Finally Pulled the TriggerPost Date: 2007-10-02 |
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Tyler Lowe 
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 Topic: Finally Pulled the TriggerPosted: 02 Oct 2007 at 12:54pm |
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Yep, finally did it, placed my order today for my new system.
Now begins waiting for the new rig stage 1
 .I want to thank everyone here on the forums and at Digital Storm for helping to educate me so I could make informed decisions about what would be best. I agonized over every component, and researched for hundreds of hours before making a final selection. I'd probably still be reading instead of waiting for my new comp right now if it hadn't been for the helpful feedback.
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EdH63
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Posted: 02 Oct 2007 at 1:48pm |
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You go girl!
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gdhart
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Posted: 02 Oct 2007 at 2:36pm |
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Welcome to the club! |
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850W PSU/Pro Case
Q6600-G0 2.7GHz nVidia 680i A1 Revision 4GB 800MHz XMS2 1x500 GB WD, 2x500GB WD RAID-1 2x500GB Ext nVidia GeForce 8800GTX 768MB ATI TV Wonder 650 Air Cooled Stage 3 |
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sundowner
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Posted: 02 Oct 2007 at 9:05pm |
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Why not the 8800 320? $100 more now will keep you from having to buy a new card in 6 months compared to 1-2 years.
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Quad Q6600 2.4 OC'd 3.1! Nvidia 8800GT Asus Maximus Formula Mobo 2xgb 800mhz corsair xfire - xuntiltheendx |
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Tyler Lowe
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Posted: 02 Oct 2007 at 11:55pm |
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Sundowner- It came down to a choice between a better motherboard and PSU plus some other goodies, or an 8800GTS. The GPU I picked out isn't the GTS, it's the GT so it's a difference of $190. I could have gone with a stripped down system and come in within my budget, but I'd rather have a system I'll enjoy past my next GPU upgrade
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I think it was Bill The Cat that pointed out that the motherboard is the biggest pain to upgrade, the other stuff can be upgraded with much less hassle. I decided he had a good point and picked the easiest thing to upgrade later to save some $$$ on.
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sundowner
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Posted: 03 Oct 2007 at 12:20am |
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Post your specs, i'm a little confused. |
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Tyler Lowe
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Posted: 03 Oct 2007 at 12:33am |
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Case: Digital Storm Twister PRO
Power Supply: 620W Corsair HX (SLI Compatible) (Silent Edition) (High-Quality Unit)
Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz (1066MHz FSB) (8MB Cache) Motherboard: nVidia 680i Core 2 Quad (By: eVGA) (nForce 680i SLI) (A1 Revision) Memory: 1GB DDR2 Corsair at 667MHz Floppy / Media: Digital Media Card Reader (Black) Hard Drive 1: 80GB (Western Digital / Seagate) (8MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA) Hard Drive 2: 160GB (Western Digital / Seagate) (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA) Raid Option: - No Thanks Optical Drive 1: DVD-ROM/CD-ROM (DVD Reader 16x / CD Reader 40x) Optical Drive 2: DVD±R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 20x / CD-Writer 48x) (LightScribe Edition) Network Card: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) Modem: - No Thanks Video Card: nVidia GeForce 8600GT 256MB (By: eVGA / Asus) (PCI-Express) TV Tuner: - No Thanks Sound Card: Motherboard Multi-Channel High Definition Audio (7.1 Channel) Physics Card: - No Thanks Cooling: Air Cooled Stage 3 (Silent Artic Cooling (TwisterBoost Overclocked) Case Lighting: Blizzard Internal Lighting (Blue Edition) (Cold Cathode Tubes) Round Cables: Enhanced Interior Air Flow (Optical Drive & Floppy Cables (Blue Edition) User Manual: Personalized Platinum Digital Storm Binder (Includes Paperwork/Benchmarks/CDs/Manuals) Windows OS: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium I already have 2GB of Crucial 800Mhz Ballistix Tracer so the 1GB of 667 RAM won't be in there much longer than it takes me to unbox the system. I plan on using the system for some photo editing and graphics work as well as gaming, so little things like the media reader and lightscribe burner were nice add ons. I also allowed myself $35 worth of fluff, because the pretty light and professional wiring job were something I really liked appearance wise.
Had I gone to 1 HDD, lost the extras, moved to an LT board, I could have done an 8800GTS. I figure it's another "wow factor" to look forward to when I drop in a 9 series a few months from now.
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Kenny
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Posted: 03 Oct 2007 at 12:38am |
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Welcome to DigitalStorm family
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We're here with you ! &(*_~)&
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Alex
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Posted: 03 Oct 2007 at 2:03am |
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Welcome to the family! |
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sundowner
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Posted: 03 Oct 2007 at 3:31am |
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ahhhhhhh then i retract my statement.
9 series will be out in spring so i guess that's the smart way to go.
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