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My new rig . . .

Post Date: 2007-08-26
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srl50 View Drop Down
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    Posted: 26 Aug 2007 at 8:27am
Just placed my order this morning and this is how I set it up to be built. Pretty standard fare I guess? It should rock! I want to thank everyone here for their advice AND the patient folks on the phone with DS for answering all my noob questions! (I went with the bigger HDD for a future 8800 GTX 768 addition, if ever need.) I wonder how fast my Q6600 will be after overclocking it? Guess we'll see?
 
System Configuration:
Case: Digital Storm Twister PRO (Black Anodized Aluminum Finish)
Power Supply: 850W Thermaltake (8800 GTX SLI Compatible) (Silent Toughpower Edition)
Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz (1066MHz FSB) (8MB Cache)
Motherboard: nVidia 680i Core 2 Quad (By: eVGA) (nForce 680i SLI) (A1 Revision)
Memory: 2GB DDR2 Corsair at 667MHz (Dual Channel)
Floppy / Media: Sony 1.44MB Floppy (Black Edition)
Hard Drive 1: 320GB (Western Digital / Seagate) (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA)
Hard Drive 2: - No Thanks
Raid Option: - No Thanks
Optical Drive 1: DVD-ROM/CD-ROM (DVD Reader 16x / CD Reader 40x)
Optical Drive 2: DVD±R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 20x / CD-Writer 48x)
Network Card: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Modem: - No Thanks
Video Card: nVidia GeForce 8800GTX 768MB (By: eVGA / Asus) (PCI-Express)
TV Tuner: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Motherboard Multi-Channel High Definition Audio (7.1 Channel)
Physics Card: - No Thanks
Cooling: Air Cooled Stage 3 (Silent Artic Cooling (TwisterBoost Overclocked)
Case Lighting: Blizzard Internal Lighting (Blue Edition) (Cold Cathode Tubes)
Round Cables: - No Thanks
User Manual: Personalized Platinum Digital Storm Binder (Includes Paperwork/Benchmarks/CDs/Manuals)
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows XP Home (Includes Service Pack 2)
Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based)
Protection: - No Thanks
Office: - No Thanks
LCD Display: - No Thanks
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers: - No Thanks
Keyboard: Microsoft Multimedia Desktop 2.0 (Multimedia Keyboard + Optical Wheel Mouse)
Mouse: - No Thanks my keyboard comes with a mouse
Warranty: 3 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty
Support: Lifetime Toll-Free Platinum Care Technical Support
 
Never stop being a kid.

Q6600
8800 GTX 768
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Posts: 112 		  Quote Minion Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 26 Aug 2007 at 8:42am
Congrats, from what I've read you'll be more than satisfied.
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Posts: 167 		  Quote Larry Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 26 Aug 2007 at 11:14am
Welcome to the wonderful world of DigitalStorm.  I am sure that you will be happy with that rig for some time.
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Posts: 509 		  Quote Kenny Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 26 Aug 2007 at 11:37am
You have a great rig, but if you can upgrade your 667MHz Ram to 800MHz Ram, your rig will be greatest. For the Q6600 CPU can overclock up to 2.8GHz with Stage 3 Air Cooling, and up to 3.2 with Liquid Cooling.
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Posts: 178 		  Quote srl50 Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 26 Aug 2007 at 12:02pm
Thanks everyone for your comments. I am indeed SO looking forward to getting it home and setup! I wonder how it will take to get it? I choose regular Ground Air.
 
Kenny, I will call DS Monday morning and ask them to upgrade my memory to 800 MHz per your kind suggestion. Its only another few bucks to make that change. I guess I could just send them an email to accomplish the same thing?
 
Thanks again all,
 
 
Steve
Never stop being a kid.

Q6600
8800 GTX 768
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Posts: 52 		  Quote GruntMaster Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 26 Aug 2007 at 7:34pm
Nice rig...I think you're going to really like that. Good move to upgrade to the 800MHz RAM.
 
What games do you like to play?
 
ps I like your signature line. Wink
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nVidia 680i LT
750W Thermaltake
250GB HD
2GB DDR2 Corsair 800Mhz XMS2
GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB
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Posts: 178 		  Quote srl50 Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 26 Aug 2007 at 10:25pm
Thanks. I like playing most of the First Person Shooters, and I really like the WW2 stuff like COD and MOH. Also, GRAW and SWAT for more tactical play. As for my sig, well, I'm fifty-two years old and I still get just as much enjoyment outta playing today"s PC games as I did playing at the local arcade when I actually was a kid. Keeps me young, I think? Thanks for your post. Can't wait to get my new rig.
 
Steve
Never stop being a kid.

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8800 GTX 768
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