Almost Ready To Pull The Trigger...Post Date: 2012-01-15 |
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Vezra 
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 Topic: Almost Ready To Pull The Trigger...Posted: 15 Jan 2012 at 12:34pm |
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I have planned to purchase a new gaming rig since around November as I purchase one about every 4 years (2 years if the wifey decides that she wants one too). During that time I have done countless hours of research on just about every computer building company out there (----------------, -------------- , -------------, etc.) and I believe I have finally settled on Digital Storm mainly because of the excellent reviews and 99% of the customers seem to be happy opposed to the what seems to be 20% from all the other builders.
The build I put together on DSO will cost me roughly $700 more than the "other" builders with the same build but I figure if the system works as it should and I have a much less chance of any issues then it is completely worth it as I don't want to have to deal with the headache of a non working system.
But before I make the purchase I had a question on the parts selection. I would prefer to have an Asus Maximus IV Gene-Z/GEN3 Intel Z68 mobo and Corsair Vengeance 8GB Dual Channel DDR3 (two 4GB memory modules) but neither of which is an option from the selections on the Digital Storm Dreadnought. Would it be possible to get these parts instead of the other options from the list?
(Edit: I have removed our competitors names as we're a business after all and cannot host other company names on our forums - Alex)
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Alex
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Posted: 15 Jan 2012 at 2:41pm |
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@Vezra, Thank you for your interest in Digital Storm, we would love to earn your business. I'm sure you will be very happy with your purchase. I am going to move your thread to the "Configuration Discussion" area where the rest of the community can help.
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DST4ME
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Posted: 16 Jan 2012 at 12:35am |
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$700 for the whole pc? that is tight, not sure we can do that here with z68 platform, what is the system for? if gaming what res you gaming at?
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FrankW
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Posted: 16 Jan 2012 at 12:25pm |
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DST4ME, I think he is saying that the DS computer cost $700 more than the competitors. Not that his is spending $700 total on a DS computer.
Vezra, why don't you give us your budget, the resolution of your monitor and the Configuration number of your DS build. Then we can give you our opinions. You probably don't need the Maximus or Corsair but if you look at the Dreadnought Option 3 you will see them listed. In some configurations if you click on Expert Mode you will see more equipment options. Frank |
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Vezra
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Posted: 16 Jan 2012 at 8:45pm |
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As Frank said, I meant the system I put together on the "other" builders sites was around $700 less than what it would cost me to buy from DSO with the exact same parts.
As for the configuration, DSO does offer different versions of the Maximus and Corsair memory (expert mode) but not the versions I was most interested in. Basically I wanted to know if DSO doesn't have the parts listed on the site can you tell them what you want and they will get it? Most builders won't do this as they only allow you to select what is listed but while browsing the forums someone mentioned that DSO would do this and I basically just wanted to confirm that. My budget is $3,500 for the machine only and I'll be using a Samsung s23a950D Monitor. Below is the system I put together (Ticket #644480) $3,002.00 total (I left out the items that I did not choose to shorten it down some) This will be used for gaming only. Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Cooler Master 942 HAF X Processor: Intel Core i7 2700K 3.50 GHz (Unlocked CPU for Extreme Overclocking) (Quad Core) Motherboard: ASUS P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3 (Intel Z68 Chipset) (Features Intel Quick Sync Technology) System Memory: 8GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested) Power Supply: 1200W Corsair Pro Gold Series (CMPSU-1200AX) (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible) Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (120GB Solid State (By: Corsair) (Model: Force GT Series CSSD-F120GBGT-BK) (SATA 6Gbps) Optical Drive 1: Blu-Ray Writer/Reader (Burn and Play Blu-Ray Discs) Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) Video Card: 1x AMD Radeon HD 7970 3GB Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 2: Corsair H100 Liquid CPU Cooler (240mm Radiator) (Extreme-Performance Edition) Chassis Airflow: Upgrade Chassis With LED Performance Fans (Red) (Up to 6 Fans) Enhancements: Scythe Kaze Master Temperature Display & Fan Controller (Requires Chassis Airflow Upgrade) (KM01-BK) Noise Reduction: Noise Suppression Package Stage 1 (Optimized Airflow & Fan Speeds Only) Boost Processor: Standard Intel Turbo Boost 2.0 Automatic Overclocking Boost OS: FREE: Yes, Disable and tweak all of the non-crucial 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) Warranty: Life-time Expert Customer Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty Edited by Vezra - 16 Jan 2012 at 9:31pm |
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DST4ME
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Posted: 17 Jan 2012 at 1:46am |
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That is not your money well spent, you got lot of waste in there.
I can config a system that can do better in most areas for much less. as for other places being cheaper, ya there are plenty, but the quality and customer support is not the same at all. There is a reason most of decided to go wtih DS, I'm a picky buyer myself I checkout DS for a year before I bought here and it does cost more here but you are getting more. Now you say pc is for gaming at 1900 x 1200, then this pc cost less and will blow your config away in every way: Here you go Ticket# 644570 --- $2819 (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: 1x (1TB Western Digital Caviar (7200 RPM) (64MB Cache) (Model: Black Edition) 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 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 Ask DS specifically for this fan to be added to the top, so you endup with 4 x 200mm fans: haf 200mm non led fan Ask for vcore lower then 1.4 for your oc. If you don't see it in my build from your build, its because its a bad idea/waste, like the led fans, fans controller, noise package, h100, etc. your thoughts |
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