Excited!

I'm making my post a bit late, but I'm getting excited now!

A little backstory:

I built my first computer in 2011 mainly for gaming purposes at the time. From that time on..when anything became outdated, I just got hand-me-downs from friends and family members as they were upgrading their computers.

I've basically been working off that now for the past 10 years..and I was trying to hold off to build another computer on my own, however, with the ways things are going. It looked like this was the only choice and I was started to not be able to run games smoothly or at all.

So, after long discussions with friends about moving forward..I finally decided to do a computer build, I had been saving up for it for the past five years..and I'll be using it for both gaming and work. I do a little video rendering..on the side.

But, this time, I decided to just go all in, get everything I wanted without holding back...plus, tax-deductible since I'm buying it with one of my businesses!

I put in my order on Oct 14th, 2021, my order hit stage two on Oct 25, 2021. I'm getting pumped (but probably too early).

I can't wait to have this beast...and my complete new setup in front of me. I got new everything, keyboard, monitors, mouse, etc! I'm so excited.

Here is the build that I probably went wayyyy overkill with.

System Configuration:
Chassis Model: Digital Storm Lumos
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X (16-Core) 4.9 GHz Turbo
Motherboard: ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Dark Hero (Wi-Fi) (AMD X570 Chipset) (Up to 3x PCI-E Devices) (No SLI)
System Memory: 32GB DDR4 3600MHz HyperX Fury RGB
Power Supply: 1200W Silverstone / EVGA / Thermaltake (Modular) (80 Plus Gold)
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Optical Drive: - No Thanks
Storage Set 1: 1x SSD M.2 (2TB Samsung 970 EVO PLUS) (NVM Express)
Storage Set 2: 1x SSD M.2 (2TB Samsung 970 EVO PLUS) (NVM Express)
Storage Set 3: 1x SSD (2TB Samsung 860 PRO)
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 3080 Ti 12GB (VR Ready)
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Add On Card: - 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: Cooler Master MasterFan Halo (RGB Fans) (Remote Control Only)
Internal Lighting: Remote Controlled Advanced LED Lighting System (Multiple RGB Color Modes)
Software Control: Corsair Commander PRO Management Control Board & Software (1x Board)
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Noise Reduction: - No Thanks
LaserMark: Option Not Available
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 Professional (64-Bit)
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, Ship Within 14-21 Business Days After Order Is

"Here is the build that I probably went wayyyy overkill with."

Yep, but that was the point, yes?

3points. The Samsung 860 PRO is not a good buy here, and I don't think you need to buy in the SATA Pro series at all. Get yourself a 2TB SATA SSD elsewhere when you need one.

The 980 NVMe Pros are faster than anything else here, and one of the fastest anywhere. Just sayin'.

You have no Corsair gear in your box to control with the Corsair Commander do you?   

I am excited about my new Digital Storm system coming too. It is replacing the 12 year old system I am using now. Only had to replace a fan after all of these years.

Digital Storm builds quality system that last! I can definitely attest to that.

I feel the same excitement myself waiting for mine.

You might check out the availability of the newest Alder Lake Intel procs today. You are welcome by DS to make changes without much trouble through Stage 3. You are allowed to make them after that, after all, it's your purchase, but it might cause delays.

TBH, I don't know either. I assumed it would be more universal, but IDK. What I can tell you is your motherboard is so high end it will have the ability to set fan profiles from the BIOS no matter what's plugged into it.   

TBH, I think your motherboard will allow all that at no extra expense. I monitor my temps with CPUID HWMonitor software available with a click. Just sayin'   

My DS beast went into stage 7 11/17/2021 late last night! Oh mannnnnnn I thought the time would never get here..but now I'm even antsier lol.

Just waiting on the tracking number now!

Edited by Alucardgnik - 18 Nov 2021 at 5:57am

Tracking received and on the freight!

Edited by hoserator - 19 Nov 2021 at 2:46pm

Answered the question: it's to read the CPU temp lol.