Configuration ReviewPost Date: 2010-02-05 |
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glou
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Topic: Configuration ReviewPosted: 05 Feb 2010 at 7:20pm |
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I plan on using this computer mainly for 2D and 3D apps such as Maya, ZBrush, Photoshop, After Effects, etc. and some light gaming.
Some questions: 1. Is the Digital Storm RAM decent? 2. For the additional hard drive, do you randomly decide which manufacturer's drive will be installed or can we select? 3. Is the computer fairly quiet? 4. Is it a good idea to get the free overclocking for the video card? Thanks for the help. Ticket Number: 380961 Total Price with Instant Savings: $1,977.00 Specifications: Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - HAF 922 Exterior Finish: - Not Available Trim Accents: - Not Available Processor: Intel Core i7 920 2.66GHz (Quad Core) Motherboard: EVGA X58 LE Edition SLI (Intel X58 Chipset) (Supports SLI or CrossFire) System Memory: 6GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested) Power Supply: 750W Corsair TX (Dual SLI Compatible) Expansion Bay: - Not Available Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (500GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA) Set 1 Raid Options: - Not Available Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (1TB Seagate/Hitachi/Western Digital (7200 RPM) (32MB Cache) (SATA) (Extreme Speed) Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks Optical Drive 1: DVDąR/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 22x / CD-Writer 48x) Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) Video Card: 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 275 896MB (Includes PhysX Technology) Add-on Card: - No Thanks Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 1: Noctua Dual 120mm Fans High Performance Cooler (Compatible With ONLY i7 Processors) H20 Tube Color:- Not Available Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans Internal Lighting: Internal Chassis Lighting System (Red) Enhancements: - Not Available Chassis Mods: - Not Available Noise Reduction: - Not Available Boost Processor: FREE: Stage 1: Overclock the processor between 3.3GHz to 3.9GHz (Requires Air Cooling Upgrade) Boost Video Card: - Not Available Boost Memory: - Not Available Boost OS: - Not Available Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional (64-Bit Edition) Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based) Virus Protection: - Not Available Office: - Not Available Benchmarking: - Not Available Install/Test Game: FREE: Please include a free copy of a hot-selling game Display: - No Thanks Surge Shield: - No Thanks Speakers: - No Thanks Keyboard: - No Thanks Mouse: - No Thanks External Storage: - No Thanks Exclusive T-Shirt: FREE: Digital Storm T-Shirt - Black (Large) Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 5-10 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed Warranty: 3 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty |
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DST4ME
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Posted: 06 Feb 2010 at 11:53am |
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you build looks good, you sure you don't need more then 6GB of ram tho?
1. ram is mushkin so ya its good. 2. you can request whatever want 3. pc is fairly quiet but most of your noise will come from the gpu's fan when underload. 4. the oc on gpu will not make much of a difference. |
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glou
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Posted: 06 Feb 2010 at 2:56pm |
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Thanks for your help DST4ME.
I think the 6GB will do for now, however if I want to upgrade later can I add more RAM to the 6GB or does it already take up all the slots. Am I going to have to remove the 6GB if I want to increase to 12GB later on? |
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Herniter
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Posted: 06 Feb 2010 at 8:15pm |
The board has 6 sockets, I believe DS uses 3 2GB sticks of RAM with your configuration. You should be just fine upgrading to 12GB at a later time. |
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DST4ME
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Posted: 06 Feb 2010 at 8:26pm |
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ask them to be sure but I believe they do use 3 x 2GB so all you have to do is add 6 more GB.
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