I done did it!

I just ordered my first PC from DS and I’m super excited for it. I grew up being a PC player and then switched to console for majority of my life. With all the console wars going on I decided I wanted to give PC gaming a try again because you get the best of both worlds from XBOX and PlayStation games going to PC ports nowadays. I’ve always wanted to play with the best performances but don’t know too much about PC components. Thankfully through DS, I am able to do that and I can’t wait! If you see this message, thank you for doing what you guys do DS :)

Originally posted by austyn123 Originally posted by GreenTeaRex I just ordered my first PC from DS and I’m super excited for it. I grew up being a PC player and then switched to console for majority of my life. With all the console wars going on I decided I wanted to give PC gaming a try again because you get the best of both worlds from XBOX and PlayStation games going to PC ports nowadays. I’ve always wanted to play with the best performances but don’t know too much about PC components. Thankfully through DS, I am able to do that and I can’t wait! If you see this message, thank you for doing what you guys do DS :) Nice man i can feel the excitement. My rig will arrive today so I'm up their with ya right now! Pc is definitely 'the way its meant to be played' hehe. What are your pc specs?

Awesome, you’re so lucky! I was told I may have to wait until December because I put in the 3080.

My specs are:
     
System Configuration:
Chassis Model: Digital Storm Lumos
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: Intel Core i9-10850K (5.2 GHz Turbo) (20-Thread) (10-Core) 3.6 GHz
Motherboard: ASUS Prime Z490-P / MSI Z490-A Pro (Intel Z490 Chipset) (Up to 2x PCI-E Devices) (No SLI Support)
System Memory: 16GB DDR4 3200MHz Digital Storm Performance Series
Power Supply: 850W Digital Storm Performance Series (Modular) (80 Plus Gold)
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Optical Drive: - No Thanks
Storage Set 1: 1x SSD M.2 (1TB Samsung 970 EVO PLUS) (NVM Express)
Storage Set 2: 1x Storage (2TB Seagate / Toshiba / Hitachi)
Storage Set 3: - No Thanks
RAID Config: - No Thanks
RAID Card: - No Thanks
Internet Access: Wireless PCI-E ASUS PCE-AC88 (Supports 802.11ac)
Graphics Card(s): 1x GeForce RTX 3080 10GB (Performance Edition) (VR Ready)
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Add On Card: - No Thanks
Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 2: Digital Storm Vortex Liquid CPU Cooler (Dual Fan) (Fully Sealed + No Maintenance)
HydroLux Tubing Style: - Not Applicable, I do not have a custom HydroLux liquid cooling system selected
HydroLux Fluid Color: - Not Applicable, I do not have a custom HydroLux liquid cooling system selected
Cable Management: Premium Cable Management (Strategically Routed & Organized for Airflow)
Chassis Fans: Standard Factory Chassis Fans
Internal Lighting: Remote Controlled Advanced LED Lighting System (Multiple RGB Color Modes)
Airflow Control: - No Thanks
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Noise Reduction: - No Thanks
LaserMark: Option Not Available
CPU Boost: Stock Factory Turbo Boost Advanced Automatic Overclocking
Graphics: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s)
OS Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home (64-Bit Edition)

Originally posted by austyn123 yea i got the 3080 myself! Nice rig our specs are practically identical lol.! You will be able to play any game no problem max setting. What resolution do you plan on playing?

Nice! 3080 is the only way to go if you invest in that much already haha. That’s what I’m hoping for many years to come. I have not thought about it yet. Do you have any recommendations? I still need to get a display, keyboard, and mouse.

Originally posted by austyn123 Yea the 3080 is just way too much of a beast not to have lol. was gonna get a 3090 but after seeing the benchmarks ill pass lol. I recently just bought a new monitor the lg gn850 1440p ips panel 144hz. This one is 1440p because i like high framerate vs 4k. They do make a 4k monitor the lg gn950 with the same specs. Either is a great choice and one of the best monitors on the market right now! the colors of this LG panel are a night and day difference from my old monitor. as far as keyboard and mouse go its pretty much personal preference but I like razer products.

That sounds amazing. I’ll have a look. Thank you and I hope you enjoy your new PC :)

Originally posted by fwfdfireman In gaming, my 1440 monitor is beautiful in graphics, but much of that has to do with how the game designer made the game AND the settings you play at. For me, even without seeing the difference personally, 4k gaming puts too much of a hit on performance for not much gain AND at a higher cost to get in to 4k.

Agree completely. DCS is beautiful on my 34" 1440P monitor at max settings.

Edited by Bob100 - 01 Nov 2020 at 2:43pm

Well guys, I agree too! IMHO, the typical size of a gaming mon is just too small to do much justice to a 4K picture. The considerable extra cost it takes to run well at 4k is just not worth the smallish gain.

I fear even the 3080 will disappoint some as far as frame rates in some games, and the higher framerate 4k monitors can be very pricy. It's pretty well established that higher frame rates do more visually than screen resolution from all I've seen.

The 3080 is overpowered for these monitors, so you have no worries at all. Running two 1080p monitors isn't even all that difficult for the GTX cards, let alone any RTXs. The deal is, you can't really do work/game with different images at the same time, so one is just showing a static image while your attention is on the other. Not all that taxing for modern GPUs. If you extend the game image to two monitors at once, it increases the pixel count the GPU has to output, but it's still just one image to the card. A 3080 would crush these demands at 1440p IMHO.

Originally posted by Cretae The 3080 is overpowered for these monitors, so you have no worries at all. Running two 1080p monitors isn't even all that difficult for the GTX cards, let alone any RTXs. The deal is, you can't really do work/game with different images at the same time, so one is just showing a static image while your attention is on the other. Not all that taxing for modern GPUs. If you extend the game image to two monitors at once, it increases the pixel count the GPU has to output, but it's still just one image to the card. A 3080 would crush these demands at 1440p IMHO.

Okay good I’m glad to hear that. Sometimes I may just open Discord while playing a game or maybe play music/YouTube with the other monitor while playing a game but nothing too insane. Im so glad I choose the 3080 instead of the stock 1650 lol.