Just the right PC for me!Post Date: 2010-02-27 |
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superbike2001
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Topic: Just the right PC for me!Posted: 27 Feb 2010 at 10:14am |
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I have been looking for a gaming rig for some time. I have built some real budget ones in the past and wanted to see how the experiance of having one built buy people who do it for a living would be.
Was I going to get support that I wanted? After reading posts here, and other places, this was the place to be. Not that I expect to have to use it but the piece of mind is what matters. DS wins here 100%
Next I wanted to stay at or lower then $2000.00. It was right at that mark. I wanted to go for more but right now I am a WoWaholic and feel I did not need anything to extrem, but also wanted something that I could upgrade in the future. DS is more expensive but the horror stories about some of the other custom builder just plan scared me. Here I felt I would alos get quality compoents, not subpar.
After calling and sending in a couple requests for a sales person to contact me, and not getting a response, I resuested some customer support who took care of that very promptly. I wanted to speak to someone about my setup and get a good feeling that what I was getting was right for me. After making a couple minor changes to my original selection I was all set. Thank you Mike and Eric.
I submitted my order and waited about 10 days for it to arrive (that was the longest 10 days ever ;).
System Configuration:
Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Cooler Master HAF 932 Exterior Finish: - Not Available Trim Accents: - Not Available Processor: Intel Core i7 920 2.66GHz (Quad Core) Motherboard: EVGA X58 LE Edition SLI (Intel X58 Chipset) (Supports SLI or CrossFire) System Memory: 6GB 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: - Not Available Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (500GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA) Set 1 Raid Options: - Not Available 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(s): 1x ATI Radeon HD 5850 1GB Add-on Card: - No Thanks Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 1: Noctua Dual 120mm Fans High Performance Cooler (Compatible With ONLY i7 Processors) H20 Tube Color: - Not Available Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans Internal Lighting: Internal Chassis Lighting System (Blue) Enhancements: - Not Available Chassis Mods: - Not Available Noise Reduction: - Not Available CPU Boost: Stage 1: Overclock the processor between 3.3GHz to 3.9GHz (Requires Air Cooling Upgrade) Graphics Boost: - Not Available Memory Boost: - Not Available OS Boost: - Not Available Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (64-Bit Edition) Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based) Virus Protection: - Not Available Office: - Not Available Benchmarking: - Not Available Pre-Install Game: - Not Available Display: - No Thanks Surge Shield: - No Thanks Speakers: - No Thanks Keyboard: - No Thanks Mouse: - No Thanks External Storage: - No Thanks Exclusive T-Shirt: - No Thanks Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 5-10 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed Warranty: 3 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty Processor Speed GHz: 3.8
CPU Multiplier: 21 Voltage CPU VCore: 1.35 VDroop Control: Yes i7 - BCLK MHz: 181 i7 - Voltage QPI\DRAM: i7 - Voltage QPI\PLL: i7 - Voltage CPU VTT: 150 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: S744 Video Card Driver: 10.1 Chipset Driver: CD Sound Card Driver: CD Here it is... I was in game play in about 1 hr (after going through, checking and reseating all internals, as well as game load).
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I have spent about 12 hrs on it now and all in all I am very happy. Thank you DS! Edited by superbike2001 - 27 Feb 2010 at 10:30am |
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DST4ME
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Posted: 27 Feb 2010 at 4:04pm |
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very nice and congrats
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sirsiddius
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Posted: 27 Feb 2010 at 8:37pm |
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That's a really neat wiring job, enjoy your new rig.
Edited by sirsiddius - 27 Feb 2010 at 8:37pm |
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