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Post Date: 2008-05-27
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    Posted: 27 May 2008 at 12:36pm

Just saying Hello as a new forum member of digitalstorm....I'm in the market of purchasing a new gaming pc and only heard GREAT things about DigitalStorm pc's. Below I have a config that I would like everyone to look at and give me feedback on. I'm looking to purchase this pc w/ the intentions to O/C the processor (Intel E8400) and memory (2GB DDR2 Corsair at 1066MHz Dominator DHX (Extreme-Performance) in hopes to be some where in the area of 4ghz. Let me know what you guys think!! Thanks!!!

System Configuration:

Case: Digital Storm 750Si (Black Anodized Aluminum Finish)

Power Supply: 1000W Corsair HX (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible) Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.00GHz (1333MHz Front Side Bus) (6MB Cache)
Motherboard: nVidia 750i SLI Core 2 Quad (nForce 750i SLI)

Memory: 2GB DDR2 Corsair at 1066MHz Dominator DHX (Extreme-Performance)

Floppy / Card: - No Thanks

Hard Drive 1: 150GB Western Digital Raptor (10K RPM) (16MB Cache) (SATA) (Extreme Speed)

Hard Drive 2: - No Thanks

Raid Option: - No Thanks

Hard Drive 3: - No Thanks

Optical Drive 1: DVD-ROM/CD-ROM (DVD Reader 16x / CD Reader 40x)

Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks

Network Card: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)

Video Card: nVidia GeForce 8800GTX 768MB

TV Tuner: - No Thanks

Sound Card: Motherboard Multi-Channel High Definition Audio

Physics Card: - No Thanks

Cooling: Cool-IT Eliminator Thermoelectric Liquid Chilled CPU Only

Case Lighting: - No Thanks

Round Cables: - No Thanks

User Manual: Personalized Platinum Digital Storm Binder (Includes Paperwork/Benchmarks/CDs/Manuals)

Overclock Processor: Yes, Overclock the processor as much as possible with complete stability

Overclock Video Card: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s)

Overclock Memory: Yes, Overclock memory timings (Includes Corsair Dominator Airflow Fan Upgrade)

Tweak Windows: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system
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Are you planning to add a second 88GTX later on? Otherwise you could probably get by with a slightly smaller Power supply. Then again thermoelectric cooling does take quite a decent amount of power.
 
Other then that I dont see any real problems with that build.  Though you might find yourself running out of hard drive space pretty quick with just a raptor.
E8500@ 4.03Ghz
XFX 790i Ultra
1000W Corsair HX
2 280 GTX EVGA FTW
4GB OCZ Reaper 1800Mhz
250-80-300GB VR HD
Logitech Z-2300 2.1 Speakers
Asus Xonar 7.1
Hanns-G HG 281D 28" HDMI Monitor
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unless your completely attached to the liquid cooling that seems like a huge waste of money, air cooled stage 3 will do it, and you probably dont need 1000W PSU with just a core 2 duo, 2gb ram, and only 1 8800.
850Si Case
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 2.66GHz
4GB DDR2 Corsair at 1066MHz Dominator DHX
nVidia GeForce 9800GTX 512MB
X-Fi XtremeGamer Sound Card
Air Cooled Stage 3

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Posts: 1527 		  Quote SunfighterLC Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 27 May 2008 at 5:26pm
Air cooled on a 750i though isnt that great....even with stage 3. Itd be decent, but not great. Itd be very close to see if he could break 4Ghz on a 8400 with air cooling in that case.
E8500@ 4.03Ghz
XFX 790i Ultra
1000W Corsair HX
2 280 GTX EVGA FTW
4GB OCZ Reaper 1800Mhz
250-80-300GB VR HD
Logitech Z-2300 2.1 Speakers
Asus Xonar 7.1
Hanns-G HG 281D 28" HDMI Monitor
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Posts: 4219 		  Quote !ender_ Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 28 May 2008 at 8:00am

possibly, but thats a lot of $ to be betting on getting a decent OC, seems like the system is relying on a great overclock, which is quite a gamble

can you post a link =(
 
if overclocking is your thing i would suggest a 6600 over that chip, they OC very well and would be a lot more on - par with the performance of your case and psu; it would help us a lot to know what your using it for (which type of game) how big your display is and what the price range is
 
i wouldnt get an 8800gtx either, the card was great but its reign is over, not worth near the cost imo
 
 
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Wow thanks for the info and yes I am adding a 2nd 8800GTX it's currently in my pc that I'm using now. That's the reason why I'm shooting for a 1000W p/s. I'm going for the liquid chilled cpu because I'm looking to O/C the chip as much as possible. Thanks again for all the info it really did help!!! Thanks!!!
 
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I am going to be purchasing a 22" samsung monitor and the games I'm looking to play are counterstrike source,COD4,Crysis and maybe a couple other high graphic games.
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If you are going to  have two 8800 GTX's in there I would look at a better case.
 
I have the 750 and it does fine with my 6850 running at stock and a 8800 GTS512. But an overclock and dual GTX's seems like way too much heat for that case to be able to flush out.
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This is a good company, so far, in my opinion.  Great support on the phone too.  (I NEVER e-mail.  Why?  I can call)

By the way, if you get the voice mail saying the lines are busy, just keep calling, After 4-5 times you get through.

Hope you purchase a good PC from DSO!
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Posts: 4219 		  Quote !ender_ Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 30 May 2008 at 8:45pm
id say 2 9800gtx in sli or a gx2 really, while the benchmarks may show the 8800gtx higher at the present time, i feel we will soon see that change
 
realistically, the margin for liquid cooling is very much a gamble, like i said. getting a 850i case and stage 3 cooling will get you within 3-8% of the amount that you could overclock (especially with a 6600 G0)
so, the way i look at it, you would be paying more for a chip that will last less time and show little to NO difference in any real-world situation.
 
by this i mean playing games like an fps or rts (real-world) vs scores on a pcmark or 3dmark run (benchmarks)
 
 
furthermore, with a 22 inch monitor, you dont need nor would you get much benefit from SLI


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