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  Quote SJBHTX Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Topic: Configuration
    Posted: 13 May 2020 at 2:37am
Hello,

I bought my first Digital Storm PC back in 2013, the original Bolt I guess? Anyway, Its 2020 now and I'm looking to upgrade. I've always stuck by Intel, but I think I'd rather go with AMD with time and push the Ryzen 9 3900X.

Games : COD, League of Legends, WoW, and Random other stuff.
Streaming to Twitch. Is this the build for me? Thoughts, tweaks, all appreciated! Thanks guys!

System Configuration:

Chassis Model: Digital Storm Velox
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish

Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X (12-Core) 4.6 GHz Turbo

Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X570-P (AMD X570 Chipset) (Up to 2x PCI-E Devices) (No SLI Support)

System Memory: 16GB DDR4 3200MHz Digital Storm Performance Series

Power Supply: 850W Corsair / EVGA / Thermaltake (Modular) (80 Plus Gold)

Storage Set 1: 1x SSD M.2 (500GB Digital Storm M.2 Performance Series)

Storage Set 2: 1x Storage (2TB Seagate / Toshiba / Hitachi)

Graphics Card(s): 1x GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER 8GB (VR Ready)

Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio

Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 2: Digital Storm Vortex Liquid CPU Cooler (Dual Fan) (Fully Sealed + No Maintenance)

Cable Management: Exotic Cable Management - Red - (Cable Combs with Custom Color Sleeved Extension Cables)

Chassis Fans: Standard Factory Chassis Fans

Internal Lighting: Remote Controlled Advanced LED Lighting System (Multiple RGB Color Modes)

CPU Boost: Stock Factory Turbo Boost Advanced Automatic Overclocking

Graphics: Yes, Overclock the video card(s) as much as possible with complete stability

OS Boost: Yes, Disable and tweak all of the non-crucial services on the operating system

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home (64-Bit Edition)

Recovery Tools: USB Drive - Windows 10 Installation (Format and Clean Install)

Virus Protection: Windows Defender Antivirus (Built-in to Windows 10)
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  Quote Cretae Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 13 May 2020 at 6:42am
The Ryzen 9 is overkill for what you want. The 3800x will perform just as well across the board, and save $139.

Get the Seagate Firecuda 500 GB PCIe 4 NVMe SSd for primary drive. AMD 570 chipsets support PCIe 4 and it's up to 5 times faster than the DS SATA SSD.

No budget, no monitor specs makes it harder to advise, but the pairing of an overkill proc with a 1080p GPU is not typical. The 2060 will stream just fine, however. I don't recommend you overclock the GPU, but if you think you need it, be prepared to hear your fans a lot more.

Don't ""tweak the operating system". It's a throwback to olden times when system RAM was tiny.

Hope it helps.

Oh yeah, the "Velox disclaimer"! The window is on the right side, so to display the innards the mobo and its attachments are upside down. Also, I believe the window side is all glass now.

Edited by Cretae - 13 May 2020 at 6:49am
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  Quote Codeblue009 Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 03 Jun 2020 at 8:40am
I agree with Cretae comments. He has a strong understanding of the performance criteria of PC hardware and configuration. Just to give you a bit more consideration, if you will be doing any video editing/rendering, you might want to stay with the 3900X or upgrade to the 3950X (if you have the budget for it). Now with respect to the graphics card, your monitor will be key in choosing your graphics card as Cretae stated.

I also bought a Velox with similar specs as you. I will post the specs for you to see. My PC will not only be used for gaming, but video rendering and CAD files. I will have a secondary NVMe for storage of design files and videos. I am most likely going to get a NAS for my home network to store my files. My PC arrives today. My monitor is the LG 38GL950G (Still in the box). I have been following the delivery driver on the UPS map. He should be here in an hour. I will post an update when I actually setup the PC (most likely this weekend).
Good luck to you and I hope you will be happy with your new build.

Purchase Date: 4/11/2020 5:15:11 PM
Config ID: Configuration Name: Q: Total:
DSO-2132618 Digital Storm Desktop - Config ID 3043694 1 $4,672.00
Chassis Model: Digital Storm Velox
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 3950X (16-Core) 4.7 GHz Turbo
Motherboard: ASUS ROG Strix X570-E Gaming (Wi-Fi) (AMD X570 Chipset) (Up to 3x PCI-E Devices)
System Memory: 32GB DDR4 3200MHz Digital Storm Performance Series
Power Supply: 850W Corsair / EVGA / Thermaltake (Modular) (80 Plus Gold)
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Optical Drive: - No Thanks
Storage Set 1: 1x SSD M.2 (1TB Seagate FireCuda 520) (NVM Express) (Gen4 PCIe)
Storage Set 2: 1x SSD M.2 (2TB Seagate FireCuda 520) (NVM Express) (Gen4 PCIe)
Storage Set 3: - No Thanks
RAID Config: - No Thanks
RAID Card: - No Thanks
Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Graphics Card(s): 1x GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8GB (VR Ready)
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
HPC Processor: - No Thanks
Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 2: Digital Storm Vortex Liquid CPU Cooler (Dual Fan) (Fully Sealed + No Maintenance)
HydroLux Tubing Style: - Not Applicable, I do not have a custom HydroLux liquid cooling system selected
HydroLux Fluid Color: - Not Applicable, I do not have a custom HydroLux liquid cooling system selected
Cable Management: Exotic Cable Management - Blue - (Cable Combs with Custom Color Sleeved Extension Cables)
Chassis Fans: Corsair LL Series (RGB Fans) (Software Controlled Effects)
Internal Lighting: Remote Controlled Advanced LED Lighting System (Multiple RGB Color Modes)
Airflow Control: Corsair Commander PRO Management Control Board & Software (1x Board)
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Noise Reduction: - No Thanks
LaserMark: - No Thanks
CPU Boost: Stock Factory Turbo Boost Advanced Automatic Overclocking
Graphics: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s)
OS Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home (64-Bit Edition)
Recovery Tools: USB Drive - Windows 10 Installation (Format and Clean Install)
Virus Protection: Windows Defender Antivirus (Built-in to Windows 10)
Office: - No Thanks
Mouse Pad: - No Thanks
Display: - No Thanks
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers: - No Thanks
Keyboard: - No Thanks
Mouse: - No Thanks
Branded Gear: - No Thanks
Priority Build: - No Thanks, 6 Week Ship Estimate After Order Is Successfully Processed
Warranty: Life-time Expert Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty (
141815 -- PROMOTIONAL LIMITED TIME BONUS DISCOUNT: $400 1 ($400.00)
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  Quote Codeblue009 Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 03 Jun 2020 at 9:20am
Update: I just received my PC not 10 minutes after I posted. :-) I am so tempted to open it now. Maybe I can take a break from work to just get a sneak peek into the box. :-)
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  Quote SJBHTX Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 09 Jun 2020 at 6:02pm
Thanks for the responses! Let me know how it is!
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  Quote Codeblue009 Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 09 Jun 2020 at 6:03pm
Originally posted by SJBHTX

Thanks for the responses! Let me know how it is!


I posted the review in general. Velox does not disappoint.

Edited by Codeblue009 - 09 Jun 2020 at 6:04pm
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