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Post Date: 2007-09-22
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    Posted: 22 Sep 2007 at 6:47pm

I'm finally about ready to order and had a few questions left.

Case: Digital Storm Twister PRO (Black Anodized Aluminum Finish)
Power Supply: 750W Thermaltake (SLI Compatible) (Silent Toughpower Edition)
Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz (1066MHz FSB) (8MB Cache)
Motherboard: nVidia 680i LT Core 2 Quad (By: eVGA) (nForce 680i SLI)
Memory: 2GB DDR2 Corsair at 800MHz XMS2 (Dual Channel) (Extreme-Performance)
Floppy / Media: - No Thanks
Hard Drive 1: 250GB (Western Digital / Seagate) (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA)
Hard Drive 2: - No Thanks
Raid Option: - No Thanks
Optical Drive 1: DVD-ROM/CD-ROM (DVD Reader 16x / CD Reader 40x)
Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks
Network Card: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Modem: - No Thanks
Video Card: nVidia GeForce 8800GTS 320MB (By: eVGA / Asus) (PCI-Express)
TV Tuner: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Motherboard Multi-Channel High Definition Audio (7.1 Channel)
Physics Card: - No Thanks
Cooling: Air Cooled Stage 1 (Certified Digital Storm Heat-sink)
Case Lighting: Blizzard Internal Lighting (Red Edition) (Cold Cathode Tubes)
Round Cables: - No Thanks
User Manual: Personalized Platinum Digital Storm Binder (Includes Paperwork/Benchmarks/CDs/Manuals)
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic
Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based)
Protection: - No Thanks
Office: - No Thanks
LCD Display: - No Thanks
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers: - No Thanks
Keyboard: - No Thanks
Mouse: - No Thanks my keyboard comes with a mouse
Warranty: 3 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty
Support: Lifetime Toll-Free Platinum Care Technical Support
 
-Will the 750W Power Supply be enough to go SLI in the future with nVidia GeForce8800 GTS 320MB cards?
 
-Not really sure about the cooling? Will Stage 1 cooling be enough?
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Yes 750W is enough for SLI GTS.

Stage 1 cooling is fine.

Get rid of the lighting and upgrade to premium =\


Edited by skyR - 22 Sep 2007 at 7:01pm
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i looked on the windows website the difference between premium and basic... premium is just packed with more useless b/s.
 
so im sticking with basic unless you can tell me something useful that premium has over basic.
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also...
when i say future upgrading to SLI. It will actually pretty within maybe 5 months.
Is SLI easy to install?
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yes its easy to install

you just need to purchase another 8800 gts.

you put the lower clocked card with the least memory in the first pci e slot and you put the other card in the second slot and then you put the bridge on top of the 2 cards.
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ok and why do you say get premium over basic. Is there any useful benefits?
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theres media center, aero desktop, and scheduled backup
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And there is the Aero interface.... They say without it, th OS is not as good and not as nice.  If you dont care, it doesnt matter...  Some people like to have A/C, automatic windows and doors in their cars... Others can live without.  For $33 bux I think its worth it..
 
You have almost the exact same config as what I ordered.... I just have a smaller PS, overclocking, and Vista Prem
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Ok, i got the twisterboost option with the stage 3 cooling.

What exactly will the twisterboost do?
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Means they are going to overclock your CPU.
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Original Post by Phreak
 
What exactly will the twisterboost do?
 
Same thing a turbo does for you car--makes it faster
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I like the way you said that!
 
Originally posted by Jeff

Original Post by Phreak
 
What exactly will the twisterboost do?
 
Same thing a turbo does for you car--makes it faster
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