Looking for a solid gaming pc

You don't need sli to max out all games at that res, you need it to max out some games.

Here you go Ticket# 566829 --- $2419 (To see this build click here)

Copy of Specifications:
Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Cooler Master 942 HAF X
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40GHz (Unlocked CPU for Extreme Overclocking) (Quad Core)
Motherboard: ASUS P8P67 Deluxe (Intel P67 Chipset) (New & Improved B3 Revision Without SATA 3G Issue)
System Memory: 8GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested)
Power Supply: 1000W Corsair (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible)
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (120GB Solid State (By: Intel) (Model: 320 Series)
Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (1TB Western Digital Caviar (7200 RPM) (64MB Cache) (Model: Black Edition)
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: 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 1.2GB (Includes PhysX Technology)
Add-on Card: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 2: Corsair A70 Dual 120mm Fans High Performance Cooler
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 (Red)
Enhancements: - No Thanks
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Noise Reduction: - No Thanks
Boost Processor: Stage 2: Overclock CPU 4.5GHz to 4.8GHz (Requires Pro or Deluxe Series Motherboard)
Boost Video Card: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s)
Boost Memory: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory
Boost OS: - 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)
Virus Protection: - No Thanks
Office: - No Thanks
Benchmarking: - No Thanks
Install/Test Game: - No Thanks
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 5-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed
Warranty: Life-time Expert Customer Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty

Ask DS specifically for this fan to be added to the top, so you endup with 4 x 200mm fans:

haf 200mm non led fan

this system has one 570 but can do sli if you need it.

for monitor look at this:

Dell UltraSharp U2311H 23

For gaming 8GB is more then enough, so unless you have an app or something that will need more than 8GB, I would not waste my money.

You'd have the proper mobo and powersupply with the setup DST made for you so all you would have to do is buy the video card and pop it in one of the other PCI slots then you'll get an SLI bridge with your computer from DSO and all you have to do is put the adapter on each card and you should be set, may have to update your drivers.

Originally posted by Docsodacan Awesome that saves me a couple hundred dollars.  One last question before I get to ordering this thing, how hard would it be to do the whole SLI deal by myself would I just have to put in another graphics cards or is it a little more complicated than that?

It is very easy to do, as mentioned you just buy the video card, open side panel, put it the pci lanes (all of that should take about one minute literally), then you just grab the sli bridge that should have come with your extra stuff with the pc:



you take each end and stick one in each gpu, so it kinda looks like this:



below is an actual 570 sli:




connect the power cables already there to the gpu, the card takes 2 6pin connectors like this:



you take them and simply stick it in the 6pin socket in the gpu:



and you endup kinda like this (coloring of connectors can be different, this is just an example):



connect the psu back to the wall, turn pc on, you may or may not need to reinstall gpu drivers, and then just go to nvidia cp and make sure multi gpu is enabled, which most times it is by default:



that whole things from the time you open side panel to the time you close it because you are done, should take 2 minutes, give or take a minute.

Edited by DST4ME - 12 Jun 2011 at 6:32pm

Our pleasure and good luck    

You guys need to always remember:


When you guys go to do these upgrades, you are not alone, not only can you call DS for help over the phone, but you got all of us on the forum behind you, so feel free to come back here, and ask questions if you have a problem with your upgrades


There is always somebody around that can help you within a short time, sometimes its instant and sometimes it takes a few hours, but we are her.       

Edited by DST4ME - 14 Jun 2011 at 12:38am