My Slade Config

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   Hello all,

After may years of building my own gaming PC, I am back to ordering a complete system.  I did lots of research from competing companies but keep coming back to Digital Storm.  My current DIY is a Sandy Bridge Core i7-2600k, 16GB RAM, Nvidia 560Ti, Dell 27" LCD, Razer Mamba mouse and Razer Black Widow Ultimate Stealth keyboard.

Anyway, here are my thougths:

1.  DDR 1600 is good enough and 1866 won't make a difference

2. Windows 8 is good enough and I don't need Professional.  I am running Professional in a VM on my SAN and could always transfer the license if I need it.  Since you can only get DX 11.1 with Windows 8 I am going with it instead of Windows 7.

3. I am moving an OCZ Vertex SATA III SSD and a 500GB Western Digital Black drive from my old system to make them drives D: and E: respectively.

4. I've always used Soundblaster X-Fi sound cards but want to try the integrated audio, since I read that the Sabertooth mobo has upgraded audio, with my Corsair SP2500 speakers.  If it doesn't sound good, I'll buy the Soundblaster X-Fi Titanium HD, which is cheaper on Newegg/Amazon than an upgrade here.

I really wanted a Corsair TX power supply or greater but don't need the 1050w HX one so I went with the GS600.

Thoughts?

Budget:

around $2,000

Usage:

Gaming including LOTRO, GW2, XCOM, Call of Duty, Europa Universalis IV, Baldur's Gate Enhanced Edition, Shadowrun Returns

Specifications:

Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Corsair Obsidian 550D

Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish

Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish

Processor: Intel Core i7 4770K 3.50 GHz (Unlocked CPU) (Quad Core)

Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth Z87 (Intel Z87 Chipset) (Features Thermal Armor and Thermal Radar)

System Memory: 16GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested)

Power Supply: 600W Corsair GS 

Expansion Bay: - No Thanks

Optical Drive: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x)

Storage Set 1: 1x (256GB Solid State (By: Samsung) (Model: 840 Pro Series) 

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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2GB (Includes PhysX) 

Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio

HPC Processor: - No Thanks

Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 2: Digital Storm Vortex 120mm Radiator Liquid CPU Cooler (High-Performance Edition)

H20 Tube Color: - Not Applicable, I do not have a FrostChill or Sub-Zero LCS Cooling System Selected

Chassis Fans: Standard Factory Chassis Fans

Internal Lighting: - No Thanks

Airflow Control: - No Thanks

Chassis Mods: - No Thanks

Noise Reduction: - No Thanks 

LaserMark: - No Thanks

CPU Boost: Standard Intel Turbo Boost 2.0 Automatic Overclocking 

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

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

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

Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 8 (64-Bit Edition) 

Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows CD)

Virus Protection: - No Thanks

Office: - No Thanks

Game: - No Thanks

Display: - No Thanks

Surge Shield: - No Thanks

Speakers: - No Thanks

Keyboard: - No Thanks

Mouse: - No Thanks

External Storage: - No Thanks

Exclusive T-Shirt: FREE: Digital Storm T-Shirt - Black (Extra Large) 

Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 10-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed

Warranty: Life-time Expert Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty (3 Year Labor & 1 Year Part Replacement)

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Javiso Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 15 Sep 2013 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1	Quote Reply Topic: My Slade Config Posted: 15 Sep 2013 at 11:18am
	Hello all, After may years of building my own gaming PC, I am back to ordering a complete system. I did lots of research from competing companies but keep coming back to Digital Storm. My current DIY is a Sandy Bridge Core i7-2600k, 16GB RAM, Nvidia 560Ti, Dell 27" LCD, Razer Mamba mouse and Razer Black Widow Ultimate Stealth keyboard. Anyway, here are my thougths: 1. DDR 1600 is good enough and 1866 won't make a difference 2. Windows 8 is good enough and I don't need Professional. I am running Professional in a VM on my SAN and could always transfer the license if I need it. Since you can only get DX 11.1 with Windows 8 I am going with it instead of Windows 7. 3. I am moving an OCZ Vertex SATA III SSD and a 500GB Western Digital Black drive from my old system to make them drives D: and E: respectively. 4. I've always used Soundblaster X-Fi sound cards but want to try the integrated audio, since I read that the Sabertooth mobo has upgraded audio, with my Corsair SP2500 speakers. If it doesn't sound good, I'll buy the Soundblaster X-Fi Titanium HD, which is cheaper on Newegg/Amazon than an upgrade here. I really wanted a Corsair TX power supply or greater but don't need the 1050w HX one so I went with the GS600. Thoughts? Budget: around $2,000 Usage: Gaming including LOTRO, GW2, XCOM, Call of Duty, Europa Universalis IV, Baldur's Gate Enhanced Edition, Shadowrun Returns Specifications: Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Corsair Obsidian 550D Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish Processor: Intel Core i7 4770K 3.50 GHz (Unlocked CPU) (Quad Core) Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth Z87 (Intel Z87 Chipset) (Features Thermal Armor and Thermal Radar) System Memory: 16GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested) Power Supply: 600W Corsair GS Expansion Bay: - No Thanks Optical Drive: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x) Storage Set 1: 1x (256GB Solid State (By: Samsung) (Model: 840 Pro Series) 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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2GB (Includes PhysX) Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio HPC Processor: - No Thanks Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 2: Digital Storm Vortex 120mm Radiator Liquid CPU Cooler (High-Performance Edition) H20 Tube Color: - Not Applicable, I do not have a FrostChill or Sub-Zero LCS Cooling System Selected Chassis Fans: Standard Factory Chassis Fans Internal Lighting: - No Thanks Airflow Control: - No Thanks Chassis Mods: - No Thanks Noise Reduction: - No Thanks LaserMark: - No Thanks CPU Boost: Standard Intel Turbo Boost 2.0 Automatic Overclocking Graphics Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s) Memory Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory OS Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 8 (64-Bit Edition) Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows CD) Virus Protection: - No Thanks Office: - No Thanks Game: - No Thanks Display: - No Thanks Surge Shield: - No Thanks Speakers: - No Thanks Keyboard: - No Thanks Mouse: - No Thanks External Storage: - No Thanks Exclusive T-Shirt: FREE: Digital Storm T-Shirt - Black (Extra Large) Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 10-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed Warranty: Life-time Expert Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty (3 Year Labor & 1 Year Part Replacement)

DST4ME Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List DS ELITE Joined: 14 Apr 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 36758	Quote Reply Posted: 15 Sep 2013 at 1:49pm
	If you are sure that the 760 will give the power you need for games then ok. but keep in mind you didn't leave much room to upgrade the gpu if needed as far as power goes. I personally don't use anything other then ax or hx with corsair as they are the quality psu from them, instead of the cx I would go with evga 750w. change from vertex to noctua if you want good cooling and go with oc stage 1, turbo just pushes one core. careful with Vertex its gonna fail on you. Edited by DST4ME - 15 Sep 2013 at 1:50pm
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ArkansasWoman777 Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List DS Veteran Joined: 19 Aug 2012 Online Status: Offline Posts: 4314	Quote Reply Posted: 15 Sep 2013 at 2:58pm
	From what i heard on here doesn't the noctua not fit in the slade case?
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DST4ME Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List DS ELITE Joined: 14 Apr 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 36758	Quote Reply Posted: 15 Sep 2013 at 3:33pm
	Not sure if that is what is going on, but I forgot to tell him to change his case for better airflow, haf x has great airflow. Edited by DST4ME - 15 Sep 2013 at 4:19pm
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fstcvc Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List DS Veteran Joined: 06 Jul 2013 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2551	Quote Reply Posted: 15 Sep 2013 at 5:32pm
	Listen to DST4ME - great advice. I too would recommend the EVGA 750 - more for it's modular wiring but the power bump is also worthy. The Noctura is a great cooling solution. The closed loop water coolers do seem to have a rather high failure rate compared to custom water cooling or air cooling methods. Here's a revised build maximizing gaming performance: 871461 - $2069 (after all current discounts). The i5 is just as good as the i7 for gaming, 8GB RAM is all that's needed for gaming and other general tasks, EVGA 750 PSU, the GTX 770 will blow the 760 away at gaming...
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DST4ME Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List DS ELITE Joined: 14 Apr 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 36758	Quote Reply Posted: 15 Sep 2013 at 7:23pm
	Thats a nice build fstcvc I have one thing tho, tho for gaming hyper-thread does not mean much both win7 and win8 support ht and benefit from it, also in the long run it can feel more powerful, so I would stick with i7.
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