Finally Ready to Order; ?'s though

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   Well I finally am in the Position now where I can place my order within the next week.  So Ive been trying to stay away from the site cause it was driving me nuts to wait.  Well now of course I have some new ?'s. 

First off; ive always been an AMD gal; but was going with Intel Quad Core because AMD just didnt have anything comparable.  But now AMD has come out with their Quad Cores and I think I would like to go in that direction; anyone out their try the AMD Quad's and how do you like it?

Also after spending the last 2 months thinking about OS's; Ive decided to elminate all thought and just go for Both; XP home & Vista (Premium or Ultimate).  Not sure which Vista I would get though.  Any Opinions?  Their is no way Im going for Vista as my only operating system; I just hear too many gamers complaining.  So I want to have both.

Still debating whether to go for 2 or 4g of memory?  Sound Card Options; was originally going for X-fi Fatality. 

I am going to be hooking this system up on occasion to the Samsung 63" plasma I will be getting; if this helps with any of my above choices; dont really know alot as far as the crossover to TV; but ill learn fast.

All input will be appreciated; as im now in the countdown stage for ordering.

Edited by Mysty - 27 Nov 2007 at 10:30am

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Mysty Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 07 Oct 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 148	Quote Reply Topic: Finally Ready to Order; ?'s though Posted: 27 Nov 2007 at 7:16am
	Well I finally am in the Position now where I can place my order within the next week. So Ive been trying to stay away from the site cause it was driving me nuts to wait. Well now of course I have some new ?'s. First off; ive always been an AMD gal; but was going with Intel Quad Core because AMD just didnt have anything comparable. But now AMD has come out with their Quad Cores and I think I would like to go in that direction; anyone out their try the AMD Quad's and how do you like it? Also after spending the last 2 months thinking about OS's; Ive decided to elminate all thought and just go for Both; XP home & Vista (Premium or Ultimate). Not sure which Vista I would get though. Any Opinions? Their is no way Im going for Vista as my only operating system; I just hear too many gamers complaining. So I want to have both. Still debating whether to go for 2 or 4g of memory? Sound Card Options; was originally going for X-fi Fatality. I am going to be hooking this system up on occasion to the Samsung 63" plasma I will be getting; if this helps with any of my above choices; dont really know alot as far as the crossover to TV; but ill learn fast. All input will be appreciated; as im now in the countdown stage for ordering. Edited by Mysty - 27 Nov 2007 at 10:30am

Mysty Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 07 Oct 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 148	Quote Reply Posted: 27 Nov 2007 at 8:14am
	I have one more ?; sorry; since you customize is it possible for you to add a Temp Control Panel in one of the front Bays; I was thinking of something like: I plan on getting the Ultima Case Zalman 6 channel fan controller Also would actually like this in one of the front bays as well: Vantec easy swap sata HD switcher - lets you switch from one HD to Another.

Tyler Lowe Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 14 May 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 0	Quote Reply Posted: 27 Nov 2007 at 12:16pm
	That's the synthetic on the AMD quads. Actual game performance had them lower than the 6400X2's. You will not be outperforming an Intel chip, but it looks like the AMD is certainly within the realm of acceptable performance. There's a full review of all of the Phenom chips at Tom's Hardware. Unless you plan on running more than 8GB of RAM, Vista Premium 64 Bit should be fine. That would be my pick, since you'll already have a 32 bit OS (XP) if the need arrises. The only significant difference performance wise between the regular X-FI and the stepup model is to that Fatal!ty kid's bank account as far as I can tell. The frequency response, signal to noise ratios, pretty much everything except the breakout box and "X-RAM" are identical. The extra RAM did not produce more FPS on any test I have seen comparing the X-FI and Fatal!ty edition side by side. It is pretty and gold and has a glowy "Fatal!ty" logo though . Edited by Tyler Lowe - 27 Nov 2007 at 12:27pm

Mysty Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 07 Oct 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 148	Quote Reply Posted: 27 Nov 2007 at 12:44pm
	I have the X-fi in my system now; and I love it; just wasnt sure if I want the Fatality; I actually found that review on Toms Hardware after I posted this; and from what I read and the benchmarks; it just dosent look like its coming close to the Intel Quad's. Shame too; cause I would have gone for AMD even if the performance was a little lower; but seems they still need to do a little more work on it before Ill be going in that direction. I feel like such a Traitor buying Intel; but dosent make sense to get top of the line Hardware and then get the AMD. As to the additional Front Bay options I want; can you do it for me; or if you cant order the parts; can I order them and just have them sent to you while your building my computer; I just dont really want to do any upgrades or additions myself. This is my present to myself and Im keeping my hands & mind free. here is what I am getting the only thing im thinking about changing is the PSU; i did alot of research on the 1000w PC Power & Cooling PSU; and the reviews were exceptional; so I may change from the recommended PSU to this upgrade; going to do a little research on the recommeded one and then Ill decide. Shipping & Building Time: Since the Holidays are coming what are the Estimated Build Times right now? Also I saw that it said Free Shipping; but are you still offering the Crate Shipping with your cool logo on the side; just curious not sure if im going to do that. Case: Digital Storm Twister ULTRA (Silver Anodized Aluminum Finish) Power Supply: 850W SilverStone Decathlon (Dual SLI Compatible) (Model: DA850) (Silent) Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad QX6850 Extreme 3.00GHz (1333MHz FSB) Motherboard: nVidia 680i Core 2 Quad (By: eVGA) (nForce 680i SLI) (A1 Revision) Memory: 4GB DDR2 Corsair at 1066MHz Dominator (Dual Channel) (Extreme-Performance) Floppy / Card: Digital Media Card Reader (Black) Hard Drive 1: 150GB Western Digital Raptor (10K RPM) (16MB Cache) (SATA) (Extreme Speed) Hard Drive 2: 150GB Western Digital Raptor (10K RPM) (16MB Cache) (SATA) (Extreme Speed) Raid Option: - No Thanks Hard Drive 3: 500GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA) Optical Drive 1: DVD±R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 20x / CD-Writer 48x) (LightScribe Edition) Optical Drive 2: DVD±R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 20x / CD-Writer 48x) Network Card: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) Video Card: 2x SLI Dual (nVidia GeForce 8800GTX 768MB (By: eVGA) (PCI-Express) TV Tuner: - No Thanks Sound Card: Creative Labs Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer (Up to 7.1 Channel) (Recommended) Physics Card: - No Thanks Cooling: Air Cooled Stage 2 (Silent Artic Cooling Heat-sink (Copper Heatpipes) 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) Overclock Processor: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my processor Overclock Video Card: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s) Overclock Memory: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory Tweak Windows: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system Windows OS: Dual Boot (Windows XP Home & Windows Vista Home Premium (64-Bit Edition) Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based) Protection: - No Thanks Office: - No Thanks Benchmarking: - No Thanks Pre-Install Game: - No Thanks LCD Display: - No Thanks Surge Shield: - No Thanks Speakers: - No Thanks Keyboard: - No Thanks Mouse: - No Thanks Warranty: 3 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty Support: Lifetime Toll-Free Platinum Care Technical Support Edited by Mysty - 27 Nov 2007 at 1:00pm

Tyler Lowe Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 14 May 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 0	Quote Reply Posted: 27 Nov 2007 at 11:03pm
	Check Hard OCP's review of both the PC Power and Cooling 1000W and the Thermaltake 1200W powersupplies. You might be surprised at what you find. You'd probably be better off sending a PM directly to either Dave, Kelly, or Alex on the special build requests and shipping time. Either that or just call DSO. Edited by Tyler Lowe - 27 Nov 2007 at 11:07pm

Kelly Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Digital Storm Customer Service Joined: 13 May 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 791	Quote Reply Posted: 28 Nov 2007 at 2:14pm
	Thanks Tyler, Yes we can special order anythign for you and put it in your system, but that will definitely add to the build time and what not. as far as how long, I don't know. It is impossible to speculate because it could take 34567890-987654345678 days for us to get something you had us order and then you'd be waiting till next year to get it.

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