My first order.

The X-FI has issues with Vista. I would go to a Razer sound card, or just drop the sound card altogether.

Yep. The rest is fine. I probably would have done something like this with the same budget

http://www.digitalstormonline.com/comploadsaved.asp?id=185524

Edited by Tyler Lowe - 22 Sep 2008 at 12:47pm

that's my same system except I got the 300GB Velociraptor and Razor sound card and 4-year warranty but put me just over $3300

Edited by rai-zero - 22 Sep 2008 at 1:28pm

Alrighty, I cancelled my order (to avoid mass confusion to the guys at DSO.) 

sounds good man but the one TL/I build for you will oc better, higher, and more stable, also TL/my build has liquid cooling for cpu and air for the cards.

you got air trying to cool all.

its upto you ofcouse, I just want to make sure you know the difference

ok looks good man, you gonna love that for a long while.

once thing, ask them to oc your ram, that will get you the ram fan which is great, and it will help your cpu oc better, however first go with ocz ram instead of corsair, that will save you ten

so this:

here you go Ticket# 186008 --- Price: $3201 (To see this build click here)

Copy of Specifications:
Chassis: Cooler Master HAF 932
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Interior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Power Supply: 1000W Corsair HX (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible)
Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 2.83GHz (1333MHz FSB) (12MB Cache)
Motherboard: nVidia 790i Ultra Core 2 Quad (nForce 790i Ultra SLI) (DDR3 Only)
System Memory: 4GB DDR3 1333MHz OCZ
Card Reader: - No Thanks
Hard Drive 1: 300GB Western Digital VelociRaptor (10K RPM) (16MB Cache) (Extreme Speed)
Hard Drive 2: 500GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA)
Raid Option: - No Thanks
Hard Drive 3: - No Thanks
Optical Drive 1: DVD±R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 20x / CD-Writer 48x)
Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks
Wireless Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card: 2x SLI Dual (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 896MB (Includes PhysX Technology)
TV Tuner: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: Liquid Chilled FrostBite CPU Only
Internal Lighting: Blizzard Internal Lighting (Red Edition) (Cold Cathode Tubes)
Modifications: - No Thanks
Boost Processor: Yes, Overclock the processor as much as possible with complete stability
Boost Video Card: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s)
Boost Memory: Yes, Overclock memory timings (Includes Memory Fan Kit Installed)
Tweak Windows: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium (64-Bit Edition) (For Enthusiasts)
Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based)
Protection: - No Thanks
Office: - No Thanks
Benchmarking: - No Thanks
Install/Test Game: - No Thanks
LCD Display: - No Thanks
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers: - No Thanks
Keyboard: - No Thanks
Mouse: - No Thanks my keyboard comes with a mouse
External Storage: - No Thanks
Warranty: 3 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty


now this takes you to 3201, if you don't want to do that, that is ok, but then do this, when ordering ask them for the fan for the ram, which should be like $20