Getting -another- PC

Well, well, well, if it isn't.     What's up, xii.  Nice to see you.

The new Bolt 2 is a nice machine.  Improvements over the original. 

Here's a rig to get you started.  

Config # 991550        Cost $ 3581

Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Pre-built Digital Storm Bolt II
Exterior Finish: Exotic Paint Finish - Pearl White - Matte Finish
Trim Accents: - No Thanks
Processor: Intel Core i7 4790K 4.0 GHz (Codename Devils Canyon) (Unlocked CPU) (Quad Core) (ETA 6/25/14)
Motherboard: ASUS Z97I-PLUS (Intel Z97 Chipset) (Mini-ITX)
System Memory: 16GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested)
Power Supply: 500W Digital Storm Bolt II Edition (Quiet) (Gold Plus Rated)
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Optical Drive: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 8x / CD-Writer 8x) (Slim Slot Loading Edition)
Storage Set 1: 1x SSD (250GB Samsung 840 EVO)
Storage Set 2: 1x Storage (4TB Western Digital - Black Edition)
Storage Set 3: - No Thanks
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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN Black 6GB (Includes PhysX)

Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
HPC Processor: - No Thanks
Extreme Cooling: 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 Fans: High Static Pressure - Corsair Air Series SP120 Fans (2x 120mm)
Internal Lighting: Internal Chassis Only (RGB LED Lighting System)
Airflow Control: Digital Storm Thermal Management Control Board & Software
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Noise Reduction: - No Thanks
LaserMark: - No Thanks
Boost Processor: Stage 1: Overclock CPU 4.0GHz to 4.4GHz
Boost Graphics Card(s): - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s)
Boost Memory: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory
Boost OS: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (64-Bit Edition)
Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows 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
Portable Gaming: - 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 Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty (3 Year Labor & 1 Year Part Replacement)
 

The latest Haswell Devil's Canyon cpu is worth the wait for a couple of weeks.  Its basically the Haswell 4770k but with a higher base and Turbo clock by a healthy 500mhz and better TIM, meaning the thermal interface  material they now use lets the chip run cooler with higher overclock.  That's the story and we'll see for sure when DS gets their hands on them.

The Bolt can take 1xHDD and 2x SSD, or 4x SSD or 2X HDD.  I put in the SSD and a 4TB HDD.   Your pick of course.

The choice was between the gtx 780Ti 3GB and the Titan Black 6GB card.   You didn't mention the monitor but the 780ti will play and work great on a single 1920x1080 with no problem.  Higher res means a sli setup if you want Max gaming and high frames.  Same for the Titan.  I'm not up on WOW, but even on a 2560x1600 it should do well, unless you get into heavily populated. 

If you need sli, then that's a whole different rig.    Basically this setup in an Air 540 case and sli Titan or sli 780Ti and larger full size mobo and 1000watt psu   

The other card is the Titan Black.  It games about the same as the 780ti but has more vram if you want 4K gaming.  It also has double floating point precision for CAD, Modeling work, etc where the much longer decimal string is desired for calculations, precicion, etc.  The longer string can use the added vram, which is really why the Titan has it.     Titan vs 780ti depends on your level CAD, and the monitor.

That's it, see what you think and keep us posted. 







Edited by bprat22 - 11 Jun 2014 at 8:34am