Fist time customer Review.

Enjoy that system Zeluke, it looks like a great build.  What will you be using it for?

Youll really like the GTX 280, for all its bashing due to its value vs dollar ratio it still is the best single PCI slot card you can get minus the X2s of course.

No matter what you get, I'd suggest asking DSO to add on a Corsair DOMINATOR RAM cooling kit. I think it will only set you back at most $30, and looks really nice. Oh yeah, it help keeps your RAM cooler too.

Thanks for adding Zeluke. Welcome to DSO.

Thanks for the Info and will call them today witha  few tweaks.  Was debating on water cooled also.   As for games right now. Lord fo the rings MOM and warhammer.  But my old computer could not play anything that looked bad ass.

Damn they glue it in place for the ram fan.    Might have to pass on that.  Anyways I will be getting liquid cool for the cpu to overclock.  And I am not overclocking anything else. NEW specs after I tlak to them.  Any ideas on RAID.  Would like to finalize my new house(DS RIG) today over the phone.

Edited by Zeluke - 03 Oct 2008 at 8:32am

Round 3 check it out.

Zeluke this is no good

this is what you want:

here you go Ticket# 190378 --- Price: $2539 (To see this build click here)

Copy of Specifications:
Chassis: Cooler Master HAF 932
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Interior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Power Supply: 860W PC Power & Cooling (ESA Edition) (Dual SLI Compatible)
Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 2.83GHz (1333MHz FSB) (12MB Cache)
Motherboard: nVidia 790i Ultra Core 2 Quad (nForce 790i Ultra SLI) (DDR3 Only)
System Memory: 4GB DDR3 1333MHz OCZ
Card Reader: - No Thanks
Hard Drive 1: 300GB Western Digital VelociRaptor (10K RPM) (16MB Cache) (Extreme Speed)
Hard Drive 2: 500GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA)
Raid Option: - No Thanks
Hard Drive 3: - No Thanks
Optical Drive 1: DVD±R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 20x / CD-Writer 48x) (LightScribe Edition)
Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks
Wireless Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 896MB (Includes PhysX Technology)
TV Tuner: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: Air Cooled Stage 2 (Silent Artic Cooling Heat-sink Upgrade (Copper Heatpipes)
Internal Lighting: Blizzard Internal Lighting (Red Edition) (Cold Cathode Tubes)
Modifications: - No Thanks
Boost Processor: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my processor
Boost Video Card: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s)
Boost 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: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium (64-Bit Edition) (For Enthusiasts)
Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based)
Protection: - No Thanks
Office: - No Thanks
Benchmarking: - No Thanks
Install/Test Game: - No Thanks
LCD Display: - No Thanks
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers: - No Thanks
Keyboard: - No Thanks
Mouse: - No Thanks
External Storage: - No Thanks
Warranty: 3 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty

let me explain,

you don't need 2 raptors, get the veloci for os/apps/games.

haf does not need to be stage3, it comes stage 3 stock.

changed your psu to 860w so if down the road you want to add another 280 gtx you can.


8GB of ram? you won't use anything over 4GB unless you are doing some virtual servers or heavy duty 3D designing.


Edited by DST4ME - 03 Oct 2008 at 4:05pm

Zeluke 8GB for you is a totall waste, if you remove 4GB out of that pc you will never notice it. thats too much money to pay for something you will never use.

its like you getting a 1200w with that system.

LOL I like you Zeluke. Welcome to the boards, and congrats on your system.

Matt

Okay you win.  They were out of stock of the ram.  So I got 4 gigs of ocz1600 which saved me enough to add liquid cooling on my cpu which I did really want for furture use.

Problem is they had no more in stock.  But I will over clock it all in the future.  One Reason I got the cooling.  I just want to use the system with no overclocking for now.  But you are right. 

Edited by Zeluke - 06 Oct 2008 at 9:31pm

looks like a very nice rig.FYI the HAF case dosent realy come stage 3 stock.i comes with a 10" fan mounted on the door that spins at around 500rpm.it vents more than anything.when you get the DSO stage 3 option, the fan is removed and you get x4 zalman fans installed. each running close to 1900rpm 4x faster than the stock one.if u are worried about sound you can request that the silicon pins and the noiseless connector be installed as well ,this will reduce each fan speed to 900rpm and noise, but will still be a big differance over the stock fan.

ok i might have been off on the the speed of the door fan.but i know that it dose not come stage 3 stock.at least not to DS standards .when you chose the stage 3 option for the haf case we add x4 zalmans to the case.that stock door fan is good  if you are not doing water cooing .it  doesn't  do any thing for the heat that the water cooling will be spreading.water cooling doesn't  cool down your cpu it just spreads out the heat better .like threw the tubing ,rad and were ever else the tubes are running.im at digital storm all day building these rigs and i know that that 1 fan sucks compared to 4 zalmans.

dissipation heat dose not mean cooling down or lowering.

I never said more fans don't mean more air.

and all that coming form some like you is a great complement, thank you.

one day you will learn to not assume.

Edited by DST4ME - 09 Oct 2008 at 4:24am

This is more intense than christmass as a little kid...people think I am insane.....I can not wait to use that computer and actually buy all the top games out there. Now that I will be able to play them!!!!!!!