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    Posted: 06 Jun 2013 at 3:48pm
This will be a little stream-of-consciousness but I'm wondering a few things about the Bolt as I finalize my config.
 
Budget: Around $2k including monitor and a few peripherals
 
Expectations: Single 24" monitor gaming at 1920x1080 resolution on high or ultra settings
 
Usage: Gaming, occasional remote work through citrix, home finance, web surfing
 
 
1) Will the i5-3570k overclocked CPU be sufficient for at least the next few years to support gaming? I don't see the need to spend more on 4th generation processors if they won't result in noticeable gaming improvements.
 
2) Any recommendations on the SSD between Corsair, Samsung, etc? I've heard good things about Samsung but wanted to get additional input.
 
3) Is 8 GB DDR3 RAM enough for gaming?
 
I have a kid on the way right now Excited so my build is a little on the conservative side. I just want to make sure I'm not creating bottlenecks right off the bat.
 
Thanks in advance!
 
Ticket Number: 836508
Total Price with Instant Savings: $1,613.00

Direct Load URL: http://www.digitalstormonline.com/comploadsaved.asp?id=836508

Specifications:
Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Pre-built Digital Storm Bolt
Exterior Finish: Metallic Dark Grey Gunmetal Matte Finish with Black Vents and Black Stand <b></b>
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: Intel Core i5 3570K 3.40 GHz (Unlocked CPU) (Quad Core)
Motherboard: ASUS P8H77-I (Intel H77 Chipset) (Mini-ITX)
System Memory: 8GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested)
Power Supply: 500W Gold Plus Series Digital Storm Certified BOLT Edition (Enhanced Quiet Operation)
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (128GB Solid State (By: Samsung) (Model: 840 Pro Series) <b></b>
Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (1TB Western Digital/Seagate (7200 RPM) (64MB Cache)
Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks
Optical Drive 1: DVD/CD 8x Multi-Drive (Writes and Reads DVDs, CDs)
Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks
Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card: 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 2GB (Includes PhysX)
Add-on Card: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: High Performance Cooler with Five Heatpipes
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 1: Overclock CPU 4.0GHz to 4.4GHz
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 10-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed
Warranty: Life-time Expert Customer Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty
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Posts: 20391 		  Quote bprat22 Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 06 Jun 2013 at 4:05pm
That is a real nice build.      For gaming, the 3570k chip with 8gb ram is all you need.    And the new gtx 770 will play great on that monitor.   

I've never looked into SSD so others might chime in.


Looks great and good bang for the buck. Good luck.
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Looks good!
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To the point of SSDs, I'd recommend the Samsung 840 series if you are looking for some of the best read/write speeds of this generation. If you are looking for the least performance degradation, then I'd go for the Intel 520 series. 
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Originally posted by Tidgxor

To the point of SSDs, I'd recommend the Samsung 840 series if you are looking for some of the best read/write speeds of this generation. If you are looking for the least performance degradation, then I'd go for the Intel 520 series. 


Thanks for the advice there. I think I value lower performance degradation more than better read/write. And the cost ($8) is negligible.
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Posts: 46 		  Quote jfox225 Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 06 Jun 2013 at 8:19pm
Originally posted by bprat22

That is a real nice build.      For gaming, the 3570k chip with 8gb ram is all you need.    And the new gtx 770 will play great on that monitor.   

I've never looked into SSD so others might chime in.


Looks great and good bang for the buck. Good luck.


Thanks! I see the lvl 4 build has a 16 gb ram config so adding more down the road shouldn't be an issue if necessary. Gaming seems to be more and more reliant on the GPU so the 770 should keep me on top of things for quite a while. Big%20Smile
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Posts: 46 		  Quote jfox225 Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 18 Jun 2013 at 4:00pm
Pulled the trigger!
I requested in the "comments" section that DS make sure Windows 7 and all drivers are up-to-date because I know people are sometimes particular about their drivers. Is this something they will normally do? And is there anything else I should be requesting along these lines to plug-and-play out of the box?
 
System Configuration:
Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Pre-built Digital Storm Bolt
Exterior Finish: Pearl White Matte Finish with Black Vents and Black Stand
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: Intel Core i5 3570K 3.40 GHz (Unlocked CPU) (Quad Core)
Motherboard: ASUS P8H77-I (Intel H77 Chipset) (Mini-ITX)
System Memory: 8GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested)
Power Supply: 500W Gold Plus Series Digital Storm Certified BOLT Edition (Enhanced Quiet Operation)
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (128GB Solid State (By: Samsung) (Model: 840 Pro Series)
Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (1TB Western Digital/Seagate (7200 RPM) (64MB Cache)
Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks
Optical Drive 1: DVD/CD 8x Multi-Drive (Writes and Reads DVDs, CDs)
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 770 2GB (Includes PhysX)
Add-on Card: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: High Performance Cooler with Five Heatpipes
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
CPU Boost: Stage 1: Overclock CPU 4.0GHz to 4.4GHz
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
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 10-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed
Warranty: Life-time Expert Customer Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty
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Anybody have recommendations about what I should be requesting as far as Windows 7 service packs, driver updates, etc. that will help make my rig ready to go out of the box?
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Posts: 20391 		  Quote bprat22 Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 19 Jun 2013 at 7:21am
Congrats on the Bolt.  Nice. Big%20Smile
 
The rig will be ready to go when you get it.   Chances are you will see Windows wanting to update whatever came out since DS updated their server/rack.  You can put updates on manual to control when and what.   Same with the graphics card.    It might not be the latest, depending on when Nvidia released the last one, but if its working I wouldn't rush into updating it.  Some updates go real smooth and others have BSOD, etc until they roll back to an older version. 
 
I don't think DS custom loads updates by request, etc but does it in bulk, so to speak.  If I'm wrong then Alex will correct. 
 
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Posts: 16314 		  Quote Alex Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 19 Jun 2013 at 10:08am
We don't usually perform Window's updates here as we don't have the bandwidth do it. We're working on getting a fiber data connection to our new facility, for now, our testing area only has 6MB of internet bandwidth.
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Posts: 10 		  Quote Sti Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 20 Jun 2013 at 10:56am
Been looking at pretty much the exact same build myself, only without SSD since load times don't bother me much. That, and I added on the cheap, 24in monitor.
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Originally posted by Alex

Our testing area only has 6MB of internet bandwidth.


Holy jeebers dude. That explains the Windows Updates for sure. I know from experience that pushing those things to a larger network is a massive bandwidth beast.
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