Anyone know any coupons or discount codes?

Hey everyone. I first want to say that I love Digital Storm and I love their site, but I think their desktops are a bit overpriced. Does anyone know any coupons or anything to get the price cheaper or if anyone know any cheaper alternatives to Digital Storm I would appreciate it. Please don't recommend I try building it myself. I tried building one, and I honestly had no luck with the machine and it was just a disaster.

Thanks in advance.

I know where your coming from. just to let you know if you compare the pc's to other manufactures you'll find they will all have similar pricing one might be cheaper but they drop you off at 2 years instead of 3. now if you comparing a DS computer to building your own will save you money and such, but at the loss of having someone to call if something goes wrong within the first few boot ups, or even later. I agree with sdwas, if you have less than 2600 of budget funds go with the ODE systems, they give you the best bang for the buck. up until you get to the really expensive builds like what im getting :3


Edited by Zieno - 26 Jul 2011 at 4:21pm

Originally posted by Alex Just to be clear about the warranty, the default warranty is a 3 year limited warranty. Here's a copy of the (More Info) link next to the 3 year limited warranty: The "Life-time Expert Customer Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty" includes the following benefits: 1. Life-time access to our expert customer support team for all kinds of computer issues. 2. Three years of labor free warranty service including labor costs for part replacements, tune ups, and diagnostics. 3. One year of defective part replacement service. 4. Life-time access to labor free upgrades or the option for any customer to make upgrades to their Digital Storm system without voiding the warranty.

Originally posted by Burly lol isn't that considered a one year warranty then. Do other companies do this as well?

Yes, actually, every other company does, and they had to change it to the same to be competitive.

They used to have a full blown 3 year warranty (3 year service, 3 year parts) as their lowest option, but their base prices were higher because of it and they were losing some customers to cheaper (even in inferior) businesses. So to stay competitive they lowered their base warranty to the limited version, but also cut down the base price of all their systems by a good $200 at the same time. They were very open about the whole thing, and even listened to and responded to our feedback on the forums about it, at the time.

You can always select the 4/5/6 year limited warranties for an extra +$99/$199/$299, which have 2/3/4 year parts replacement, respectively. Also the current sale grants you an upgrade to the 4 year warranty (2 year parts) for free, on any of the non-ODE selections. (Or maybe it just bumps you up an extra year more than whatever you select? I'm not sure.)

Burly, all I can say is be really careful. The ODE prices in particular are so low that they barely even cost more than just buying the parts yourself from Newegg or elsewhere. If there's a competitor offering cheaper prices then they're either using some cheap proprietary components or just not offering as powerful of a system in general. So just be really careful and really make sure you know exactly what they are offering, every component, not just a few of the core ones.

If you've already looked at the ODE configurations and they're still out of your budget, keep in mind there is also the cheaper ODE Level 0. With their current setup they only have room for 4 ODE configs on the site, and the Level 0 lad the least demand so it isn't currently listed, by you can see and/or order it by using this URL:

http://www.digitalstormonline.com/comploadode.asp?id=571772

Hello everyone, I'm going to move this thread to the "General Discussion" since this thread is not about configuration advice on a particular build.

Hello everyone, So I took everything you guys said to consideration and I did a bit of research on the subject.

DST4ME, I agree with you. In that situation it probably wouldn't be worth it, but to be fair you didn't include shipping or any promo codes. The shipping adds another $65 and they have a discount code to get another $60 off. So, it would be around $150 difference. Though, I honestly wasn't looking for a $2000 computer, I was looking for something around the $1000 prices. I was particularly interested in this computer Ironside had:

Typhoon

Case - NZXT Guardian Blue (Mid Tower)
Intel Processor - Intel Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz, 3.7GHz Turbo Boost (Quad Core)
Intel Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-Z68-D3-B3 [Graphics Card Req.] SATA 6Gb/s USB3 {4 DDR3 Slots}
CPU Cooling - Standard Heatsink
Overclocking - Overclock Processor to Max Speed
Memory - 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1333MHz
Primary Hard Drive - 1TB 7200 RPM
1st Optical Drive - DVD Writer
Graphics Card - Nvidia Geforce GTX 460 1GB (Min. 500 Watt Power Supply)
Power Supply - Standard 600 Watt
Operating System - None - No operating system will be Installed
Networking - Standard Onboard Ethernet
Monitor - None
Keyboard - None
Mouse - None
Speakers & Headsets - None
Warranty - 3 Year Limited Parts and Labor
Rush Service - [Standard] Shipped Out in 2 - 10 Business Days

Price: $899 with shipping


The only thing comparable from DS is this:

Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Cooler Master CM 690 II Advanced
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: Intel Core i5 2500K 3.30GHz (Unlocked CPU for Extreme Overclocking) (Quad Core)
Motherboard: ASUS P8P67 (Intel P67 Chipset) (New B3 Revision) (Does Not Support SLI)
System Memory: 8GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested)
Power Supply: 600W Corsair CX600 V2
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (1TB Hitachi/Seagate (7200 RPM) (32MB Cache)
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(s): 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 1GB (Includes PhysX) (Overclocked Edition)
Add-on Card: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: Standard Factory Heat-sink and Fan (Not Recommended for CPU Overclocking)
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
CPU Boost: FREE: Overclock the processor between 3.3GHz to 3.9GHz
Graphics Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s)
Memory Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory
OS Boost: - 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
Benchmarking: - No Thanks
Pre-Install 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

Total: $1280 w/ shipping

Correct me if I configured it wrong as I don't want to misrepresent DS.

Ironside's computer costs $900, and DS's costs $1280, so considering that I thought it would be worth it to get more information about the company before we come to any conclusions. So I decided to call their customer service to ask them a few questions about the computer, and overall I couldn't find anything wrong with the company. They were very informative, and they took the time to answer all of the questions I asked them. I specifically asked them on some of the brands they're going to be using for some of their more vague options. For the RAM they claimed to be currently using G.skill, and for the power supply that comes with my computer they said they are currently using Cooler Master. I know G.skill is a good brand, but I've read mixed reviews on Cooler Master power supplies. I believe the quality depends on which model you get. I'm going to be finding out more about that later. If anyone want to provide me with more information about those power supplies I would appreciate it. Also, I do agree that they do have a rather poor selection of coolers. I'm personally still debating if I should even get one or not, but I'm going to ask them anyway about that later, as I'm really considering the A70.


Theopold, I understand what you're saying, but you're assuming that Ironside can't provide comparable service because they're cheaper. I believe we should as least get the facts first before we start coming to conclusions. If Ironside can provide comparable service to DS and be cheaper wouldn't it be worth it to at least find out. Granted I'm not saying they do, they can be terrible for all I know, but in my situation where I can save almost $400, I think it would be "smart" to at least find out.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

Edited by Burly - 30 Jul 2011 at 1:51am

That competitor's config has no OS selected, so add another $99 to it.

I think the ODE Level 0 (new link, old link doesn't work anymore) is a better comparison, coming in at $1199 plus $65 shipping. With it you get the 600T case, Nvidia GTX 560, Corsair A70 CPU cooler, 2500K CPU overclocked to 4.0GHz-4.4GHz, and red internal cold cathode lightning.

So roughly $265 more than the competitor's cheapy build, better case (larger, better air flow), better PSU, better motherboard, faster RAM, faster GPU, much better CPU cooler, significantly overclocked CPU, and the benefit of having DS standing behind it with regards to support, warrant, and assembly.

You're in kind of a weird budget spot, DS doesn't do extraordinarily cheap builds with second rate components. Personally I think you get much more of your money's worth with the ODE 3, the competitor's cheapy system looks like something that would just catch on fire within a year. Heh, or after 11 months, just after the warranty expires, as always conveniently seems to be the case with bargain bin systems.

Like someone else said directly, and what I said before in more words, you get what you pay for.

I know how to get free shipping.