Longest Wait Time :)Post Date: 2007-10-02 |
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Christopher 
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 Topic: Longest Wait Time :)Posted: 02 Oct 2007 at 8:27pm |
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Well I know that I am not the only one waiting (impatiently but waiting!) for an ultra uber DS machine! I have never been good about winning contests, so I am going to start a contest I hope I can win by being unlucky (something I tend to be good at). I ordered my machine September 5th, 2007 and am still waiting. I am not starting the game out of meanspiritedness or anything I just want to do something while I am waiting and trolling the customer service update and these forums!
The contest rules are simple just tell everyone when you ordered and how long you have been waiting. The one who has been waiting the longest gets an AWWWWW MAN!!!!  |
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When one is given lemons in life, he has no choice but to make lemonade. If he has no sugar, then he had better like lemons a lot.
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sundowner
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Posted: 02 Oct 2007 at 8:51pm |
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I think I and a few others can 1 up you. I received my machine, then had to send it back the next day, and that was before I could even turn it on properly let alone play any games.
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Pro case with extra fan
Quad Q6600 2.4 OC'd 3.1! Nvidia 8800GT Asus Maximus Formula Mobo 2xgb 800mhz corsair xfire - xuntiltheendx |
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EdH63
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Posted: 02 Oct 2007 at 9:51pm |
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Ordered ~9/4/07
Receive ~ tomorrow. |
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Papadave
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Posted: 02 Oct 2007 at 10:51pm |
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Ordered 9/25/2007
Receive ...? |
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Christopher
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Posted: 02 Oct 2007 at 11:43pm |
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Gratz :) Mine is still in stage 2. I hope that yours is awesome. |
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Papadave
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Posted: 03 Oct 2007 at 3:31pm |
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Just got email that my system is moving into Stage 2.
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ugm84
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Posted: 03 Oct 2007 at 3:40pm |
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I ordered 9/7. Found out today that they are ironing out some stability issues with my bundle of computing joy.
But, at least it will get to me soon. So I have that goin for me, which is nice.  Edited by ugm84 - 03 Oct 2007 at 4:20pm |
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ed1371
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Posted: 04 Oct 2007 at 5:33am |
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ordered mine on the 14th of sept... of course bank auth issues pushed
the actual build to the 24th, and I just found out that because I
selected the bluestorm paint that adds a week to the process...
its still in stage 1... so I might got you beat (time will tell). I almost went with the anodized black to speed it up but after thinking about it, if I am spending so much $$ I really should get exactly what I want and it will be worth it! |
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INTEL 4790K 16 gigs ddr3 ssd and such liquid cooled cpu 2080 RTX Super |
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gameon
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Posted: 04 Oct 2007 at 8:57am |
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Well, I’ve heard of small automobile companies that build one-of-a-kind cars for rich people. Building these cars can take up to a year and a half so I have heard. I’m thinking Digital Storm is kind of like that. I ordered my computer Sept.15th (on a Saturday night I think) and as of this writing I’m at stage one. I kind of hope to get mine before the graphics card I chose becomes obsolete. |
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AsTheStormClears
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Posted: 04 Oct 2007 at 10:11pm |
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 Makes me scared... Maybe by Christmas?
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Christopher
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Posted: 04 Oct 2007 at 10:35pm |
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I just found out today that my CPU was having trouble with some test or other that they do so it might be back to stage I if I am unlucky enough.
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Alex
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Posted: 04 Oct 2007 at 10:53pm |
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Stage 2 is the testing stage, once you reach that level, you will stay there. We will most likely fix the problem within a day or two.
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gameon
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Posted: 05 Oct 2007 at 8:22am |
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Hey, you could have ordered a custom built yacht and I understand those things can take a couple of years to build. You’d have to rough-it on your old yacht for some time lounging on the deck while visiting exotic ports around the world to help ease your waiting time. Now wouldn’t that suck. |
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Dennis
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Posted: 05 Oct 2007 at 9:49pm |
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Placed order Sept 14, at that time it was 9 day wait. Oct 6th Definately out , No word since . This is a real bummer when youre told weekly BS and just have to sit it out.
Not a confidence builder , What gives??
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Christopher
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Posted: 05 Oct 2007 at 10:21pm |
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Well I started this thread out of trying to entertain myself, I will give a complete report out on my system when I receive it. It shipped out today and it should get here no later than Wednesday evening. What follows is my build.
Case: Digital Storm Twister ULTRA (Black Anodized Aluminum Finish) Power Supply: 1200W Thermaltake (8800 GTX SLI Compatible) (Silent Toughpower Edition) Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad (TwisterBoost Enhanced) QX6800 Extreme 3.33GHz (1333MHz FSB) Motherboard: nVidia 680i Core 2 Quad (By: eVGA) (nForce 680i SLI) (A1 Revision) Memory: 4GB DDR2 Corsair at 1066MHz Dominator (Dual Channel) (Extreme-Performance) Floppy / Media: Digital Media Card Reader (Black) Hard Drive 1: 500GB (Western Digital / Seagate) (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA) Hard Drive 2: 500GB (Western Digital / Seagate) (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA) Raid Option: - No Thanks Optical Drive 1: DVD-ROM/CD-ROM (DVD Reader 16x / CD Reader 40x) Optical Drive 2: DVD±R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 20x / CD-Writer 48x) (LightScribe Edition) Network Card: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) Modem: - No Thanks Video Card: 2x SLI Dual (nVidia GeForce 8800ULTRA 768MB (By: eVGA / Asus) (PCI-Express) TV Tuner: - No Thanks Sound Card: Creative Labs Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty FPS (Up to 7.1 Channel) (Includes I/O Unit) Physics Card: - No Thanks Cooling: Liquid Chilled CPU & Video Cards (TwisterBoost Overclocked) (Artic Blue Liquid) Case Lighting: Blizzard Internal Lighting (Blue Edition) (Cold Cathode Tubes) Round Cables: - No Thanks User Manual: Personalized Platinum Digital Storm Binder (Includes Paperwork/Benchmarks/CDs/Manuals) Windows OS: Microsoft Windows XP Professional (Includes Service Pack 2) Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based) Protection: - No Thanks Office: - No Thanks LCD Display: Samsung 24 inch (Widescreen) (Black) (High-Performance Gaming Display) Surge Shield: - No Thanks Speakers: - No Thanks Keyboard: Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard (Highly Recommended) Mouse: - No Thanks my keyboard comes with a mouse Warranty: 4 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty (Highly Recommended) Support: Lifetime Toll-Free Platinum Care Technical Support |
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willieb
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Posted: 06 Oct 2007 at 12:23am |
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I would think with THAT build you would expect atleast 30 days to get it right, synced up, drivered, tweeked, etc, etc, etc ... no way would I want that rig of yours rushed ... everything worth having is worth waiting for.
plus by the looks of your rig, you wont need another computer for 15 years ..
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commast
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Posted: 06 Oct 2007 at 12:39am |
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Why not go with the Raid 0 option. It doesn't cost anything and it will make your system faster. |
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AsTheStormClears
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Posted: 06 Oct 2007 at 9:43am |
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Not Patient, Storm
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Christopher
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Posted: 06 Oct 2007 at 9:59am |
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Because I will be triple booting WinXP, Vista, and Ubuntu and I would rather have the storage space than I would the increase from a raid 0. |
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Christopher
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Posted: 06 Oct 2007 at 10:00am |
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That is my hope anyway. |
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Christopher
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Posted: 06 Oct 2007 at 10:03am |
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They could only OC the CPU from 3.33 GHz to 3.46 GHz though. I won't beat every benchmark but most of them. They can sometimes get that one up to 3.6 GHz. But the system is still insanely awesome so I should be okay. |
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Christopher
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Posted: 06 Oct 2007 at 10:05am |
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What was taking the time was they couldn't get it to stably overclock at first. The system worked great without overclock. But they said they have it good now. |
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berk
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Posted: 07 Oct 2007 at 10:21pm |
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wow, this was depressing to read.
i ordered my computer in late september but didnt get the billing and shipping sorted out until oct. 4th. it says i can expect it to ship 5-10 business days from the 4th- have these estimates been at all accurate in the experience of customers with similar orders to mine (below)? my rig was pretty simple... 8800gts, q6600, 2gb ram. it is currently in stage 1 and the site says it should move into stage 2 around the middle of this coming week. |
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AsTheStormClears
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Posted: 08 Oct 2007 at 1:40am |
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Doing better than me mine was ordered Oct 2 and not even in stage 1 yet ..and mines really simple..I think... but then like i said maybe by Christmas
I'm really hurting bad for my system too.. ahh well Rome wasnt built in a day. Waiting, Storm
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Stonevulture
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Posted: 08 Oct 2007 at 9:06am |
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Ordered: Sept. 18
Entered Stage 2: Oct 1 Entered Stage 3: TBD Received: TBD I haven't received any notification regarding any problems encountered during Stage 2 testing, yet it's been over 4.5 business days since I got my Stage 2 notification. I'll probably have to call today to see what's up. |
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99X
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Posted: 16 Oct 2007 at 3:47pm |
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I ordered mine on Oct 10th - still not to stage I yet... I wonder how long it takes to get to the building it part. Mine should be pretty simple - no overclocking, lighting, or fluff...
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Delivered & Awesome
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz 2GB DDR2 Corsair at 800MHz 320GB & 160GB Hard Drives nVidia GeForce 8800GTX 768MB Windows Vista Home Premium |
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Papadave
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Posted: 16 Oct 2007 at 10:47pm |
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Ordered 9/25 and I received it yesterday the 15th. Will post review once I can pry myself away.... So far, EXCELLENT!!!
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ugm84
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Posted: 17 Oct 2007 at 10:47am |
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Ordered mine on 9/7, just received it yesterday. Overall it rocks! (Some minor issues I found after unpacking but will take those up with DS peeps later today.
All in all, worth the wait.
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99X
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Posted: 17 Oct 2007 at 11:50am |
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almost a month and a half? Wow! What did you order? |
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Delivered & Awesome
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz 2GB DDR2 Corsair at 800MHz 320GB & 160GB Hard Drives nVidia GeForce 8800GTX 768MB Windows Vista Home Premium |
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ugm84
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Posted: 17 Oct 2007 at 12:18pm |
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I ordered this setup. The DS folks had some minor stability issues with the OC'ing that held it back a bit. Regardless, I'm please with it's performance so far.
Case: Digital Storm Twister EXTREME (Black Anodized Aluminum Finish) Power Supply: 1000W PC Power & Cooling (8800 GTX SLI Compatible) (Turbo-Cool Edition) Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad QX6850 Extreme 3.00GHz (1333MHz FSB) Motherboard: nVidia 680i Core 2 Quad (By: eVGA) (nForce 680i SLI) (A1 Revision) Memory: 2GB DDR2 Corsair at 1066MHz Dominator (Dual Channel) (Extreme-Performance) Floppy / Media: - No Thanks Hard Drive 1: 150GB Western Digital Raptor (10K RPM) (16MB Cache) (SATA) (Extreme Speed) Hard Drive 2: 320GB (Western Digital / Seagate) (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA) Raid Option: - No Thanks Optical Drive 1: DVD-ROM/CD-ROM (DVD Reader 16x / CD Reader 40x) Optical Drive 2: DVD±R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 20x / CD-Writer 48x) Network Card: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) Modem: - No Thanks Video Card: 2x SLI Dual (nVidia GeForce 8800GTX 768MB (By: eVGA / Asus) (PCI-Express) TV Tuner: - No Thanks Sound Card: Creative Labs Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty FPS (Up to 7.1 Channel) (Includes I/O Unit) Physics Card: - No Thanks Cooling: Liquid Chilled CPU Only (TwisterBoost Overclocked) (Artic Blue Liquid) Case Lighting: Blizzard Internal Lighting (Blue Edition) (Cold Cathode Tubes) Round Cables: - No Thanks User Manual: Personalized Platinum Digital Storm Binder (Includes Paperwork/Benchmarks/CDs/Manuals) Windows OS: Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based) Protection: - No Thanks Office: - No Thanks LCD Display: - No Thanks Surge Shield: - No Thanks Speakers: - No Thanks Keyboard: - No Thanks Mouse: - No Thanks Warranty: 3 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty Support: Lifetime Toll-Free Platinum Care Technical Support Edited by ugm84 - 17 Oct 2007 at 12:18pm |
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Bigdog
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Posted: 17 Oct 2007 at 5:33pm |
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Nice rig you got there. I almost have the same build as you. I don't have the cooling Power supply, or liquid cooling. pretty much the same as me though heh.
Very nice rig-up you got man. Bravo!!!!.
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Processor: QX6850 (3.3Ghz)
RAM: 4GB 1066 Dominators Graphics: 2x 8800GTX 768MB Sound Card: Fatal1ty HDD 1: 2x 150GB raptor (RAID 0) HDD 2: 1x 150GB raptor HDD 3: 320GB western Liquid cooling (red) |
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Mortok
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Posted: 17 Oct 2007 at 6:06pm |
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I ordered mine on October 16th. Its still not here and its the 17th. LOL its gonna be hard to wait for my "dream machine". This is the first time i've ever ordered a computer to be built. Much different than the Sony Vaio I have now where you just take it home that day.
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Bigdog
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Posted: 18 Oct 2007 at 12:48am |
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There was just something about the Vaio. One of my friends had one, it wasn't all that bad of a computer. Hell I liked it way better then the HP & Gateway.
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Processor: QX6850 (3.3Ghz)
RAM: 4GB 1066 Dominators Graphics: 2x 8800GTX 768MB Sound Card: Fatal1ty HDD 1: 2x 150GB raptor (RAID 0) HDD 2: 1x 150GB raptor HDD 3: 320GB western Liquid cooling (red) |
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ugm84
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Posted: 18 Oct 2007 at 12:15pm |
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Well, after the last few days with my new piece of computing joy, the wait was worth it. Did it take a long time, sure did, and I would be lying if I said I wasn't concerned at times.
The guys at DS obviously have their hands full of orders and builds, and at times might not have the time to respond as quickly as they would like. But EVERY time I called, they were nothing less than professional in dealings with them. Good on ya DS team!!
The wait is worth it fellas trust me!
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Tyler Lowe
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Posted: 18 Oct 2007 at 1:13pm |
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Ordered: Oct 2nd
Stage: 0
To their credit DSO did everything they could to get in a suitable replacement for the case I ordered, and the system probably could have been out the door by now had I just done that. Also to their credit, DSO (specifically Kelly) encouraged me to hang in and wait for what would make me happiest, rather than what would get them their money and another system out the door faster.
With the 1 month wait before my build even starts, I've had a chance to re-examine all of the computer vendors on the net, this time with the benefit of months of research, and everything I've learned on these forums. After looking through all of the other options a second time from a much more educated position, I am happier than ever that I found DSO.
The wait sucks, but there is no better value out there.
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my old Yacht wont sail... and my computer is not even near stage 1 yet... and from the looks of peoples order numbers it just might be Christmas.. Not DS's fault I'm desperate and have no other life but gaming online *laughs* The wait is just going to kill me. Just wish I knew it was even started yet.. But I'm really afraid considering my orders 100+ past those at stage 1 and 2