Bolt: The TardisPost Date: 2013-05-10 |
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lusiphur ![]() Groupie ![]() Joined: 11 Apr 2013 Online Status: Offline Posts: 138 |
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Hey Everyone.
Im going to detail my setup a bit. About a month ago. I ordered a Level 3 Bolt. After hearing the GunMetal Gray case was backordered, I decided to take advantage of the time and upgrade to a Level 4 Bolt and added the nVidia GTX Titan. That was a very good decision. The bad decision was ordering the system with Windoze8. After a very short amount of time, I formatted the system and reinstalled with Win 7. After some quick and expert help from DS Tech Support, we have everything working perfectly now. So Here is what I have. ******** Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Pre-built Digital Storm Bolt - Level 4 Exterior Finish: Metallic Dark Grey Gunmetal Matte Finish with Black Vents and Black Stand Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish Processor: Intel Core i7 3770K 3.50 GHz (Unlocked CPU) (Quad Core) Motherboard: ASUS P8Z77-I Deluxe (Intel Z77 Chipset) System Memory: 16GB 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) Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (120GB Solid State (By: Corsair) (Model: Neutron GTX Series) (SATA 6Gbps) Optical Drive 1: DVD/CD 8x Multi-Drive (Writes and Reads DVDs, CDs) Video Card(s): 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN 6GB (Includes PhysX) Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio Extreme Cooling: High Performance Cooler with Five Heatpipes Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans CPU Boost: Stage 2: Overclock CPU 4.5GHz to 4.8GHz *************** Now here is the crazy part. I use a late year 2009 27" iMac as the Monitor. Other supporting hardware is as follows Logitech G930 Wireless Gaming Headset with 7.1 Surround sound Logitech G700S Gaming Mouse Logitech Bluetooth Easy-Switch Keyboard Steel Series Mouse Pad After a little bit of frustration at waiting for the system to arrive and the small snafu of the DVD player, I am EXTREMELY happy. This system is so fast and one can only appreciate the Bolt fully when you open the case and look inside. There is so much inside this small case, yet it has such great airflow that heat is not an issue. Kudos to whoever designed it. To end my probably too quick detailing of my system I'd like to include a Pic of my setup and I actually recorded a quick video. ![]() And here is a quick YouTube walk around. Tardis Walk around Edited by lusiphur - 10 May 2013 at 4:34pm |
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Marshmellow Fluff is proof of a higher existence.
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tkywa ![]() Newbie ![]() ![]() Joined: 15 Apr 2013 Online Status: Offline Posts: 13 |
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Nice set-up! Clean and simple.
![]() Ah, that Titan upgrade.....why must you be so *tempting*...(slaps self) |
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Captain Ahoge ![]() Moderator Group ![]() Digital Storm Employee ![]() Joined: 04 Jan 2012 Online Status: Offline Posts: 57 |
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Hey man, glad you're enjoying the system and it's back up and running great!
Give me a ring anytime Daleks or Weeping Angels cause BSODs or any other trouble. See you on Steam! |
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Steam ID: CaptainAhoge
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Alex ![]() Admin Group ![]() Digital Storm Supervisor ![]() Joined: 04 Jun 2012 Online Status: Offline Posts: 16314 |
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DomTheBomb ![]() Groupie ![]() ![]() Joined: 19 May 2012 Online Status: Offline Posts: 314 |
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Awesome! Congrats on your Bolt!
I like how you've got your iMac set up so that you can easily go from Mac to PC with the bolt. ![]() |
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DS x17, 1 Year 5 Months
i7 3720QM (2.6GHz/3.6GHz) 16GB 1600MHz DDR3 Nvidia GTX 680M 4GB 240GB Intel 520 SSD Windows 8.1 Pro |
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Tidgxor ![]() DS ELITE ![]() The Kokopelli kid ![]() Joined: 17 Sep 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 13000 |
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Man that looks slick!
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My Two Digital Storm Rigs: Mr. Bojangles (HAF-X, 2010) & Mrs. Bojingles (Bolt I, 2013).
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lusiphur ![]() Groupie ![]() Joined: 11 Apr 2013 Online Status: Offline Posts: 138 |
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I swear this computer is going to get me kicked off BO II and Steam.
I am owning since I got this and I bet people think I am hacking. MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA |
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Tidgxor ![]() DS ELITE ![]() The Kokopelli kid ![]() Joined: 17 Sep 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 13000 |
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My Two Digital Storm Rigs: Mr. Bojangles (HAF-X, 2010) & Mrs. Bojingles (Bolt I, 2013).
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oldlady RPGer ![]() DS Veteran ![]() One of the cool kids ![]() Joined: 09 Sep 2011 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1080 |
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NICE!!!!!
Game on. ![]() ![]() |
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Me sitting my ECMO in PICU. Now you know why I like LC. ;)
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lusiphur ![]() Groupie ![]() Joined: 11 Apr 2013 Online Status: Offline Posts: 138 |
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I was still having Stability issues so I ran the OC and it put my computer down to 4.1Ghz vs 4.5
I can now play Black Ops II
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xii ![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: 25 Feb 2012 Online Status: Offline Posts: 975 |
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Awesome with the IMac - love it.
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Onkel_Ken ![]() DS Veteran ![]() ![]() Joined: 17 Dec 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2961 |
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Great!
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Velox X/AMD 5900X/MSI X570 Pro Carbon MB/32GB DDDR 3600 DSPS/850W PS/500GB Samsung 980 Pro/1TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus/500 GB HDD/Sound Blaster AE-7/EVGA FTW3 Ultra RTX 3080 10GB/Liquid CPU cooler AIO/
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lusiphur ![]() Groupie ![]() Joined: 11 Apr 2013 Online Status: Offline Posts: 138 |
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I did a short stint of BlackOps II today.
O M G I F-ING love this computer and have been telling everyone who wants to listen about DS ![]() |
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Tidgxor ![]() DS ELITE ![]() The Kokopelli kid ![]() Joined: 17 Sep 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 13000 |
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My Two Digital Storm Rigs: Mr. Bojangles (HAF-X, 2010) & Mrs. Bojingles (Bolt I, 2013).
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lusiphur ![]() Groupie ![]() Joined: 11 Apr 2013 Online Status: Offline Posts: 138 |
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Check out that FPS
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Tidgxor ![]() DS ELITE ![]() The Kokopelli kid ![]() Joined: 17 Sep 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 13000 |
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My Two Digital Storm Rigs: Mr. Bojangles (HAF-X, 2010) & Mrs. Bojingles (Bolt I, 2013).
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joguco2012 ![]() Groupie ![]() ![]() Joined: 17 Nov 2012 Online Status: Offline Posts: 203 |
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Congratulations!! Its Nice that you have the GTX Titan and nice review.
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lusiphur ![]() Groupie ![]() Joined: 11 Apr 2013 Online Status: Offline Posts: 138 |
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I could redo the review to be something more like
Do you like making your friends Cry. Does the thought of constantly having them below you in the end game stats tickle your insides Then you my Friend need to buy a DS Bolt with a GTX Titan and become the Mythical Killing machine you have always dreamed of being haha |
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Tidgxor ![]() DS ELITE ![]() The Kokopelli kid ![]() Joined: 17 Sep 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 13000 |
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I could get behind that infomercial.
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My Two Digital Storm Rigs: Mr. Bojangles (HAF-X, 2010) & Mrs. Bojingles (Bolt I, 2013).
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Alex ![]() Admin Group ![]() Digital Storm Supervisor ![]() Joined: 04 Jun 2012 Online Status: Offline Posts: 16314 |
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lusiphur ![]() Groupie ![]() Joined: 11 Apr 2013 Online Status: Offline Posts: 138 |
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T-Shirt arrived today
Thanks Alex!!!! |
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Marshmellow Fluff is proof of a higher existence.
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Alex ![]() Admin Group ![]() Digital Storm Supervisor ![]() Joined: 04 Jun 2012 Online Status: Offline Posts: 16314 |
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You're welcome!
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Timmyny ![]() Newbie ![]() ![]() Joined: 11 Mar 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 19 |
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Were did you get your Tardis wallpaper... I love it !!
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lusiphur ![]() Groupie ![]() Joined: 11 Apr 2013 Online Status: Offline Posts: 138 |
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I did a search on Bing and found that under the images section
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Marshmellow Fluff is proof of a higher existence.
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lusiphur ![]() Groupie ![]() Joined: 11 Apr 2013 Online Status: Offline Posts: 138 |
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Just wanted to put a small update about "The Tardis"
He has been running at 4.2Ghz for a long time now with zero issues. So in summary The bolt F-ing Rocks. I can not recommend it, or Digital Storm enough. (Which I do all the time by the way whenever I am playing online) |
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Marshmellow Fluff is proof of a higher existence.
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Clay ![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: 11 Apr 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 526 |
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lusiphur ![]() Groupie ![]() Joined: 11 Apr 2013 Online Status: Offline Posts: 138 |
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I have Verizon FIOS.
I pay for 50MB down/ 25MB Up so I am getting what I pay for and then some. |
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Clay ![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: 11 Apr 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 526 |
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Nice! What MB did you have before? Is it seriously noticeable in game play? I'm looking at the bolt level 4, built as is.
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lusiphur ![]() Groupie ![]() Joined: 11 Apr 2013 Online Status: Offline Posts: 138 |
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My Old system is the Monitor you see in the above pics.
It is actually a 27" iMac. It's a quad core i5 with 8gbs of memory. It's still a very decent computer and I do the majority of my computing on it. The only thing that was getting long in the tooth was the video card. Since its an all in one, I was limited as to what I could upgrade it to. It has an ATI Radeon 4850 The Bolt has a GTX Titan and it freaking rules. Click the link at the end of the first post to check out my setup. It's pretty slick and I can guarantee you, I am the only one running something like this. ![]() Edited by lusiphur - 10 Aug 2013 at 8:24pm |
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Marshmellow Fluff is proof of a higher existence.
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Clay ![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: 11 Apr 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 526 |
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Yeah, I saw that!
Are the fans loud during game play? I was looking to pay about 3600-4K for a system! After looking at your build...I dont think its necessary! Edited by Clay - 10 Aug 2013 at 8:46pm |
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lusiphur ![]() Groupie ![]() Joined: 11 Apr 2013 Online Status: Offline Posts: 138 |
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I use headphones So I don't hear anything but my game.
$2500 is all you need if you are only gaming. |
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Marshmellow Fluff is proof of a higher existence.
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Clay ![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: 11 Apr 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 526 |
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Well, in general...when you are doing a virus scan, running system mechanic or something like that....do the fans run hard? I just hate to hear fans running hard, or the system running hard for no reason.
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lusiphur ![]() Groupie ![]() Joined: 11 Apr 2013 Online Status: Offline Posts: 138 |
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Nope
The fan on the Titan only kicks in when I am gaming. I run 2560x1440 at max settings in all my games. |
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