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Hailstorm II configuration

Post Date: 2016-06-28
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    Posted: 28 Jun 2016 at 12:39pm
I should have come here before I ordered, but I ordered the machine below on 6/1. I chose DS on the advice of my son who is a serious gamer and he is anxious to get my current machine. I didn't really have a budget. I will use it for general purpose stuff, but it will be nice for things that I do that benefit from power (photo and video editing, speech recognition software (Dragon)).

If you guys see anything I should have done, but did not, let me know.



Here are the specs:

Digital Storm Desktop -
Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Hailstorm II Edition
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition 5960X 3.0GHz (8-Core) (Extreme Performance)
Motherboard: ASUS X99-DELUXE USB 3.1 (Intel X99 Chipset) (Up to 4x PCI-E Devices)
System Memory: 32GB DDR4 3200MHz Corsair Dominator Platinum DHX (Extreme-Performance)
Power Supply: 1000W Corsair HX1000i (Digitally Controlled Power)
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Optical Drive: Blu-Ray & DVD Writer/Reader (Burn + Play Blu-Ray & DVDs) (12x BD-R) (Internal)
Storage Set 1: 1x SSD (1TB Samsung 850 PRO)
Storage Set 2: 1x Storage (2TB Western Digital / Seagate / Hitachi)
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): 2x SLI Dual (GeForce GTX 1080 8GB (NVIDIA Founders Edition) (VR Ready)
Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster Zx (Includes Audio Control Module)
HPC Processor: - No Thanks
Extreme Cooling: H20: HydroLux PRO: Exotic Custom Cooling System (CPU Only)
HydroLux Tubing Style: Flexible Tubing (Requires HydroLux Liquid Cooling System)
HydroLux Fluid Color: Red Fluid (Requires HydroLux Liquid Cooling System)
Cable Management: Premium Cable Management (Strategically Routed & Organized for Airflow)
Chassis Fans: Standard Factory Chassis Fans
Internal Lighting: Remote Controlled LED Lighting System (Multiple color options and lighting effects)
Airflow Control: - No Thanks
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Noise Reduction: - No Thanks
LaserMark: - No Thanks
CPU Boost: Stage 2: Overclock CPU - Up to 4.8GHz (Depends on Cooling and Motherboard)
Graphics Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s)
OS Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 10 Professional (64-Bit Edition)
Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows CD)
Virus Protection: FREE: McAfee AntiVirus Plus (1 Year Service Activation Card) (Not Pre-installed) ($35 Value)
Office: Microsoft Office 2016 Office Home & Business (PC Attach Key PKC Only, No Pre-install)
Game: - No Thanks
Display: - No Thanks
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers: - No Thanks
Keyboard: - No Thanks
Mouse: - No Thanks
Branded Gear: - 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 (
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1. If your photo/video editing uses or if you have use for 32GB then its fine otherwise overkill as in waste of money.

Gaming needs no more then 8GB right now that is more then enough, for some what general/heavy use 16GB, heavy editing 32-64 GB

2. your ram speed is way high for no reason, which means your timings are slow. there is a trade off with ram right now, higher speed = lower timings. Timing is more important.

3. for that kind of a build I would go with rampage mobo

4. for that kind of a build I would go with m.2 950 pro ssd.

5. what res are you/son gaming at? aka what is the native res of the monitor you gonna use with this pc?


the other stuff as far as cooling is good, watch your vcore on stage 2 oc, if its too high, under long term heavy use could cut the life of the cpu short. But don't freekout, that would be a vcore of 1.45 -1.48 or higher.

Stage one oc with 4.4GHz would be a great oc to have with a good vcore.

Edited by DST4ME - 02 Jul 2016 at 8:56pm

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Thanks for the comments DST4ME. Finally after a month and a day, my order has moved to Stage 6. Looks like the 10-15 days order to ship time is more like 25 days in my case.
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Stage 8 is coming

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Originally posted by DST4ME

Stage 8 is coming
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Originally posted by DST4ME

Stage 8 is coming


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Any 8th level testing of my machine will be done at my house in the beautiful Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
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OK, its your call, I guess I will grab my bags and get ready since you want the testing done at your house

Nice house btw

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That is a gorgeous house
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