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    Posted: 12 Jan 2008 at 10:26am
Case: Digital Storm Twister LITE (Black Aluminum Edition)
Power Supply: 520W Corsair HX (Dual SLI Compatible) (Silent Edition)
Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz (1066MHz FSB) (8MB 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: 160GB 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: - No Thanks
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 2 (Silent Artic Cooling Heat-sink (Copper Heatpipes)
Case Lighting: Blizzard Internal Lighting (Green 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: - No Thanks, Please test my memory, I will be responsible for software based support
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 my keyboard comes with a mouse
Warranty: 3 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty
Support: Lifetime Toll-Free Platinum Care Technical Support



Im a casual gamer so how does that  build look guys?

let me remind you im coming  to this from a 2.2ghz processor with 1024 memory and a radeon9600se agp...im excited!
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 Load that number in. See what ya think. I have learned a few things around here so thank others not me.
 
 The change in motherboards will give you a much higher OC speed and it also has a very nice onboard sound. This MB will be a problem if you plan on going SLI in the future.
 
 I would wait to see what other think but I think they will agree with me.
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I think that's a great budget build. It hits all the right high notes for value without any extra crap. You could still shave $10 off by ditching the lighting, but tbh, they're fun to look at, and $10 isn't much fat to trim from the build.

The only point I am going to raise, is cooling for the 8800 GT series of GPU. A single slot cooling solution sounds great, but they tend to run very hot, even post bios fix. I believe all reference cooling fans for the 8800's have gone to a larger diameter fan, but if you have the room in your budget for the GTS model, that will be more efficient in expelling hot air from your case, which in turn is going to help you keep your other system components cooler (better for stability, and for overclocking if you were planning on doing that yourself).
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Evil im soooo glad you pointed that mobo out cause i want to go SLI later on so many thanks to you.

and thx tyler and your right i have 1500$ budget...i didnt even notice that the mobo wasnt sli so i have to upgrade that for sure. which puts me at 1476$...any thoughts on how i can correct that..i dont plan on OCing the system for a while atleast not until i go SLI later on.

thx guys your great.
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You could see if they would be willing to install a high RPM exhaust fan. The rear exhaust is the most important fan in that case. I know they have some favorites they've been trying out. I've been extremely impressed with the Cooler Master 110CFM fan I installed in my case. It dropped my temps down considerably, so I'd have no reservations about recomending the same fan for your build.

The LED version is Here
 
It's offered in a non LED version for the same price if you don't want the blue glow.
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wow i cant believe how helpful this site is compaired to others and havent even  bought my system yet!...im definitly buying from hereThumbs%20Up

thx for the info tyler...im thinking about going over budget  to the GTS cause ive read a post  on here about them having batchs of bad GT cards..even if i went with GTS i wonder would they still install a high RPM exhaust fan anyway if i ask them to..if not i can always get the one you linked later.
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Can anyone tell me if the GTS 512's have the new chip like the 320 does?
cause i read this from a website.

Because of the late launch date of the 320MB 8800GTS, Sparkle equipped their cards with newer revision memory chips compared to the ones used on the 640Mb model. Hopefully this provides the tweakers out there with more overclocking headroom.

and is it only sparkle that installed this chip?

btw what brand of nvidia cards do you guys use?

im sorry if im being a painOuch i just want this machine to be the way i need it to be.
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Digital Storm uses EVGA. Their cards are reference design which are equiped with Qimonda chips.

Don't know which chips sparkle equiped their 8800GTS 320mb with. I know Galaxy equips theirs with Samsung chips.
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thx skySmile

one more question does DS send DVi adapters with the system?
i read somewhere that they send you all the stuff that would come with the items you buy i believe?

on an off note i think im about ready to place the order =)
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Yep, they do send the DVI adapters.
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ok heres my final build 112678

am i good to goQuestion
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And thanks to all who helped meCool
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That's the wrong GTS. You'd be better off with the 8800GT or even an HD3850 w/ 512MB than one of the G80 8800GTS 320MB cards.
 
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I would get a burner, not just a DVD reader, and I would opt for a floppy drive had I the chance to do my configuration over. There are still some DOS based applications where a bootable floppy is a very handy thing to have. It doesn't come up much, but for $7 I don't see how you can go wrong having one tossed in there.
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what a min in a couple of post ago you said dont get the GT now your saying its better?Confused and i checked out the video comparison chart and the 320 out done the 640 one not by much but still it did..all because its chip is more up to date. i did ask if the 512 has the same chip but i never got a answer to that so i thought it must not.

far as the burner i got two brand new ones here i can put in & floppy drives  i got 3 or 4 i can install so im  good there.

So can anyone answer my question does the 512 have the same chip? if it does  then i will go with that one.Thumbs%20Up
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forgot to ask which one runs cooler the GT or the GTS? Cause ive heard the GT gets very very hot.
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The whole 8800GT vs. 8800GTS thing:  He means the 512MB GTS, not the 320 or 640.  The 512s are built on a new chip manufacturing process (same  process as the new GT) that boosts their performance greatly over the 320s and 640s.  The 8800GTS 512 rivals the GTX as far as performance, and is marginally better than the GT.  In my personal opinion, the GT is a better "sweet spot" as far as the price/performance ratio.

The GT has a single slot cooling mechanism, and they do get hot.  The GTS has dual slot cooling and is better if you are worried about heat.



Edited by Mythius101 - 16 Jan 2008 at 4:28am
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Core 2 Quad Q6600
nVidia 680iA1
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thx alot for the info mythius
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ok i have waited a bit to gather more $ to make this build heres my new build....114206

i dropped the quad..cause the only things i do on a pc is play WoW & BF2
dropped the 8800gt going with the GTS512 instead. poped in a floppy & dvd/cd r+w.

my only question is i seen on newegg that the EVGA 8800GTS 512mb cards comes with a free crysis game...so does DS include this to?

payed day friday and im putting my order inBig%20smile
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Originally posted by EVmadman

ok i have waited a bit to gather more $ to make this build heres my new build....114206

i dropped the quad..cause the only things i do on a pc is play WoW & BF2
dropped the 8800gt going with the GTS512 instead. poped in a floppy & dvd/cd r+w.

my only question is i seen on newegg that the EVGA 8800GTS 512mb cards comes with a free crysis game...so does DS include this to?

payed day friday and im putting my order inBig%20smile


no.

Newegg has their own special bundles.
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