Coming Back To PC Gaming

1. Your Budget: less than 2k/2500k max

2. Expectations: play high end games, such as arma, witcher 2 without worrying about fps drops. Also play D3, Dota 2 flawlessly.

3. Usage: gaming

4. Special Needs: Nvidia 670

Hey guys,

I'm new here, but I've been lurking around DS for quite some time now. I've been away from PC gaming since 2001 and I'm hoping to get back to it now. I want to play D3 and maybe DoTa 2 when it comes out. I also want to play Arma 2 because of DayZ mod.

That being said, I want a PC that can handle all those games and can last at least  5 years. Can someone help me out? Thanks in advance.

That's another thing, If someone can help me out with that as well. I'm thinking of getting a 21' monitor. Sorry I've been out of the loop when it comes to this thing.

EDIT:

Thinking of getting this one:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002453K5G/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=aahhmtgm-20&link_code=as3&camp=211189&creative=373489&creativeASIN=B002453K5G


Edited by Teemberland - 24 May 2012 at 9:40am

Yep, that's the monitor alot of us use and it look s great.

Well I guess they went back to Nvidia cards again! YES!!!!

I'll take a look and let you guys know!


Edited by Teemberland - 24 May 2012 at 10:49am

Alex is lingering about  and can best answer that.. I've heard yes and no recently.

Edited by bprat22 - 24 May 2012 at 11:03am

You could make changes at $50 per component change and the difference in price. It also has to be a minor change.

Edited by Alex - 24 May 2012 at 11:56am

Originally posted by Alex You could make changes at $50 per component change and the difference in price. It also has to be a minor change.

ODE LVL 2 is fine as is right now. What if down the road I decided to upgrade the MoBo or the video card?

Originally posted by Asangard Hey xii which Dell Ultrasharps did you get?  I currently have the U2410.

The U2711 - available here.

Originally posted by Alex I don't believe we allow motherboard changes on the ODE with the special change fee, however, we can for the video card.

Cool thanks! I'll wait for the Memorial Day sale, Alex.

Bump!

Question.

I'm thinking of getting this config: 694375   

Say, I decided to "SLi" it, or maybe add another HDD. Will it void my warranty?

Originally posted by bprat22 Adding parts does not void warranty unless adding the part causes problems like bending a pin, short, defective part that surges, etc.    In general its no problem.     That build looks good.

Ofcourse it's a good build, it was yours. lol

Thanks a bunch bprat!

Quick question Bprat, is SLI 670 an overkill for 1920x1080 monitor?

Originally posted by bprat22 Sli 670 is definitely not overkill for the monitor and games you mentioned.   The difference between single and sli 670 is playing on High or Ultra settings with great fps.    A single will play great. A sli will give you more fps and more expansion for the future.    The budget pretty much decides what ya can do.

Thank you kindly. I think I'm going for ODE Ver 2, LVL 4.

I just pulled the trigger guys!

System Configuration:
Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Pre-built Digital Storm ODE V2 - Level 4
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: Intel Core i7 3770K 3.50 GHz (Unlocked CPU) (Quad Core) (Requires Z77 Motherboard)
Motherboard: ASUS SABERTOOTH Z77 (Intel Z77 Chipset) (Features Thermal Armor and Thermal Radar)
System Memory: 8GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series
Power Supply: 800W Corsair GS (Dual SLI Compatible)
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (120GB Solid State (By: Corsair) (Model: Force GT Series CSSD-F120GBGT-BK) (SATA 6Gbps)
Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (1TB Western Digital/Seagate/Hitachi/Samsung (7200 RPM) (32MB Cache)
Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks
Optical Drive 1: Blu-Ray Player/DVD Writer (Play Blu-Ray and Burn DVDs)
Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks
Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card(s): 2x SLI Dual (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 2GB (Includes PhysX)
Add-on Card: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 2: Digital Storm Vortex 240mm Radiator Liquid CPU Cooler (Extreme-Performance Edition)
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: Internal Chassis Lighting System (Red)
Enhancements: - No Thanks
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Noise Reduction: - No Thanks
LaserMark: - No Thanks
CPU Boost: Stage 2: Overclock CPU 4.5GHz to 4.8GHz
Graphics Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s)
Memory Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory
OS Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (64-Bit Edition)
Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows 7 CD)
Virus Protection: - No Thanks
Office: - No Thanks
Game: - No Thanks
Display: - No Thanks
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers: - No Thanks
Keyboard: - No Thanks
Mouse: - No Thanks
External Storage: - No Thanks
Exclusive T-Shirt: - No Thanks
Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 10-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed
Warranty: Life-time Expert Customer Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty

Question for Alex, I forgot to add the free t-shirt, can you guys still squeeze this in for my order? I'd appreciate it (Medium please :))

Originally posted by bprat22 Great gaming is heading your way.     ODE 4 is awesome.     Congrats.       Good catch on the t-shirt.

Bprat, do you think they can still squeeze that in?? LOL

Originally posted by Alex Yes we can, just contact us. Thanks for choosing Digital Storm!

SWEEEEEEEEEEET!

stage 3!!!!