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Topic: Just orderedPosted: 20 Feb 2011 at 4:46am |
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Hi everyone, just ordered my first DS computer and wanted to introduce myself, i'm mostly just a lurker but thought I'd drop in and say hi.
I put in my order on Friday and really looking forward to my new rig! Unfortunately I have a pretty tight budget (around $1,500) but I couldn't hold off any longer, my poor 5 year old Dell just can't take anymore. this machine will be mostly used for MMO's (Everquest 2 has been my game of choice for the last couple years, but really looking forward to Rift) and also whatever single player games catch my eye. I tend to stick to my consoles for shooters, but that may change after getting a rig that can actually play them nicely, heh. anyway, here are the specs I ordered, for those interested, and I look forward to much lurking on the forums. Any advice or suggestions are much welcomed. System Configuration: Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - HAF 922 Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish Processor: Intel Core i5 2500K 3.30GHz (Unlocked CPU for Extreme Overclocking) (Quad Core) Motherboard: ASUS P8P67 (Intel P67 Chipset) (Features USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s) System Memory: 4GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested) Power Supply: 750W Digital Storm Certified (Dual SLI Compatible) (Silent Edition Recommended) Expansion Bay: Internal Digital Media Card Reader (Black) (NOTE: Disables 2 Front USB Ports) Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (1TB Hitachi/Seagate (7200 RPM) (32MB Cache) 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 24x / 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 560 Ti 1GB (Includes PhysX Technology) Add-on Card: - No Thanks Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 2: Asetek Liquid CPU Cooler (120mm Radiator) (Great Value) 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: Overclock the processor between 3.6GHz to 3.9GHz Graphics Boost: FREE: Yes, Overclock the video card(s) as much as possible with complete stability Memory Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory OS Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (64-Bit Edition) Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows 7 CD) |
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rholyrag
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Posted: 20 Feb 2011 at 5:03am |
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Congrats on your order...
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Ingram
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Posted: 20 Feb 2011 at 5:55am |
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Thanks!
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Posted: 20 Feb 2011 at 8:33am |
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just curious, I know my cooling selection and power supply isn't the best, but should I stick with it, or go to a high end air cooling system/power supply? I really doubt i'll do anymore overclocking, but anything is possible.
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DST4ME
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Posted: 20 Feb 2011 at 9:50am |
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change psu to corsair 750w, it has its own 5 year warranty.
change cpu cooler to Noctua NH-U12P |
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Alex
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Posted: 20 Feb 2011 at 1:36pm |
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Posted: 20 Feb 2011 at 2:21pm |
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Thanks DST, i'll talk to 'em about that.
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DST4ME
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Posted: 20 Feb 2011 at 2:45pm |
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My pleasure and good luck
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