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Just the right PC for me!

Post Date: 2010-02-27

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  Quote superbike2001 Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Topic: Just the right PC for me!
    Posted: 27 Feb 2010 at 10:14am
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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  Quote DST4ME Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 27 Feb 2010 at 4:04pm
very nice and congrats
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  Quote sirsiddius Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 27 Feb 2010 at 8:37pm
That's a really neat wiring job, enjoy your new rig.

Edited by sirsiddius - 27 Feb 2010 at 8:37pm
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