Going Beastmode!

Ok guys,

Just ordered my first comp from DS! I have usually built my own rigs, but this one needed a bit more knowledge than I would be accustomed to! That and being a new dad, the last thing i can worry about is piecing together a machine ATM! But alas, I digress. The beast, just ordered today. I will share a review, pictures and thoughts once I receive. What a long December it will be!

Config ID: Configuration Name: Q:
DSO-550425 Digital Storm Desktop 550425 1
Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Black OPS Aventum II
Exterior Finish: Onyx Black Matte Finish with Red Stand
Trim Accents: - Not Available
Processor: Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition 4960X 3.6GHz (Six-Core) (Extreme Performance)
Motherboard: ASUS Rampage IV Extreme X79 (Intel X79 Chipset) (Features USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s)
System Memory: 32GB DDR3 1866MHz Corsair Dominator Platinum DHX (Extreme-Performance)
Power Supply: PROMOTION: 1500W EVGA SuperNOVA NEX1500 Classified (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible)
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Optical Drive: Blu-Ray Player/DVD Writer (Play Blu-Ray and Burn DVDs) (Slim Slot Loading Edition)
Storage Set 1: 1x (240GB Solid State (By: Corsair) (Model: Neutron GTX Series) (SATA 6Gbps)
Storage Set 2: 1x (1TB Western Digital Caviar (7200 RPM) (Model: 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): 4x SLI Quad (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB (Includes PhysX)
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
HPC Processor: - No Thanks
Extreme Cooling: H20: HydroLux Copper: Digital Storm Copper Pipe Custom Cooling System (Video Cards + CPU + Chipset)
H20 Tube Color: - Not Applicable, I do not have a FrostChill or Sub-Zero LCS Cooling System Selected
Chassis Fans: Upgrade All Fans to Corsair Airflow Performance Edition (Up to 6 Fans)
Internal Lighting: Digital Storm HydroLux RGB LED Lighting System (Requires HydroLux Control Board & Software)
Airflow Control: Digital Storm HydroLux Thermal Management Control Board & Software
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Noise Reduction: - No Thanks
LaserMark: Digital Storm LaserMark Service - Graphic (Plexiglass Acrylic Window)
CPU Boost: Stage 2: Overclock CPU 4.5GHz to 4.8GHz (Requires Pro/Deluxe/Sabertooth Motherboard)
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 8.1 Professional (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: FREE: Digital Storm T-Shirt - Black (Large)
Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 15-20 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed
Warranty: Life-time Expert Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty





Edited by sanddevil - 18 Dec 2013 at 5:23am

sweet

Wow, that's going to be an EPIC system!

Originally posted by dorotea But ....but ....but you turned down a totally free shirt?????

Hah, I just noticed this. The beast can't be released unless I'm dressed a DS Tee

Congrats on the new Rig!! I would recommend possibly a change in the SSD to the Samsung 840Pro as it is known to be quicker (and possibly more reliable). Definitely don't forget the FREE t-shirt!!

Don't forget to come back a share a review and pics of your mega machine!

I'm sure if there's one coming and you're willing to wait, DS will get it done for you. I know I got mine done but had to wait for it to be released.

Originally posted by Alex We might not have that in-stock for a while, unless you want us to special order it from an e-tailer for you which will cost more money including special order fees. We can always do it without the chipset water block.

No problem, yes if you could inquire for me I would be willing to incur the special order fees. Please e-mail me at [email protected] or here to let me know any progress. I obviously would like to water block the chipset, but if it's a long wait I'd rather just proceed on with a fan cooled chipset on the rampage black.

Let me know.

Originally posted by Alex It's going to take at least 2-3 weeks from what I assume. I would love to email you about it but our team would know better than me. I suggest contacting them directly via Request Help: http://www.digitalstormonline.com/request-help.asp

In your honest opinion, if this was your new rig, would you get a much older extreme with a watercooled chipset or the new black with an air cooled chipset? Mind you I wouldn't really be pushing the cpu at all. If anything I would just OC the gpu's.

Originally posted by fstcvc If it is only a few weeks wait, I'd get the new black with the water-cooled chipset...

You might be right :) I'll e-mail Gerardo tomorrow and see what he thinks.

BTW - fstcvc did i mention I'm making this a quad sli?

Yea I think I'll wait. At this point, waiting a couple more weeks to know everything is watercooled will bring that much more peace of mind. Though the wait will be tough. Must. Learn. Patience.

Well after having conversations with Gerardo and Mike, I'm going with the new black but without a watercooled chipset. They said it most likely would be a month till they receive that, then the time to piece together the system from there. In my experience unless you're Kingpin or someone doing extreme overclocking, watercooling the chipset is more of an aesthetic. You tried fstcvc. :)

That is going to be a killer system. You got all the bells and whistles. One thing you might add to your order for $30.00 is the EVGA SLI bridge that lights up the LOGO. The power comes from the cards. 

So a little update guys. I was going to go with the new black motherboard, but have decided to revert back to the original extreme for a few reasons. Firstly, in my heart, I could not get past not having the chipset watercooled for those just in case moments where it might be needed. Secondly the delay for getting an ek waterblock could take anywhere from 1 to 2 months depending on when it passes their testing phase. I swapped e-mails with an ek employee who said it's taking awhile. And thirdly, my friend has a black, and his post times are not painfully long but noticeable. It might be a setting he has about which on board devices he has enabled/disabled ect. But nevertheless I'm confident in the original extreme to address what I need. I'll keep everyone updated as the process continues.



Edited by sanddevil - 14 Dec 2013 at 8:27am

Question for Alex or anyone that might know. In the review done by bally with his aventum, did that wooden freight container come standard or is that an upcharge? Also since I live in South Florida is this going to be a purely ground freight or is this going to be some sort of air freight shipped to Miami then delivered by freight truck to my door?

So on my receipt it states 'Freight delivery'. Is the wooden freight service this or is that above and beyond what I have? If so what is the standard 'Freight' delivered in, just a standard box?

Edit* Nevermind I see that the 399.99$ Freight delivery is what Bally had, which is what I have. So I guess I'm good to go.

Edited by sanddevil - 15 Dec 2013 at 9:08pm

Ok guy's here's some shots of the beast in progress! Already at stage 6, I can almost taste it now! Can't express enough what beautiful machines DS makes. I'll keep everyone posted when it ships and when I receive this beauty.

Indeed!