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Post Date: 2008-01-12
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    Posted: 12 Jan 2008 at 10:42pm
Anyone see any conflicts or issues?Smile
Specifications: 
Case: Digital Storm Twister ULTRA (Black Anodized Aluminum Finish)
Power Supply: 1000W SilverStone Strider (Dual SLI Compatible) (Model: ST1000) (Silent)
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 3.00GHz (1333MHz Front Side Bus) (4MB Cache)
Motherboard: nVidia 780i Core 2 Quad (nForce 780i SLI)
Memory: 4GB DDR2 Corsair at 1066MHz Dominator (Dual Channel) (Extreme-Performance) 
Floppy / Card: Digital Media Card Reader (Black)
Hard Drive 1: 500GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA)
Hard Drive 2: 500GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA)
Raid Option: - No Thanks
Hard Drive 3: - No Thanks
Optical Drive 1: DVD-ROM/CD-ROM (DVD Reader 16x / CD Reader 40x)
Optical Drive 2: DVD±R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 20x / CD-Writer 48x) (LightScribe Edition)
Network Card: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card: nVidia GeForce 8800GTX 768MB (ACS3 Overclocked Edition) (By: eVGA) 
TV Tuner: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Motherboard Multi-Channel High Definition Audio (7.1 Channel)
Physics Card: - No Thanks
Cooling: Liquid Chilled CPU & Dual Video Cards (Artic Blue Liquid)
Case Lighting: Blizzard Internal Lighting (Blue Edition) (Cold Cathode Tubes)
Round Cables: Enhanced Interior Air Flow (Optical Drive & Floppy Cables (Black Edition)
User Manual: Personalized Platinum Digital Storm Binder (Includes Paperwork/Benchmarks/CDs/Manuals)
Overclock Processor: Yes, Overclock the processor as much as possible with complete stability
Overclock Video Card: Yes, Overclock the video card(s) as much as possible with complete stability
Overclock Memory: Yes, Overclock the memory clock speed (Includes Corsair Dominator Airflow Fan)
Tweak Windows: Yes, Disable and tweak all of the non-crucial services on the operating system
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based)
Protection: - No Thanks
Office: - No Thanks
Benchmarking: 3D Mark 2006 Advanced Edition (By: Futuremark) (Pre-Install and apply updates)
Pre-Install Game: - No Thanks
LCD Display: - No Thanks
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers: - No Thanks
Keyboard: Razer Tarantula Gaming Keyboard
Mouse: Razer Lachesis Gaming Mouse (High-Speed Gaming Grade)
Warranty: 3 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty
Support: Lifetime Toll-Free Platinum Care Technical Support
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Posts: 4219 		  Quote !ender_ Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 13 Jan 2008 at 2:03am

your choices:
http://www.digitalstormonline.com/comploadsaved.asp?id=111843
$4137.00

my revision:
http://www.digitalstormonline.com/comploadsaved.asp?id=111845
$3062.00

Thats 1k off the top for way more power than you had in your set up. I'm not sure how much you know about building computers but I must admit I was confused by several of your choices. 1 TB of hard drive space is a bit excessive unless you have plans to take over the world or download the internet. You picked an already overclocked GPU then asked for a GPU overclock. The PSU is also excessive. 4GB ram wont even be reconised unless you are using 64 bit OS. Two identical optical drives except one can lightscribe, unless your planning on a large amount of disk to disk copying then id suggest sticking to one. A single 768 seems to fall a little short of your other hardware, so I modified that in my build. Liquid cooling, especially for 2 video cards when you only have one selected is just not needed. Did you need 3d mark for something? if you're getting everything OC'd by DSO i wouldnt suggest much further tinkering as all of their settings come with the warranty.

Its also hard to look at this with out any idea what you want the comp for, what your budget is, what you want out of your system?
 
I left the mobo nVidia for now, to give you the option of going up to SLI of 2x 8800 GTS 512, which would be a ton of power, but they may want you to step up your cooling


Edited by !ender_ - 13 Jan 2008 at 2:10am
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  Quote ShadowWeasle Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 13 Jan 2008 at 3:32am
 Who told you about taking over the world???
*mental note - look for mole in evil organization*

odd .. on my config it did not show those extra vid cards


*goes and checks your config*
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Posts: 4219 		  Quote !ender_ Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 13 Jan 2008 at 11:01am
Yea, theres sort of a confusing thing about thier system builders, if you start on a low build case, you wont be able to see lots of things, so i always start with the ultra, just a little tip
 
ok so, appx 4k budget and a great gaming system, thats something i can work with... the last question is what type of display do you have/want?
 
since you didnt mention a monitor, i added one in to the 4k system, if you already have one, go for 2 (my opinion)
 
 
any more questions, i'll do my best to help, but PLEASE ask a DSO member to look over your choices before you order


Edited by !ender_ - 13 Jan 2008 at 11:04am
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