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Post Date: 2007-10-08
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    Posted: 08 Oct 2007 at 11:57am
So my trusty companion of several years has finally bit the dust...and now it is time to have Digital Storm make me something shiny and new.
 
Tell me what you think...
 
Specifications:
Case: Digital Storm Twister LITE (Black Aluminum Edition)
Power Supply: 620W Corsair HX (SLI Compatible) (Silent Edition) (High-Quality Unit)
Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz (1066MHz FSB) (8MB Cache)
Motherboard: nVidia 680i Core 2 Quad (By: eVGA) (nForce 680i SLI) (A1 Revision)
Memory: 2GB DDR2 Corsair at 667MHz (Dual Channel)
Floppy / Media: - No Thanks
Hard Drive 1: 320GB (Western Digital / Seagate) (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA)
Hard Drive 2: - No Thanks
Raid Option: - No Thanks
Optical Drive 1: DVD±R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 20x / CD-Writer 48x)
Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks
Network Card: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Modem: - No Thanks
Video Card: nVidia GeForce 8800GTS 640MB (By: eVGA / Asus) (PCI-Express)
TV Tuner: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Motherboard Multi-Channel High Definition Audio (7.1 Channel)
Physics Card: - No Thanks
Cooling: Air Cooled Stage 2 (Silent Artic Cooling Heat-sink (Copper Heatpipes)
Case Lighting: Blizzard Internal Lighting (Blue Edition) (Cold Cathode Tubes)
Round Cables: Enhanced Interior Air Flow (Optical Drive & Floppy Cables (Black Edition)
User Manual: Personalized Platinum Digital Storm Binder (Includes Paperwork/Benchmarks/CDs/Manuals)
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic
Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based)
Protection: - No Thanks
Office: - No Thanks
LCD Display: - No Thanks
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers: - No Thanks
Keyboard: Microsoft Multimedia Desktop 2.0 (Multimedia Keyboard + Optical Wheel Mouse)
Mouse: - No Thanks my keyboard comes with a mouse
Warranty: 3 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty
Support: Lifetime Toll-Free Platinum Care Technical Support
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Posts: 112 		  Quote Minion Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 08 Oct 2007 at 4:00pm
IMHO....The power supply may be a bit on the small side.
change to the 8800gts 330 mb / or to the 8800gtx 768mb
choose either Windows XP or go with at least Vista home premium.
 
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and raise the ram to either 800 or 1066
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Kelly, what is so different about Vista Home Basic compared to Vista Home Premium?  Is there anything I really need in Premium, remember I almost have the same rig as you LOL.
Processor: QX6850 (3.3Ghz)
RAM: 4GB 1066 Dominators
Graphics: 2x 8800GTX 768MB
Sound Card: Fatal1ty
HDD 1: 2x 150GB raptor (RAID 0)
HDD 2: 1x 150GB raptor
HDD 3: 320GB western
Liquid cooling (red)
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premium has a few useless features over basic, the areo desktop and such...
Core 2 Quad Q6600 OC @ 2.7Ghz
2GB DDR2 Corsair 800Mhz XMS2
GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB
nVidia 680i LT
Stage 3 w/ TwisterBoost
EXTREME DS case
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Posts: 7 		  Quote Gobofraggle Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 08 Oct 2007 at 7:28pm
Originally posted by Minion

IMHO....The power supply may be a bit on the small side.
change to the 8800gts 330 mb / or to the 8800gtx 768mb
choose either Windows XP or go with at least Vista home premium.
 
 
Why do you reccomend the change to either the 320mb or the 768?
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The 320MB and 640MB GTS both perform the same at low resolutions.

And the 640MB GTS just does not perform at high resolutions compared to other cards.
The only thing that keeps me wishing on a wishing star.
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Posts: 7 		  Quote Gobofraggle Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 08 Oct 2007 at 7:52pm
Originally posted by skyR

The 320MB and 640MB GTS both perform the same at low resolutions.

And the 640MB GTS just does not perform at high resolutions compared to other cards.
 
I see.   That makes sense.
 
Does that still hold true if I'm using a widescreen monitor at high resolution?  
 
I ask because the swing in price between the 320mb or a higher card starts to strain the budget.
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Yes, it is a poor performer
The only thing that keeps me wishing on a wishing star.
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