My 4th DS build - a Xmas Lumos running late

Sorry to hear it won’t be under the tree on the 25th, but as also an ODE owner from 2011, it will be worth the wait.    My recent Lumos rig is awesome, looking great and running flawlessly.    

Keep smiling.   

I'm curious. What's the advantage to spending extra money on the 1000wt Corsair? You could run that 2080 with the 750. You might consider looking at the Corsair H100 AIO so you don't have to deal with "possible" leaks and such.

I have the ODE Lvl 3 and it's been running smooth for years. I'm also looking at a Lumos and I considered the Hydrolux Lite. I was warned that this application has been noted to have issues with some, but not all.

Originally posted by bprat22 Sorry to hear it won’t be under the tree on the 25th, but as also an ODE owner from 2011, it will be worth the wait.    My recent Lumos rig is awesome, looking great and running flawlessly.     Keep smiling.

Will do bpratt22...thanks. Pretty cool to have other veteran DS Ode users follow the same path to the Lumos sir!   My sons desk is glass, so that new Lumos should really look like it belongs there...lol. Maybe I'll have to get a case of Windex to put under the tree for him...going to be a bit more glass polishing for him to to do...lol




Edited by HockeyBuck - 19 Dec 2018 at 2:22pm

Sorry to hear that man. Hope it gets to you guys soon, it looks like a pretty sick setup!

I completely understand, and I assure all of our customers that it will be worth the wait. The holidays, even just the first week of November, is when things become very, very busy for us ( all departments).

We have made a ton of hires to help catch up, and we've also moved into a larger facility. We're doing the best we can without rushing and cutting corners on the quality and support our customers expect from us.

Hang in there, it will be worth it. We're doing our very best to try to make this as easy as possible. Feel free to reach out to me directly at any time via email "[email protected]" with your order information.

Happy Holidays!

Originally posted by Alex I completely understand, and I assure all of our customers that it will be worth the wait. The holidays, even just the first week of November, is when things become very, very busy for us ( all departments). We have made a ton of hires to help catch up, and we've also moved into a larger facility. We're doing the best we can without rushing and cutting corners on the quality and support our customers expect from us. Hang in there, it will be worth it. We're doing our very best to try to make this as easy as possible. Feel free to reach out to me directly at any time via email "[email protected]" with your order information. Happy Holidays!

Glad you saw this thread Alex. I know it will be another good DS build. Not worried at all about that, and you and Julie were both helpful... thank you both.

For most of us returning customers, you should note there's a reason we go many years between purchases....it's quite an investment each time we buy a new DS rig. I understand DS relocated ( third time since I have been a customer), and that your company became overwhelmed by the extremely good fortunes of a strong back to school and holiday sales season. The continued success of DS is important to me and to all of your veteran customers.

What I do see though is that DS allowed loyal customers to continue Nov and Dec buying and believing the build time estimates were on target for Xmas, when it's very clear they absolutely were not then...and still are not now on time.

Today I handed pieces of paper & photos of this Lumos build to a kid of mine in substitution of a very pricey Xmas gift that wasn't ready....for the first time in my life, and I'd hope never to have to do that ever again.    I expect many other DS customers from Nov & early Dec will have to do that too this Christmas, and DS management needs a reminder of the extra price some of us customers are paying this year for the company's 2018 holiday success.

Any updates on the PC?

Checking in on your rig... any progress?

   Many thanks to Alex for helping get this build moving again...!
.....Stage 4 notice just hit!   My son & I might have a new Lumos rig to pick up at DS next week sometime if all goes as planned!    

Excellent news. AND you will avoid shipping! What a nice trip.

Enjoy your trip to Morgan Hill and say "hi" to the guys in the back. We'll be waiting for lots of pictures anyway, so might as well snap a few of the new building if you can.   

Originally posted by Bahger You will love the Lumos and find it worth waiting for. I am constantly entertained be the light show inside the case; the whole left side (as you look at it from the front) is glass and the effect is spectacular. Look out for two things: - On mine the string of pin-lights around the border of the "window" got detatched in transit along the bottom edge. It's easy to open up the side and press them back into their groove but best done before you hook it up. - Make sure you put the Lumos somewhere you can reach the awkwardly-placed on/off switch on the top. My case is in a recess under my built-in desk and I still have to access both the switch and the two adjacent USB ports by feel. I think that's it for the moment; keep us posted!

Thanks Bahger! The Lumos will replace my sons Xmas 2011 ODE, and that is perched on a desktop riser shelf so the side panel is visible above & behind his 2 Dell 24” IPS monitors.   The Lumos has a similar footprint but that all glass and light show should be great there, and he has to stand and reach to hit his power button now so he won’t mind reaching for back top power button on the new rig... Will watch out for those led case light strings coming loose...happens with the string I put in the Ode case too...wimpy adhesives...lol

Originally posted by Cretae Couldn't be happier for you. TY for all your recent contributions, HockeyBuck. Grace us with a review if you would.

Will do sir...

Originally posted by HockeyBuck Originally posted by Snaike Enjoy your trip to Morgan Hill and say "hi" to the guys in the back. We'll be waiting for lots of pictures anyway, so might as well snap a few of the new building if you can.    I have also picked up my previous 3 builds at DS when they were in their old FREMONT locations. Funny that it always feels a bit awkward, as prob 97% of their rigs are shipped. Vendors they do see in person on occasion, but very few actual customers. They never seem to know quite what to do with real live local DS customers...lol..., but they once had an excellent final QC man named Chen back then that signed off every single DS rig that they produced up to about 2014, and he usually rolled the customers rig out to the lobby on a cart and did some pointing out of a few things or features or test numbers he wanted customers to know about this particular build...before taking it back for boxing and then providing assistance safely loading it around back. You could tell back then that the QC guys were proud of the work, but rarely got to do some show & tell about stuff they believed was important or cool about the rig they built and tested. We will see how they are doing it now down in Morgan Hill, and I will report back on that experience...always interesting.

Ha, yeah they are close to where my daughter is in college at UC Santa Cruz so I have often thought about stopping by. For years I was misled by the page on their web site titled "Facility Tour" when all that means is an online "tour". I suppose it's to our benefit as clients that they maintain a dust- and distraction-free environment.

Originally posted by ThePinkGoat Screen shot of your new Lumos please =)

Will do!

   Still stress testing....but my boy is getting excited now...