does this one look pretty good?Post Date: 2010-06-21 |
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Liq
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Topic: does this one look pretty good?Posted: 21 Jun 2010 at 9:38pm |
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Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Cooler Master HAF X
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish Processor: Intel Core i7 930 2.8GHz (Quad Core) Motherboard: EVGA X58 LE Edition SLI (Intel X58 Chipset) (Supports SLI or CrossFire) System Memory: 6GB DDR3 1600MHz Corsair Dominator with DHX Extreme Edition Power Supply: 750W Corsair TX (Dual SLI Compatible) Expansion Bay: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (64GB Solid State (By: Corsair Nova Series) (Model: CSSD-V64GB2-BRKT) Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (1TB Seagate/Hitachi (7200 RPM) (32MB Cache) (SATA) (Extreme Speed) Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks Optical Drive 1: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x) Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) Video Card: 1x ATI Radeon HD 5870 1GB 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 Applicable, I do not have a FrostChill or Sub-Zero LCS Cooling System Selected Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans Internal Lighting: - No Thanks Enhancements: - No Thanks Chassis Mods: - No Thanks Noise Reduction: - No Thanks Boost Processor: FREE: Stage 1: Overclock the processor between 3.3GHz to 3.9GHz (Cooling Upgrade Recommended) Boost Video Card: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s) Boost Memory: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory Boost OS: FREE: Yes, Disable and tweak all of the non-crucial services on the operating system Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (64-Bit Edition) Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based) Virus Protection: - No Thanks Office: - No Thanks Benchmarking: - No Thanks Install/Test Game: FREE: Hot-selling game with a NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 or above graphics card 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 (Medium) Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 5-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed Warranty: 3 Year Limited Warranty with Life-Time Customer Support (3 Year Labor & 1 Year Parts) I upped the memory to Corsair Dominator, and I'm not sure if I'm being picky or if I should just bump it back down and save the $100. I was also recommended the air phase 2 Noctua cooler, but frankly I'm afraid of damage during transit, and I don't want to have to deal with an RMA before I even get the thing going. The price is $2211 before shipping. This thing has to last me a few years at least and I'll be gaming on a 23 inch 19x10 screen. |
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justin.kerr
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Posted: 21 Jun 2010 at 10:55pm |
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that RAM is not worth $100 upgrade.. all else looks great ...some say to get win 7 pro... I never have.. but some say to get it..
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Dragoonseal
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Posted: 21 Jun 2010 at 11:34pm |
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Ditch the Nova in favor of the 80GB Intel SSD. At only $50 more it's a vastly better buy. Much much better performance, literately 10 times better at small file 4k read/writes. Has extra room to boot.
Keep in mind that Digital Storm gets A LOT of orders with the Stage 2 Noctua NH-D14, it's a very popular model, and we've already had multiple people from DS confirm they have an extremely small percentile of them actually get any damage during transport. |
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JJJJ_Shabadoo
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Posted: 21 Jun 2010 at 11:40pm |
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Lose the OS boost. You won't notice the performance gains and if you ever need/want any of the disabled services it'll be a pain trying to figure out how to reenable them.
If you are concerned about the Noctua, just go with it's smaller sibling the 120. Should be more than adequate for you and it's smaller size/weight will lessen the risk of shipping damage. Edited by JJJJ_Shabadoo - 21 Jun 2010 at 11:43pm |
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Cretae
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Posted: 22 Jun 2010 at 8:23pm |
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This is all good advice, follow it, and you'll have the right rig!
DEFINITELY on the Intel 80g.
Don't get the Corsair RAM.
Win 7 Pro only if you have some legacy software that runs on XP, but not Win 7.
Pro gets you a free download that will emulate Win XP on your desktop.
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Intel Core i7 930 3.8GHz OC EVGA X58 LE 6GB DDR3 1600Mhz Ram 750W Corsair 1TB HDD 1x ATI RadeonHD 5870 1GB Noctua Dual 120mm I can make my mind think... anything.... |
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Liq
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Posted: 22 Jun 2010 at 9:08pm |
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OK, thanks for the input guys. I'll drop the ram back to the standard 6 gig set, swap out the ssd to the 80 gig Intel, and drop OS boost as well. I did bump my 2nd harddrive down to the 500 gig WD model though, but I'll be fine with 580 gig worth of hd space.
Ill be sticking with the 120mm cooler though. i just don't see the need in a cooler that eats up half my case just for my CPU. I should be ordering this beast tomorrow afternoon, so if anybody has anything to add let me know. I'll check this thread tomorrow before I hit the go button. |
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