My Lumos build progress AND review

Hey Digital Storm Community! :D

I have purchased a Lumos with the specs and stages listed below. I am very excited to a be a part of the forum and share my experience!

System Configuration:

Chassis Model: Digital Storm Lumos
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: Intel Core i9-10900K (5.3 GHz Turbo) (20-Thread) (10-Core) 3.7 Ghz
Motherboard: ASUS TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS / MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE (Intel Z490) (Up to 3x PCI-E) (No SLI)
System Memory: 32GB DDR4 3200MHz Digital Storm Performance Series
Power Supply: 850W Digital Storm Performance Series (Modular) (80 Plus Gold)
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Optical Drive: - No Thanks
Storage Set 1: 1x SSD M.2 (500GB Seagate FireCuda 520) (NVM Express) (Gen4 PCIe)
Storage Set 2: 1x Storage (2TB Seagate / Toshiba / Hitachi)
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 3070 8GB (Performance Edition) (VR Ready)
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Add On Card: - No Thanks
Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 2: Digital Storm Vortex Liquid CPU Cooler (Dual 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: Exotic Cable Management - Black - (Cable Combs with Custom Color Sleeved Extension Cables)
Chassis Fans: Standard Factory Chassis Fans
Internal Lighting: Remote Controlled Advanced LED Lighting System (Multiple RGB Color Modes)
Airflow Control: Digital Storm Thermal Management Control Board & Software
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Noise Reduction: - No Thanks
LaserMark: Option Not Available
CPU Boost: Stage 1: Overclock CPU - Up to 4.7GHz on All CPU Cores
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 10 Home (64-Bit)
Recovery Tools: USB Drive - Windows 10 Installation (Format and Clean Install)
Virus Protection: Windows Defender Antivirus (Built-in to Windows 10)
Office: - No Thanks
Mouse Pad: - No Thanks
Display: - No Thanks
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers: - No Thanks
Keyboard: Digital Storm Devastator Bundle (RGB) Keyboard & Mouse
Mouse: - No Thanks
Branded Gear: - No Thanks
Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 30-35 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed
Warranty: Life-time Expert Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty (3 Year Labor & 1 Year Part Replacement)

Stage 1: 5/03/21
Stage 2: 5/28/21
Stage 3: 5/28/21(Very lucky I hit both 2 and 3 in the same day)
Stage 4: 6/01/21
Stage 5: 6/02/21
Stage 6: 6/03/21
Stage 7: 6/03/21

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Review: Okay so I have tested a few different games out on it. I have absolutely no issue running any game on ultra graphics settings, even Cyberpunk. The only time I have any issues with lag is after running a game for several hours which honestly is just what happens when you push a system hard for a long time. I am upgrading from the ASUS - ROG Zephyrus M15 laptop which has the nvidia 2060 card so its a huge update. One thing I couldn't do well on the laptop that works great on the lumos is having say youtube open in the back ground while a game is running. On my laptop, that alone would show serious lag but multitasking is no issue for this beast. The AIO cooler plus the many fans keeps this unit running pretty cool, which is obviously very important. So all in all I am very happy with this build by DS and thank them very much for building it for me! Cheers!


Edited by ArcherZ - 08 Jun 2021 at 7:30am

How do I submit changes? And do you know if it will cost much more to switch? Thanks.

Awesome! Thanks!

EDIT: I was able to change it to the Firecuda! Thanks for the tip!

Edited by ArcherZ - 29 May 2021 at 9:23am

Stage 4: 6/01/21

Wow! A normal time frame! Can it be happening?

Good decision IMHO.

Here it is! I'll post a review after using it awhile. Thanks DS!

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Edited by ArcherZ - 04 Jun 2021 at 4:13pm

Nice!   

Okay so I have tested a few different games out on it. I have absolutely no issue running any game on ultra graphics settings, even Cyberpunk. The only time I have any issues with lag is after running a game for several hours which honestly is just what happens when you push a system hard for a long time. I am upgrading from the ASUS - ROG Zephyrus M15 laptop which has the nvidia 2060 card so its a huge update. One thing I couldn't do well on the laptop that works great on the lumos is having say youtube open in the back ground while a game is running. On my laptop, that alone would show serious lag but multitasking is no issue for this beast. The AIO cooler plus the many fans keeps this unit running pretty cool, which is obviously very important. So all in all I am very happy with this build by DS and thank them very much for building it for me! Cheers!