$450 less for same build

Ehh ya but it's [removed]. Always a 50/50 build with them. Either you get lucky and everything works fine on your comp or you get screwed if it doesn't.

Let's say something ends up being wrong with it. For warranty coverage etc you gotta send the whole thing back. If you look at reviews no one has ever had their comp repaired by them on the first send back. So you end up sending it back a second time all while your no hassle 30 day money back guarantee is still ticking.

During all this shipping time it still counts towards the money back guarantee. So after getting your comp back a second time and it's still not working all you can do is keep sending it back to them over and over again hoping that one day they get it right. However you can never get a refund even if you send it in 6 times for repair. Check the forums and you will find tons of stuff like this in review info.

I am sure [removed] has many computers that go out the door without a hitch. However it's the risk of all the bad things that happen if it doesn't go well that has some people willing to pay a bit extra.

You get what you pay for.


Edited by Alex - 26 Sep 2011 at 11:31pm

Just a side note but did you see the ode level 2 build.

Not exactly the same as yours but pretty close. Also comes in at 1,999 dollars so cheaper than the other two you listed.

http://www.digitalstormonline.com/comploadode.asp?id=597328


Edited by Chi-TownTx - 26 Sep 2011 at 9:47pm

If a friend said he would configure your system for $XXX, and another friend -- with maybe a better rep -- said he would do the same thing for $450 more, which would you choose?

I can see paying more for the lack of heartache, but $450?

I e-mailed Digital Storm with my config and with this specific one-on-one comparison and a request that they cut a break on the price. We'll see what they say.

With all due respect you also don't know what you are doing, actually this will cost $200 more then your cbp config and $200 less then your ds config, and will be twice as powerful as the config from cbp.

Here you go Ticket# 600465 --- $2,699 (To see this build click here)

Copy of 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 2600K 3.40GHz (Unlocked CPU for Extreme Overclocking) (Quad Core)
Motherboard: ASUS P8P67 Deluxe (Intel P67 Chipset) (New & Improved B3 Revision Without SATA 3G Issue)
System Memory: 8GB 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 (120GB Solid State (By: Intel) (Model: 320 Series)
Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: - No Thanks
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: 2x SLI Dual (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 1.2GB (Includes PhysX Technology)
Add-on Card: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 2: Corsair A70 Dual 120mm Fans High Performance Cooler
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
LaserMark: - No Thanks
Boost Processor: Stage 2: Overclock CPU 4.5GHz to 4.8GHz (Requires Pro or Deluxe Series 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 Home Premium (64-Bit Edition)
Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows 7 CD)
Virus Protection: - No Thanks
Office: - No Thanks
Install/Test 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 5-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed
Warranty: Life-time Expert Customer Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty

better bigger case with better airflow, faster ssd, better psu, higher oc, dual sli that will eat single 580, and a proper cpu cooler no thermaltake bs here.

Edited by DST4ME - 26 Sep 2011 at 11:26pm

I take you point on the CPU cooler...I'm not an expert.

Was also troubled by lack of mention on brand of CPU.

Now tell me about $2450 vs. $2900. For that diff. I want included that Jennifer "Luv" Hewitt put her boobs in my face for three minutes. Or something.

@Trench,

I'm looking at the Acer GD235HZbid Widescreen 23.6".

Originally posted by Trench 1) I don't want to mess with driver issues on SLI. I want to minimize opportunity for problems. 2) I think my choice of HD is valid -- one HD, less opp. for error. 3) "Power Supply: 1050W Corsair Pro Silver 1050HX" -- many advise as overkill. Anyway, the issue here is the $450 premium for peace of mind. Guess I need to sleep on it.

your choice of ssd is not good cause that is not a great ssd nor is it the fastest, the 320 is more reliable and at 4k speeds which is most of our use, the 320 is faster and 320 is the only ssd that has a 5 year warranty.

also I don't agree that one hdd = less problems, sure 2 things means now chances of 2 things going wrong, but you also stand to lose all your data if the drive goes bad since everything is one drive.

as for driver issues with sli, there are some but not a lot however is this pc for gaming? if its for gaming and you want to run the games at the best settings, you need sli 570 to that at your res.

I also don't agree with 1050hx being overkill, cause you need sli for gaming at best setting and for that you need the 1050hx, but if you want a single system then the 850w is also overkill.

just judging by what you are saying its obvious to me you have been getting some bad info.

I can tell you right now, you are wasting money on ft02, 580, 850w psu and the mobo, if all you want is a single gpu system.


that $450 you keep bringing up, DS has a better cpu cooler thus it costs more, so that is part of the $450, so lets say $400, for that $400 you get lot more faster pc, what is the oc that cbp does on that system? cause I can assure you that DS's system will be much much much faster then the cbp, so take another $100 off for it being a faster pc, now we are down to $300, I'm not sure why you think proper customer svc is not worth more money, but if you go with cpb, then next time you buy a pc you will pay extra attention to customer svc, cbp will teach a good lesson about how important customer svc is, once you deal with their crappy customer svc, you will realize how important it is.

but look, here is a DS config that is better then the cpb you posted for less, so what $300? :

Here you go Ticket# 600473 --- $2,408 (To see this build click here)

Copy of 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 2600K 3.40GHz (Unlocked CPU for Extreme Overclocking) (Quad Core)
Motherboard: ASUS P8P67 Deluxe (Intel P67 Chipset) (New & Improved B3 Revision Without SATA 3G Issue)
System Memory: 8GB 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 (120GB Solid State (By: Intel) (Model: 320 Series)
Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: - No Thanks
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 580 1.5GB (Includes PhysX) (Overclocked EVGA Edition)
Add-on Card: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 2: Corsair A70 Dual 120mm Fans High Performance Cooler
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
LaserMark: - No Thanks
Boost Processor: Stage 2: Overclock CPU 4.5GHz to 4.8GHz (Requires Pro or Deluxe Series 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 Home Premium (64-Bit Edition)
Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows 7 CD)
Virus Protection: - No Thanks
Office: - No Thanks
Install/Test 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 5-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed
Warranty: Life-time Expert Customer Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty

now I would never recommend this build to you cause its all over the place and waste of your money, just like your 2 configs.

once you let me know what the use of the pc is and if its for gaming you want the best settings or not (this means sli) then I can give a config that will give you the most performance for your money. I can assure you that other then my sli config, non of the other configs are worth your money in performance.

Edited by DST4ME - 27 Sep 2011 at 12:27am

Ok so for gaming, now do you want the best settings at your res which means sli, or you want to stick with one gpu setup?

Here you go Ticket# 600487 --- $2,148 (To see this build click here)

Copy of 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 2600K 3.40GHz (Unlocked CPU for Extreme Overclocking) (Quad Core)
Motherboard: ASUS P8Z68-V PRO (Intel Z68 Chipset) (Features Intel Quick Sync Technology)
System Memory: 8GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested)
Power Supply: 750W Corsair HX (Dual SLI Compatible)
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (120GB Solid State (By: Intel) (Model: 320 Series)
Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: - No Thanks
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 570 1.2GB (Includes PhysX Technology) (EVGA Edition)
Add-on Card: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 2: Corsair A70 Dual 120mm Fans High Performance Cooler
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
LaserMark: - No Thanks
Boost Processor: Stage 2: Overclock CPU 4.5GHz to 4.8GHz (Requires Pro or Deluxe Series 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 Home Premium (64-Bit Edition)
Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows 7 CD)
Virus Protection: - No Thanks
Office: - No Thanks
Install/Test 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 5-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed
Warranty: Life-time Expert Customer Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty

now do you know what ocing is?

also if believe I know what I'm talking about, then I like for you to ask yourself one thing, "why didn't DST4ME go and buy his pc from cbp or any other builder?" and let me give you this bit of info, as particular I am about every hardware on a pc and how it is and how well it performs and etc, I'm more particular when it comes to handing my good earned money over to any company, and because of that I did my research before I ended up here at DS, and by research I don't mean I read website reviews online, I mean I read everything I can on the net, websites/forums/friends I trust and etc, I'm so particular, that I first became a member here and hanged around for the first year before I ordered my pc just to be sure I'm handing my money to the right people(look at my avatar, I joined apr 2008, but didn't buy till august of 2009), so ask yourself how is it that somebody like me, gave their money (more of it) to DS then not a cheaper builder?

Edited by DST4ME - 27 Sep 2011 at 1:30am