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Post Date: 2008-01-21
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    Posted: 21 Jan 2008 at 5:14pm
Ok what do you think of this, im sure there is problems with it, and not too sure but would probably drop the ultras to GTS 512's
 
Case: Digital Storm Twister EXTREME (Exotic Blue StormPaint Finish)
Power Supply: 1200W Thermaltake (Triple SLI Compatible) (Silent Toughpower Edition)
Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad QX9650 Extreme 3.00GHz (1333MHz FSB) (12MB Cache)
Motherboard: nVidia 780i Core 2 Quad (nForce 780i SLI)
Memory: 4GB DDR2 Corsair at 1066MHz Dominator (Dual Channel) (Extreme-Performance)
Floppy / Card: - No Thanks
Hard Drive 1: 150GB Western Digital Raptor (10K RPM) (16MB Cache) (SATA) (Extreme Speed)
Hard Drive 2: 150GB Western Digital Raptor (10K RPM) (16MB Cache) (SATA) (Extreme Speed)
Raid Option: Setup hard drive 1 and 2 in a Raid 0 Stripe (Read and Write Performance Boost)
Hard Drive 3: 750GB Western Digital (7200 RPM) (SATA) (Extreme Speed)
Optical Drive 1: BLU-RAY/DVD±R/RW/CD-R/RW (BLU-RAY / DVD Writer 18x / CD-Writer 48x)
Optical Drive 2: DVD±R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 20x / CD-Writer 48x) (LightScribe Edition)
Network Card: Linksys Wireless-N 300Mbps (Supports 802.11n/g/b)
Video Card: 2x SLI Dual (nVidia GeForce 8800ULTRA 768MB (By: eVGA) (PCI-Express)
TV Tuner: ATI TV Wonder 650 (HDTV, Video Recording, FM Radio, Video Input and Capture)
Sound Card: Creative Labs Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty FPS (Up to 7.1 Channel) (Includes I/O Unit)
Physics Card: - No Thanks
Cooling: Thermoelectric Liquid Chilled CPU Only
Case Lighting: Blizzard Internal Lighting (Blue Edition) (Cold Cathode Tubes)
Round Cables: Enhanced Interior Air Flow (Optical Drive & Floppy Cables (Blue Edition)
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: Yes, Overclock the video card(s) as much as possible with complete stability
Overclock Memory: Yes, Overclock the memory timings (Includes Corsair Dominator Airflow Fan)
Tweak Windows: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system
Windows OS: Dual Boot (Windows XP Professional & Windows Vista Ultimate (64-Bit Edition)
LCD Display: - No Thanks
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers: - No Thanks
Keyboard: Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard
Mouse: Logitech G7 Laser Cordless Mouse (High-Speed Gaming Grade)
 
How much of a boost will it give me over my current system which is
Intel C2D Q6600 @ stock
4gb Ram (only 3.5gb showing as under xp 32)
ATi X1950 Pro 256 ( i really hate this card and miss my old nvidia stuff)
Soundblaster X-Fi Platinum with front I/O
LogiTech 5.1 surround
21" 1800x1440 @ 120hz CRT Dell monitor
2x 160gb HDs + 1x 320gb Ext HD
Lots of fans etc, blue lighting the usual stuff
 
 
any tips?
 
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Posts: 37 		  Quote Digitalkryme Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 21 Jan 2008 at 5:15pm
Oh and forgot to add that i would also have to beg and convince Digitalstorm to let me buy it as i live in the UK
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Posts: 2220 		  Quote skyR Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 21 Jan 2008 at 5:50pm
they ship to the uk, you just have to pay the shipping & handling costs. just call them to place your order.

you won't see much of a boost unless you are overclocking that qx9650 to 4ghz+ and get a bigger monitor.
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hmmm, i was kind of worried that it wouldn't be that much different, monitor wise i really like this CRT, its heavy and the typical old school beige, but the display on it is great, i think if i was going to upgrade the monitor it would be to a 30" to make it worthwhile, as i would be going widescreen and this is the typical 4:3
 
I thought i would notice a bit of a jump from the CPU, but then i suppose i could just over clock my q6600 to 3ghz
 
The one thing i really like about digitalstorm systems though is the watercooling already done for me (grrr fiddly stuff) and the graphics setup, as i said i really hate this ATi card, but it was a freebie so cant really complain.
 
How much is the shipping to the UK? any ideas?
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Posts: 2220 		  Quote skyR Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 21 Jan 2008 at 6:42pm
around $100.. maybe $150


Edited by skyR - 21 Jan 2008 at 6:42pm
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blimey thats cheap as chips, bearing in mind that i can basically half the price with the exchange rate the way it is.
 
Hmmm, i think im going to have to convince the misses that it would be a good thing Wink
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I live in Alaska and it cost me $140 to get my DS system to me.  But it was worth every penny!
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