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Post Date: 2007-11-21
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curmudgeon View Drop Down
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    Posted: 21 Nov 2007 at 4:41pm
Hey guys!  I went ahead and purchased this rig yesterday,  taking the dive on Vista too... hopefully Vista wont cause me too many headaches *knocks on woodPinch
 
Case: Digital Storm Twister PRO (Black Anodized Aluminum Finish)
Power Supply: 560W SilverStone Strider (Model: ST56F) (Silent)
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 2.66GHz (1333MHz Front Side Bus) (4MB Cache)
Motherboard: nVidia 650i Core 2 Quad (By: eVGA) (nForce 650i Ultra)
Memory: 2GB DDR2 Corsair at 800MHz XMS2 (Dual Channel) (Performance)
Floppy / Card: - No Thanks
Hard Drive 1: 250GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA)
Hard Drive 2: - No Thanks
Raid Option: - No Thanks
Hard Drive 3: - No Thanks
Optical Drive 1: DVD-ROM/CD-ROM (DVD Reader 16x / CD Reader 40x)
Optical Drive 2: DVD±R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 20x / CD-Writer 48x)
Network Card: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card: nVidia GeForce 8800GT 512MB (By: eVGA) (PCI-Express)
TV Tuner: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy SE (Up to 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)
Overclock Processor: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my processor
Overclock Video Card: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s)
Overclock Memory: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory
Tweak Windows: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based)
Protection: - No Thanks
Office: - No Thanks
Benchmarking: - No Thanks
Pre-Install Game: - No Thanks
LCD Display: - No Thanks
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers: - No Thanks
Keyboard: - No Thanks
Mouse: - No Thanks
Warranty: 3 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty
Support: Lifetime Toll-Free Platinum Care Technical Support
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Posts: 0 		  Quote Tyler Lowe Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 22 Nov 2007 at 1:11am
That's going to be a really nice gaming rig. Should handle pretty much any game out there, as long as you don't go nuts with the resolutions, at, or close to at max settings. Grats Thumbs%20Up
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Posts: 262 		  Quote commast Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 22 Nov 2007 at 2:00am
Originally posted by curmudgeon

I went ahead and purchased this rig yesterday,  taking the dive on Vista too... hopefully Vista wont cause me too many headaches *knocks on woodPinch


Oh yes it will - it's a completely new OS not just a simple upgrade- but you will learn quite a bit from that experience Smile
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Posts: 32 		  Quote curmudgeon Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 22 Nov 2007 at 3:40am
Originally posted by commast

Originally posted by curmudgeon

I went ahead and purchased this rig yesterday,  taking the dive on Vista too... hopefully Vista wont cause me too many headaches *knocks on woodPinch


Oh yes it will - it's a completely new OS not just a simple upgrade- but you will learn quite a bit from that experience Smile


 
 
hahah yeah im not deluding myself that muchLOL  Oh well ima  bit of a sadist.  Only thing i was kind of tossing up in the air was the 64 bit version, but from what ive been reading it has even more driver support issues etc...
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Posts: 32 		  Quote curmudgeon Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 22 Nov 2007 at 3:47am
Originally posted by Tyler Lowe

That's going to be a really nice gaming rig. Should handle pretty much any game out there, as long as you don't go nuts with the resolutions, at, or close to at max settings. Grats Thumbs%20Up
 
Thank you, i was thinking about SLI, but i think when i do go to a SLI rig ill want it liquid cooled!  Mmmmm medusa purple...and a black case...
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Posts: 272 		  Quote Nomad Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 23 Nov 2007 at 3:31am
Originally posted by curmudgeon

Originally posted by Tyler Lowe

That's going to be a really nice gaming rig. Should handle pretty much any game out there, as long as you don't go nuts with the resolutions, at, or close to at max settings. Grats Thumbs%20Up
 
Thank you, i was thinking about SLI, but i think when i do go to a SLI rig ill want it liquid cooled!  Mmmmm medusa purple...and a black case...

Nice rig! Thumbs%20Up
Heh, it's almost exactly the same as mine! I think my PSU is different tho Wink
Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 2.66GHz
2GB DDR2 Corsair at 800MHz XMS2
320GB Western Digital
nVidia GeForce 8800GT 512MB
Windows Vista Home Premium
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