My Monster arrived yesterday!

System Configuration:

Chassis Model: Cooler Master HAF 932

Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Interior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Trim Accents: Paint All Trim Accents: Chassis Vents, Grills, Screws, and Hose Clamps (Red)

Processor: Intel Core i7 940 2.93GHz (Quad Core)

Motherboard: EVGA X58 3X SLI (Intel X58 Chipset) (Supports Triple SLI or CrossFire)

System Memory: 6GB DDR3 1600MHz Mushkin (Highly Recommended)

Power Supply: 750W Corsair TX (Dual SLI Compatible)

Card Reader: Internal Digital Media Card Reader (Black)

Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 150GB Western Digital VelociRaptor (10K RPM) (16MB Cache)

(Set 1 Raid Options: Configure HDD Set 1 to a Raid 5 Config - Redundant Performance (Requires Three HDDs)

Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 150GB Western Digital VelociRaptor (10K RPM) (16MB Cache) (SATA) (Extreme Speed)

Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: 150GB Western Digital VelociRaptor (10K RPM) (16MB Cache) (SATA) (Extreme Speed)

Optical Drive 1: DVD±R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 20x / CD-Writer 48x) (LightScribe

Edition)

Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks

Internet Access: High Speed Network Port

(Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)

Video Card(s): 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 1GB (Includes PhysX Technology)

Add-on Card: - No Thanks

Sound Card: Creative Labs X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional (PCI-Express Slot Based)

Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 3: High-Performance Liquid Chilled FrostBite System For CPU Liquid Color: Red: Non-conductive High-Performance Fluid (Requires H20:

Stage 3 Cooling Package) Chassis Airflow: Upgrade Chassis With LED Performance

Fans (Red) Internal Lighting: Internal Chassis Lighting System (Red)

Chassis Mods: - No Thanks

CPU Boost: Yes, Overclock the processor as much as possible with complete stability

Graphics Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s)

Memory Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory

Windows Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating 

system Windows OS: Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate (64-Bit Edition) (For Enthusiasts) Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based) 

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I love my new workstation so much I haven't gotten any sleep! I spent the last 14 hours moving apps from my old system and running benchmarks.

I spent a lot of time reading reviews on this site before deciding to buy from DS. I am honestly impressed with my system and their service. I cannot tell you how nice it is to talk with tech support and be met with knowledgeable and english speaking individuals. (Dell sent me a laptop graphics card to replace my failed desktop graphics card by mistake. It took me over an hour on the phone and two managers to make them understand the difference between a ribbon cabled Geforce Go graphics adapter and PCI-E before they would send me the right replacement.)

 

For those people who might be reading reviews to make a purchase decision; I want them to know that I will spend 95% of my time on this new machine doing work as a network security engineer, so it isn't only gamers that can enjoy these systems. I just transferred a couple of .iso files at 900 megabits over my gigabit lan from this machine and was completely floored!

 

Now on to the pics!