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Post Date: 2021-09-22
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    Posted: 22 Sep 2021 at 3:02pm
So after weeks of angsting, building, rebuilding and gritting of teeth I pulled the trigger.

I've built all my own systems since the days of good ol' 386sx and some of my builds were wired up like the inside of an airplane fuselage. I've been limping by frankensteinnig cast-off equipment for the last 5 years, able to play some and totally unable to dive back into 3D Rendering but no more! Because work and home are busy I decided I wanted to have someoen else put it together for me. I realize the Hydrolux Pro system will require some maintenance but I think I'm up for the task. Plus, I want the Graphics Card life to last for a while (hope hope hope). I stress them out and work them pretty good and on top of that I get tired of trying to blow and clean out their grills and fans. I have a 500GB Samsung 980 Pro NVMe on it's way through work channels having read the recommendations and I have additional storage to throw at it.

Chassis Model: Digital Storm Velox
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X (16-Core) 4.9 GHz Turbo
Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X570-P / MSI X570-A Pro (AMD X570) (Up to 2x PCI-E Devices) (No SLI Support)
System Memory: 32GB DDR4 3200MHz Digital Storm Performance Series
Power Supply: 1000W Digital Storm Performance Series (Semi-Modular) (80 Plus Gold)
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Optical Drive: - No Thanks
Storage Set 1: 1x SSD M.2 (1TB Digital Storm M.2 Performance Series)
Storage Set 2: - No Thanks
Storage Set 3: - No Thanks
RAID Config: - No Thanks
RAID Card: - No Thanks
Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Graphics Card(s): 1x GeForce RTX 3080 10GB (VR Ready)
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Add On Card: - No Thanks
Extreme Cooling: H20: HydroLux PRO: Exotic Custom Cooling System (1x Graphics Card + CPU)
HydroLux Tubing Style: Flexible Tubing (Requires HydroLux Liquid Cooling System)
HydroLux Fluid Color: Blue Flexible Tubing + Clear Fluid (Requires HydroLux Liquid Cooling System)
Cable Management: Exotic Cable Management - Green - (Cable Combs with Custom Color Sleeved Extension Cables)
Chassis Fans: Cooler Master MasterFan Halo (RGB Fans) (Remote Control Only)
Internal Lighting: Remote Controlled Advanced LED Lighting System (Multiple RGB Color Modes)
Software Control: Corsair Commander PRO Management Control Board & Software (1x Board)
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Noise Reduction: - No Thanks
LaserMark: - No Thanks
CPU Boost: Stock Factory Turbo Boost Advanced Automatic Overclocking
Graphics: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s)
OS Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Professional (64-Bit)
Recovery Tools: USB Drive - Windows 10 Installation (Format and Clean Install)
Virus Protection: Windows Defender Antivirus (Built-in to Windows 10)
Office: - No Thanks
Mouse Pad: - No Thanks
Display: - No Thanks
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers: - No Thanks
Keyboard: - No Thanks
Mouse: - No Thanks
Branded Gear: - No Thanks
Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 14-21 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed
Warranty: Life-time Expert Care with 5 Year Limited Warranty (5 Year Labor & 3 Year Part Replacement.)

I can't wait to unbox it.
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If I remember correctly, their cases are on backorder.
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I've waited this long... heh
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you could always call and find out...

Welcome to DS! It's gonna be great.   
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Welcome to DS and congratulations! Awesome That will be a beast.
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Wait, wait, wait! You don't have anything to control with that Corsair Commander do you? The fans are Cooler Master with a remote, and the Corsair won't do anything for the Hydrolux I don't think. Check with DS, they won't steer you wrong, but I think you ordered a part you can't use.

I know you have other storage, but I'm not sure you want to take up an M.2 slot with a SATA part. You don't have to get another NVMe, but you may want to look for another drive that doesn't use up a slot.

Other than that, you're going to have the rig you've always wanted, I think!   
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Originally posted by SilverClawD

I've waited this long... heh
I was wrong, it as just the bolt x in blue that is out of stock. my apologies.
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Originally posted by Cretae

Wait, wait, wait! You don't have anything to control with that Corsair Commander do you? The fans are Cooler Master with a remote, and the Corsair won't do anything for the Hydrolux I don't think. Check with DS, they won't steer you wrong, but I think you ordered a part you can't use.

I know you have other storage, but I'm not sure you want to take up an M.2 slot with a SATA part. You don't have to get another NVMe, but you may want to look for another drive that doesn't use up a slot.

Other than that, you're going to have the rig you've always wanted, I think!   


Thanks! I called them direct and confirmed. We took the Corsair Commander off and I had them build with the Samsung 980 Pro instead of the DS M.2. That'll save me some time cloning or reloading too. I have 2.5" SSDs I'll put in for storage. I can use the other NVMe from work in my oldest son's Streamer rig for his birthday.

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Nice catch by Cretae. That's why he is the Configurator guru! Awesome
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Originally posted by SilverClawD

Thanks! I called them direct and confirmed. We took the Corsair Commander off and I had them build with the Samsung 980 Pro instead of the DS M.2. That'll save me some time cloning or reloading too. I have 2.5" SSDs I'll put in for storage. I can use the other NVMe from work in my oldest son's Streamer rig for his birthday.

What a great trade-out! Save a little cash and avoid all that annoying cloning on your new rig. Son gets a great upgrade! Good idea.

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Thanks, chief...(blush)
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9/23/2021 Stage 1
10/7/2021 Stage 2
10/13/2021 Stage 3
10/14/2021 Stage 4
10/14/2021 Stage 5
10/19/2021 Stage 6... Movin right along..
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SilverClawD,

I am in Stage 2, remember those of us in lower stages and get your camera out for an unboxing of your new beast when it arrives! It is about all of us in lower Stages have to keep us going while waiting!

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Good progress! Won't be long now.
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10/25/2021 Stage 7
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I recieved a ship notification from Estes this morning for a freight shipment and front door service of an 80 lbs. package. I haven't seen this reflected in my DS account but I don't have any other freight shipments pending or in the works. Could this be my Digital Storm PC??????   
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Scheduled Delivery Date 11/8/2021   
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Sadly, I don't have the equipment or the patience to try and do a proper unboxing at home because I don't have my own space. Even so it was a pretty smooth experience. Nothing out of place, no bad connections, filling the resevoir easy and painless, and no leaks that I can find.

I did have two things that gave me a bit of pause.

1) I could not get the air out of the system to save my life, so I poked at the DS chat crew who told me I should drain and refill it. I was perplexed because to my eye it looked like the pump was set to run based off temps and even if I drained it and refilled it it just wouldn't get the air out at it's current speed/pressure. Despite the air, and it was only in the upper portions of the tubes bringing water into the blocks, temps were good and things were circulating. So, I poked around in the BIOS and found the CPU fan was where the pump was plugged in and rather leave it on Auto I turned it to "FULL". That did it. That and a few shut downs and time while I set stuff up and transferred my larger storage drives. Still a bit of air in there but it continues to find it's way to the resevoir.

2) I started up Ark to see how things would run and then Borderlands 3. During both of them I heard weird beeping, almost like my keyboard had a key pressed down, overrunning the buffer. It was coming from the area of the computer, or so I thought. Turns out, when the video card was really working hard the wattage was hitting the upper limits of my UPS's capability and THAT was what was making the beeping/error.

Fortunately, I have another UPS and two dedicated circuits over by my desk for servers and network equipment.

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It is a really beautiful system!
Congrats!!
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Congrats and thanks for the pics!


Edited by Snaike - 08 Nov 2021 at 7:08pm
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 Awesome

Very nice! Enjoy.

As to the air bubbles, just keep on using and they will bleed out. On a new system the radiators will hold some air that will be flushed out with use. CCall DS and get more coolant. You will be using it every once in a while to refill the reservoir.
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