How is this build?

thank you for providing the res and use the of pc, this is very important for us to help you and makes life easier for us, so thank you.

but you forgot to tell us the budget.

well looks like you got a good build with LC on cpu/gpu and it will be under your price range.

but if you wanted to save some money:

Here you go Ticket# 399526 --- Price: $3558 (To see this build click here) Price after current promotion $3258

Copy of Specifications:
Chassis Model: Cooler Master HAF 932 (Black OPS Edition)
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: Intel Core i7 930 2.8GHz (Quad Core)
Motherboard: !SALE: EVGA X58 3X SLI (Intel X58 Chipset) (Supports Triple SLI or CrossFire)
System Memory: 6GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested)
Power Supply: 1250W Enermax Galaxy EVO (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible) (Recommended)
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (1TB Seagate/Hitachi/Western Digital (7200 RPM) (32MB Cache) (SATA) (Extreme Speed)
Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks
Optical Drive 1: DVD±R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 22x / CD-Writer 48x)
Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks
Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card: 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 1.5GB (Includes PhysX Technology)
Add-on Card: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 6: Sub-Zero LCS Dual Loop: CPU & Single Video Card
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 (Blue)
Enhancements: - No Thanks
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Noise Reduction: - No Thanks
Boost Processor: FREE: Stage 1: Overclock the processor between 3.3GHz to 3.9GHz (Requires Air Cooling Upgrade)
Boost Video Card: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s)
Boost Memory: Memory Fan Kit Only (Does not include memory overclocking service)
Boost OS: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional (64-Bit Edition)
Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based)
Virus Protection: - No Thanks
Office: - No Thanks
Benchmarking: - No Thanks
Install/Test Game: FREE: Please include a free copy of a hot-selling game
Display: - No Thanks
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers: - No Thanks
Keyboard: - No Thanks
Mouse: - No Thanks
External Storage: - No Thanks
Exclusive T-Shirt: FREE: Digital Storm T-Shirt - Black (Xtra Large)
Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 5-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed
Warranty: 3 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty

now just go to newegg and get the intel 160GB ssd and drop it in yourself, total after doing the ssd yourself = $3758

to move everything in one shot from the 1TB to the ssd use my clone guide.

you can follow my clone guide here

Edited by DST4ME - 14 Apr 2010 at 2:13am

My pleasure and good luck

just so you know the price for the build you posted after the discount is $3884, so you are looking at around $100 worth of saving if you order the ssd yourself.

Edited by DST4ME - 14 Apr 2010 at 2:20am

you don't need to but if you like to go ahead, I think I forgot to change your case to it, normally for air systems I recommend the haf and for LC system I recommend the corsair, cause you don't really need that much airflow.

the corsair has hotswap bays and its a little bit bigger.

Congrats on the order...!  Which case did you get?

Great choice..!  I have the same case and love it.

Stage 3!  

Apparently there was an issue with the motherboard I selected?  According to someone in sales, I could step back to Stage 4 cooling or upgrade to a Classified motherboard for $200 more.  We've already committed that money to the SSD, so I ended up with stepping back to Stage 4 cooling. 

A little disappointed, but what can you do?

EDIT:  Decided to call back and have Sarah change the mobo to the classified but leave cooling at Stage 4.  Saves me a little money and gives me the option to upgrade the cooling in the future.  Not disappointed anymore. 


Edited by BHH.Husker - 20 Apr 2010 at 2:42pm

Originally posted by DST4ME I don't understand, you good LC on cpu right? what does that have to do with the mobo?

Got a call from DS today, and Ankita basically was telling me (she said something about "had no chipset"?), from what I understand, that I had two options:  to upgrade to the Classified mobo and keep my Stage 6 cooling (dual loop:  cpu + 1 gpu) or keep my mobo (regular 3X) and downgrade to Stage 4 cooling (single loop:  cpu). 

I opted to downgrade to Stage 4 cooling (single loop: cpu) but upgrade the motherboard to the Classified.  Not sure if I was told incorrectly or if I had a bad option in my original configuration, but that's basically what transpired.

Just for reference, here is the build I initially purchased: 

Chassis Model: Digital Storm HailStorm (Black OPS Edition)
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: Intel Core i7 930 2.8GHz (Quad Core)
Motherboard: !SALE: EVGA X58 3X SLI (Intel X58 Chipset) (Supports Triple SLI or CrossFire)
System Memory: 6GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series  (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested)
Power Supply: 1250W Enermax Galaxy EVO (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible) (Recommended)
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (1TB Seagate/Hitachi/Western Digital (7200 RPM) (32MB Cache) (SATA) (Extreme Speed)
Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks
Optical Drive 1: DVDąR/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 22x / CD-Writer 48x)
Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks
Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card(s): 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 1.5GB (Includes PhysX Technology)
Add-on Card: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 6: Sub-Zero LCS Dual Loop: CPU & Single Video Card
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 (Blue)
Enhancements: - No Thanks
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Noise Reduction: - No Thanks
CPU Boost: FREE: Stage 1: Overclock the processor between 3.3GHz to 3.9GHz (Requires Air Cooling Upgrade)
Graphics Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s)
Memory Boost: Memory Fan Kit Only (Does not include memory overclocking service)
OS Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional (64-Bit Edition)
Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based)
Virus Protection: - No Thanks
Office: - No Thanks
Benchmarking: - No Thanks
Pre-Install Game: FREE: Please include a free copy of a hot-selling game
Display: - No Thanks
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers: - No Thanks
Keyboard: - No Thanks
Mouse: - No Thanks
External Storage: - No Thanks
Exclusive T-Shirt: FREE: Digital Storm T-Shirt - Black (Xtra Large)
Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 5-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed
Warranty: 5 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty (Highly Recommended)


Edited by BHH.Husker - 20 Apr 2010 at 3:41pm

BHH that makes no sense what so ever, I can't think of how and or why what they have asked you has to happen, there is nothing wrong with 3 sli and LC on cpu/gpu. the only reason you could not do that would be cause they don't have the 3x sli mobo, there is no other reason for why you can't get LC on 3x sli.

other then that nonsense the build looks good

COOL, glad to hear that

Haha it sure is. I waited about a month, although they were waiting on the video card for mine. Longest month of my life   

Edited by Zimbawan - 23 Apr 2010 at 9:17pm

Originally posted by DST4ME Originally posted by BHH.Husker No one ever told me that ordering a DS system could be so painful!   Originally posted by DST4ME Congrats Let the torture begin     yes they did ^^^

I was hoping and praying that it wasn't true!  Gonna be hard to get through this week! 

Already got my Steelkeys 6G keyboard all cleaned up along with my Razer Lachesis mouse as well!  Can't wait! 

Originally posted by DST4ME you got all the files/installers you are going to need to install on it ready to go?

Nope, good point though.  I better get to work on that!

Stage 6!  Got my software all set aside now, too.  

Stage 7!  

Here's my overclock.  Needless to say, I'm very happy (Stage 1 OC).

Overclocked Processor Settings

Processor Speed GHz: 3.9
CPU Multiplier: 21
Voltage CPU VCore: 1.37
VDroop Control: Yes
i7 - BCLK MHz: 188
i7 - Voltage QPI\DRAM:
i7 - Voltage QPI\PLL:
i7 - Voltage CPU VTT: 225
i7 - Voltage IOH Vcore:
i7 - Voltage ICH Vcore:
i7 - Voltage IOH/ICH I/O:
i7 - PWM Frequency:
780i/790i - Memory Clock Mode:
780i/790i - CPU FSB MHz:
780i/790i - Voltage FSB:
780i/790i - Voltage SPP:
780i/790i - Voltage MCP:

Motherboard BIOS: sz51
Video Card Driver: 197.41
Chipset Driver: cd
Sound Card Driver: cd

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