My first DS Velox

Hello all, I am new to this forum and new to Digital Storm PC.
I made my first order 02/26/23. This will be my system.

System Configuration:

Chassis Model: Digital Storm Velox
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: Intel Core i9-13900K (5.7 GHz Turbo) (32-Thread) (24-Core) 3.0 GHz (Raptor Lake)
Motherboard: ASUS Prime Z790-P D5 (Wi-Fi) (Intel Z790 Chipset) (Up to 3x PCI-E Devices) (No SLI) (DDR5)
System Memory: 32GB DDR5 6000MHz Kingston FURY Beast RGB
Power Supply: 1000W Digital Storm Performance Series (Semi-Modular) (80 Plus Gold)
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Optical Drive: - No Thanks
Storage Set 1: 1x SSD M.2 (1TB Samsung 980 PRO) (NVM Express)
Storage Set 2: - No Thanks
Storage Set 3: - No Thanks
RAID Config: - No Thanks
RAID Card: - No Thanks
Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Graphics Card(s): 1x GeForce RTX 4090 24GB (VR Ready)
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Add On Card: - No Thanks
Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 3: Digital Storm Vortex Liquid CPU Cooler (Triple Fan) (Fully Sealed + No Maintenance)
HydroLux Tubing Style: - Not Applicable, I do not have a custom HydroLux liquid cooling system selected
HydroLux Fluid Color: - Not Applicable, I do not have a custom HydroLux liquid cooling system selected
Cable Management: Premium Cable Management (Strategically Routed & Organized for Airflow)
Chassis Fans: Cooler Master MasterFan Halo (RGB Fans) (Remote Control Only)
Internal Lighting: Remote Controlled Advanced LED Lighting System (Multiple RGB Color Modes)
Software Control: - No Thanks
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Noise Reduction: - No Thanks
LaserMark: - No Thanks
CPU Boost: Turbo Boost Advanced Automatic Overclocking
Graphics: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s)
OS Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 11 Home (64-Bit)
Recovery Tools: USB Drive - Windows Installation (Format and Clean Install)



Edited by tedacura1 - 01 Mar 2023 at 6:04pm

If this is a PC specifically or primarily for gaming, you may want to dial back the CPU a bit. This generation in particular has gone far beyond what gaming relies upon for great performance. Believe it or not, the i5 13600KF with its hybrid design and 14 cores/20 threads is overkill for current gaming needs, and bound to be effective for most likely the life of your system.

If that's what you're seeking, put that $406 back in your pocket, and get the gaming proc. Obviously, if you have hard core processing to be done well beyond gaming, you're in a very good place.

Everything else in this system is fine for driving a 4k current or future monitor to upper limits! If you're at that level, the 4090 will blow your socks off.

If you'd like to revise your build, just get in touch with sales and they'll be glad to help. They want you to be happy with your purchase!   

I'm a big fan of ultrawide monitors. You might consider getting one of those for video editing. They are perfect for showing a really wide video timeline. However, they don't have the high pixel density that 4K monitors do.

Getting close

Stage 1 - 2/27/23

Stage 2 - 3/16/23

Stage 3 - 3/27/23

Stage 4 - 3/31/23

Stage 5 - 3/31/23

ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, DING!!!

My DS Velox has shipped, expected receiving date 4/19/23      

Originally posted by hoserator Some offerings to the shipping gods might be appropriate about now for a safe voyage. Keep us posted. (it will be hard after you get it, you'll be busy playing with it) Enjoy.

Thanks and I will

Nice! Now you just have to decide which pair of headphones to use. :)