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Post Date: 2012-03-26
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    Posted: 26 Mar 2012 at 8:24am
Has anyone else looked at this monster? I went window shopping at Micro Center and Newegg to see how price competitive it is, and the premium was only a couple hundred dollars, and that's not counting DS' warranty on all parts plus stress testing, free support, risk-free CPU/GPU OC'ing, rig being built by pro's. Overall it's a great deal and might be my next rig once Ivy Bridge hits.
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??? more like a couple thousand its $1700 on newegg minus the cooling, it won't cost anymore than 300 to do the cooling. so that makes ~$2000 newegg pricing.   3900 here.   now before people flame me i know they have to make money lol. just simply pointing out the maths here is wrong.


unless the case costs over 1000$ lol

i am curious how you were able to spec it out on newegg anyway, when they dont carry the DS case, and the exact specs on the cooling haven't been released.

Edited by whieb - 26 Mar 2012 at 11:26am
hi.
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The cooling is in-house I believe, and has been going for over 1k as long as I've seen it. It's not just a simple liquid cooling loop, so it makes it tough to price out. It's their cryo-tec cooling. You can't put that together for $300.

[Edit -- actually, you're right, it does start out with what seems to be a more standard cooling system. Still, I'm not sure $300 would cut it, but that depends on the parts they use.]

The case is probably very expensive since they make it themselves -- lots to pay for (design, manufacturing, distribution from the factory that makes it, et cetera).

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At that price range, I think you're getting more into the luxury car division and out of practicality anyway. Your dollar per performance unit (in gaming) starts degrading quickly after 2500 anyway, so if you have the dough you're buying more of a showpiece.
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People buy showpiece computers here all the time. That is not new. Is it needed? Sure it is if that is what they want to buy. We help people all the time buy really expensive computers because they don't care about efficiency of cost.

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In all honesty, the Aventum was designed for high-end builds around $5,000+ and it was for customers whom wanted a truly special PC. The cost of the chassis, it's R&D, the unique cooling chamber, the control module circuit board, the custom software, and LED lighting engine all adds up to the cost of this case. It's truly a very special PC, but, it is also a very expensive one aimed at high-end extreme builds.
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Alex, is there any chance DS is going to start offering more of their own cases? It'd be pretty cool to see you guys come up with your own line -- budget cases, mid-tier, and high-end -- to offer as alternatives to the current standards, which are all pretty disappointing I think.
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That's a great idea! I can definitely say that the team is planning to release additional custom chassis and systems in the future. Big%20Smile
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One of the things that's appealing to me personally from another computer boutique thatshallremainnameless is a case with its own cooling zones, along the same lines as Aventum though not as extreme. Some cases on the market segregate the PSU from the other components, but this one to which I am referring also has a divider to separate the CPU and the video cards into two discrete cooling zones. Unfortunately the case in mind also turns the motherboard 90°, so that's a (mostly stylistic) downside.

A case that incorporates a few of the design elements of the Aventum but fitting into a more standardish case like the Corsair Obsidian 800 or the ever-recommended HAF X 942 with a reasonable pricetag would be awesome. Oh, were that I was well-versed in AutoCAD that I could mock up such a thing digitally Confused

That said, I'm saving for an Aventum, because I think it looks real slick, and I have no problem dropping $5-7k on it since it'll last for years to come.
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