Looking for help with build.

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   I am new to these forums and like what i have read so far about Digital Storm in general.  I would like to get some ideas on configurations.  I am looking to stay fairly cheap on this computer and hope to have room to grow.  I will be using it for gaming and the internet and would like to keep the cost around $1500.  I will be purchasing a new monitor more then likely in the 24 range with no more then 1900 X 1200 resolution. I all ready have in my possesion speakers, keyboard, and mouse. 

Thank you in advance for any help you can provide.

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stjohnson70 Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 22 Nov 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1	Quote Reply Topic: Looking for help with build. Posted: 22 Nov 2009 at 10:31pm
	I am new to these forums and like what i have read so far about Digital Storm in general. I would like to get some ideas on configurations. I am looking to stay fairly cheap on this computer and hope to have room to grow. I will be using it for gaming and the internet and would like to keep the cost around $1500. I will be purchasing a new monitor more then likely in the 24 range with no more then 1900 X 1200 resolution. I all ready have in my possesion speakers, keyboard, and mouse. Thank you in advance for any help you can provide.

venom Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 08 Oct 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 0	Quote Reply Posted: 23 Nov 2009 at 2:19am
	At $1500 you wont have much room to grow in the future as some components like the power supply will most likely need to be upgraded. Here is what I would recommend, it is a little over your budget but will perform excellently with the new monitor you are purchasing. Ticket Number: 356352 As Configured: $1730.00 Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - HAF 922 Exterior Finish: - Not Available Trim Accents: - Not Available Processor: Intel Core i5 750 2.66GHz (Quad Core) Motherboard: EVGA P55 LE Edition (Intel P55 Chipset) System Memory: 4GB DDR3 1333MHz Digital Storm Certified by mushkin enhanced (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested) Power Supply: 750W Corsair TX (Dual SLI Compatible) 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 20x / CD-Writer 48x) Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) Video Card: 2x SLI Dual (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 275 896MB (Includes PhysX Technology) Add-on Card: - No Thanks Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 1: High Performance Cooler (Compatible With ONLY i5/AMD 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 Boost Processor: Stage 1: Overclock the processor between 3.3GHz to 3.9GHz (Requires Air Cooling Upgrade) Boost Video Card: - Not Available Boost Memory: - Not Available Boost OS: - 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 Install/Test 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 If that is too far over your budget then you can drop the video cards to 1x NVIDIA GTX 275 and the price will drop to $1462. Edited by venom - 23 Nov 2009 at 2:20am

DST4ME Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List DS ELITE Joined: 14 Apr 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 36758	Quote Reply Posted: 23 Nov 2009 at 6:57pm
	also with that platform (p55) you can't upgrade the cpu either. see if you can raise your budget and go with a 920 and x58 platform so that you can upgrade to the new 6 core cpu coming out in 2010, whenever you are ready to upgrade to it down the road.
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