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Post Date: 2013-06-16
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    Posted: 16 Jun 2013 at 4:11pm
Hey guys, I'm seeking some advice about digital storm PCs.

Budget:
2 700 (With Shipping)

Expectations:
Intel core I7, 16 GB Ram, [gtx 780, 690 or titan]

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Specifications:
Digital Storm Bolt
Exterior Finish: Metallic Dark Grey Gunmetal Matte Finish with
Processor: Intel Core i7 3770K 3.50 GHz (Unlocked CPU) (Quad Core)
Motherboard: ASUS P8Z77-I Deluxe (Intel Z77 Chipset) (Mini-ITX)
System Memory: 16GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified
Power Supply: 500W Gold Plus Series Digital Storm Certified BOLT Edition (Enhanced Quiet Operation)
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (128GB Solid State (By: Samsung) (Model: 840 Pro Series) <b></b>
Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (1TB Western Digital/Seagate (7200 RPM) (64MB Cache)
Optical Drive 1: DVD/CD 8x Multi-Drive (Writes and Reads DVDs, CDs)
Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card: 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 3GB (Includes PhysX)
Extreme Cooling: High Performance Cooler with Five Heatpipes
Boost Processor: Stage 1: Overclock CPU 4.0GHz to 4.4GHz

I was wondering if the bolt gave me the most bang for my buck when it comes to stats like these aswell as any reccomendation as to the build settings. I am also wondering weather I should go with a model other than the bolt. Finally, i was curious about about gtx 780 vs 690 vs titan (keeping price in mind)

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If you go with a 690 instead of a Titan you'll save about $100 but if you want the best single GPU for now go with the Titan.
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Originally posted by Keoyi

If you go with a 690 instead of a Titan you'll save about $100 but if you want the best single GPU for now go with the Titan.


What about the 780? Is it really worth it to go for a 690 or a titan, or will the 780 suffice for modern games?
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Edit: Forget what I said. As others have said 780 should do you good for less, just really realized how much less 780 is.

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My thoughts.... the gtx 780 is the way to go.   It is within 10% of Titan performance for hundreds less. Best bang for the buck.     Titan is stronger but not by much.

The gtx 690 is not an option for Bolt because of the heat it throws.     The 690 is two gpu on one card with single radial fan in the middle of the heatsinks.    Half the heat goes out the back like most cards but the other half goes into the case.
The gtx 690 is also only 2gb vram usable and not 4 gb as is advertised.   Being a sli card, its 2x2gb vram for 4gb but vram doesn't stack in sli. So, 2gb vram.

As far as case, the Bolt is a solid build and is a small case for those limited by space or just don't want a large case.   The larger cases do have more room to work on or add parts and can use a full size power supply.       Any case at DS will work just fine.    Depends what you like.    

Hope this helps and good luck.



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I second that 780 recommendation. It will MORE THAN just suffice for modern games, it will blow them out of the water.
 
 
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I just upgraded to a Titan on my 4 year old DS system but it is real overkill compared with the 780 which is about the same bit several hundred less. But I wanted the Titan not only to game but to play with it in non-gaming applications due to its ability to run Double Precision 64 Bit Floating Point for workstation applications.

I think the 780 is the sweet spot for gaming performance/cost unless you are into super high resolution multi monitor configurations.
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From a peace of mind perspective, DS wont disappoint. Best for a reason.

I went titan, because I like shiny objects.


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4x 256GB Samsung 840 - Raid 0
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Originally posted by bally7


From a peace of mind perspective, DS wont disappoint. Best for a reason. I went titan, because I like shiny objects.


780 is just as shiny!
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