overcharge for you're not losing out on anything by choosing the 930 and a free overclock from DS and go with the intel SSD if you can that's all I gots but otherwise looking goodBig%20Smile

Edited by McStrav - 01 Sep 2010 at 8:52am
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  Quote !ender_ Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 01 Sep 2010 at 9:41am
looks pretty good to me Strong
 
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  Quote al3xLJ Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 01 Sep 2010 at 10:24am
looks great to me, mines gonna be identical, but with 2 480s and 1tb second hdd :)
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  Quote Grizzlyro Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 01 Sep 2010 at 11:47am
Originally posted by McStrav

Get the 930 and save the 11 bucks, the 950 is the same thing just a tweaked multiplier from Intel that they overcharge for you're not losing out on anything by choosing the 930 and a free overclock from DS and go with the intel SSD if you can that's all I gots but otherwise looking goodBig%20Smile


Thx for the Info, i wasn't sure if the .16 GHz would make much a difference, but it is only 11 bucks.  Also thx for pointing out the Intel SSD, i meant to select it but guess i clicked on the wrong one, Toms Hardware recently did a test on several SSD's and Intel made some of the best ones.  I still need to read through all of it instead of just skimming the charts, ill post the link if anyone else wants to see.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/windows-7-ssd-trim,2705.html#xtor=RSS-182
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