Input on My New Bolt III!

Hello all!

New customer here. My recently purchased Bolt III has just reached Stage 5 of the Digital Storm Quality Assurance Process! Huzzah!

I believe I was able to maximize pretty much every part of the build, which I am posting below. My Dad and I play two games: Star Wars Battlefront and Total War: Warhammer. I know the 6700k and 1080 are beastly parts, so I am wondering what kind of performance you computer whizzes think I can expect with the Bolt on my XB271HU monitor (1440p, GSYNC, 144hz)?

Thanks!

Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Pre-built Digital Storm Bolt 3
Exterior Finish: Black Brushed Aluminum Hairline Finish
Side Window: Edge to Edge Premium Acrylic
Processor: Intel Core i7 6700K 4.0GHz (Codename Skylake) (Unlocked CPU) (Quad Core)
Motherboard: ASUS Z170I PRO GAMING (Intel Z170 Chipset) (Mini-ITX) (Up to 1x PCI-E Device)
System Memory: 16GB DDR4 3000MHz Corsair Dominator Platinum DHX (Extreme-Performance)
Power Supply: 600W SilverStone SX600-G (Gold Plus Rated) (Supports up to GTX TITAN X)
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Optical Drive: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 8x / CD-Writer 8x) (Internal)
Storage Set 1: 1x SSD (250GB Samsung 850 EVO)
Storage Set 2: 1x Storage (1TB Western Digital - 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): 1x GeForce GTX 1080 8GB (NVIDIA Founders Edition) (VR Ready)
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
HPC Processor: - No Thanks
Extreme Cooling: Digital Storm HydroLux PRO (CPU + Graphics Card)
HydroLux Tubing Style: Flexible Tubing (Requires HydroLux Liquid Cooling System)
HydroLux Fluid Color: Red Fluid (Requires HydroLux Liquid Cooling System)
Cable Management: Exotic Cable Management - Red - (Cable Combs with Custom Color Sleeved Extension Cables)
Chassis Fans: High Static Pressure - Corsair Air Series SP120 Fans (2x 120mm)
Internal Lighting: Software Controlled Internal + Front Panel RGB LED Lighting (Requires Airflow Control Upgrade)
Airflow Control: Digital Storm Thermal Management Control Board & Software
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: Yes, Overclock the video card(s) as much as possible with complete stability
OS Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 10 Home (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 Home & Student (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 (3 Year Labor & 1 Year Part Replacement)

Originally posted by Acetylide I personally would have dropped most of the bling(exotic cables, LED fans, RGB lighting, custom cooling) and put it towards an M.2 SSD and/or a larger 1-2TB SSD for storage. Plus I would have swapped out the 16Gb 3000Mhz RAM for 32Gb 2666Mhz RAM. Nevertheless, that's just me. Some people are not bothered with the Christmas tree lighting in or near their work/gaming area, and/or have their system in an area where there is more light. The most I would do when it comes to lighting, given my system is in an area of minimal lighting, is a gentle red for LED fans since red colors tend to be the least distracting(although if they are too bright, color won't matter). I would also replace the McAfee AV software with something better.

Bling is mah thang. Thanks for your thoughts! I think the McAfee was just something DS threw in.

Congratulations I bet it will run a second monitor (1080) so you can keep track of other things while playing.


Edited by hoserator - 13 Jun 2016 at 7:42pm

I love all the Rock On smiley faces XD

Mine is the same exact thing nearly. I only got the level one hydrolux cooling and I got a Velox case. Nice build man. Hope you enjoy!