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   New to gaming desktops and not familiar with Digital Storm. If i order a rig with the 975 3.33 cpu and dual lATI  5870 gpu's is water cooling needed or can i get away with the upgraded air cooler? Do not plan to do any heavy over clocking.

Thanks,

Tanamerra

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tanamerra Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 12 Dec 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 168	Quote Reply Topic: Need Advice Posted: 14 Dec 2009 at 10:03am
	New to gaming desktops and not familiar with Digital Storm. If i order a rig with the 975 3.33 cpu and dual lATI 5870 gpu's is water cooling needed or can i get away with the upgraded air cooler? Do not plan to do any heavy over clocking. Thanks, Tanamerra

DST4ME Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List DS ELITE Joined: 14 Apr 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 36758	Quote Reply Posted: 14 Dec 2009 at 2:35pm
	none of that is needed, tell me what is your budget? and what resolution will you be gaming at, and I will show what you need and what you won't see a difference from. Edited by DST4ME - 14 Dec 2009 at 2:35pm
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tanamerra Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 12 Dec 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 168	Quote Reply Posted: 14 Dec 2009 at 3:53pm
	DST4ME, Gaming at 1900X1200 most likely. Planned on the monitor that Digital Storm has on their website.

DST4ME Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List DS ELITE Joined: 14 Apr 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 36758	Quote Reply Posted: 14 Dec 2009 at 3:57pm
	ok what is the budget?
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tanamerra Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 12 Dec 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 168	Quote Reply Posted: 14 Dec 2009 at 5:10pm
	$5,000.00 including delivery by Christmas.

DST4ME Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List DS ELITE Joined: 14 Apr 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 36758	Quote Reply Posted: 14 Dec 2009 at 5:51pm
	LC is not a nessessity, but it does give better temps: LC system: Here you go Ticket# 364169 --- Price: $4438 (To see this build click here) Price after current promotion $4088 Copy of Specifications: Chassis Model: Cooler Master HAF 932 (Black OPS Edition) Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish Processor: Intel Core i7 920 2.66GHz (Quad Core) Motherboard: EVGA X58 LE Edition SLI (Intel X58 Chipset) (Supports SLI or CrossFire) System Memory: 6GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested) Power Supply: 1000W Corsair HX (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible) (Silent Edition) Expansion Bay: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (256GB Solid State (By: Corsair) (Model: CMFSSD-256D1) Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (1TB Seagate/Western Digital (7200 RPM) (32MB Cache) (SATA) (Extreme Speed) Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks Optical Drive 1: DVD±R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 20x / CD-Writer 48x) Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) Video Card: 1x ATI Radeon HD 5870 1GB Add-on Card: - No Thanks Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 6: Sub-Zero LCS Dual Loop: CPU & Single Video Card H20 Tube Color:Red Tubing with High-Performance Fluid (UV Lighting Reactive) Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans Internal Lighting: Internal Chassis Lighting System (UV) (Creates Glowing Effect for H20 Tubes) Enhancements: - No Thanks Chassis Mods: - No Thanks Noise Reduction: - No Thanks Boost Processor: FREE: Stage 1: Overclock the processor between 3.3GHz to 3.9GHz (Requires Air Cooling Upgrade) Boost Video Card: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s) Boost Memory: Memory Fan Kit Only (Does not include memory overclocking service) Boost OS: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (64-Bit Edition) Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based) Virus Protection: - No Thanks Office: - No Thanks Benchmarking: - No Thanks Install/Test Game: FREE: Please include a free copy of a hot-selling game 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 (Large) Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 5-10 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed Warranty: 5 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty (Highly Recommended) --------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- Air system: Here you go Ticket# 364173 --- Price: $3813 (To see this build click here) Price after current promotion $3513 Copy of Specifications: Chassis Model: Cooler Master HAF 932 (Black OPS Edition) Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish Processor: Intel Core i7 920 2.66GHz (Quad Core) Motherboard: EVGA X58 LE Edition SLI (Intel X58 Chipset) (Supports SLI or CrossFire) System Memory: 6GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested) Power Supply: 1000W Corsair HX (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible) (Silent Edition) Expansion Bay: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (256GB Solid State (By: Corsair) (Model: CMFSSD-256D1) Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (1TB Seagate/Western Digital (7200 RPM) (32MB Cache) (SATA) (Extreme Speed) Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks Optical Drive 1: DVD±R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 20x / CD-Writer 48x) Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) Video Card: 1x ATI Radeon HD 5870 1GB Add-on Card: - No Thanks Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 1: Noctua Dual 120mm Fans High Performance Cooler (Compatible With ONLY i7 Processors) H20 Tube Color:Red Tubing with High-Performance Fluid (UV Lighting Reactive) Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans Internal Lighting: Internal Chassis Lighting System (UV) (Creates Glowing Effect for H20 Tubes) Enhancements: - No Thanks Chassis Mods: - No Thanks Noise Reduction: - No Thanks Boost Processor: FREE: Stage 1: Overclock the processor between 3.3GHz to 3.9GHz (Requires Air Cooling Upgrade) Boost Video Card: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s) Boost Memory: Memory Fan Kit Only (Does not include memory overclocking service) Boost OS: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (64-Bit Edition) Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based) Virus Protection: - No Thanks Office: - No Thanks Benchmarking: - No Thanks Install/Test Game: FREE: Please include a free copy of a hot-selling game 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 (Large) Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 5-10 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed Warranty: 5 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty (Highly Recommended)
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tanamerra Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 12 Dec 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 168	Quote Reply Posted: 14 Dec 2009 at 6:27pm
	Thanks for the options but not exactly what i am want. Prefer 975 cpu, dual 5870 gpu's and duel hardrives in raid 0.

DST4ME Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List DS ELITE Joined: 14 Apr 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 36758	Quote Reply Posted: 14 Dec 2009 at 6:37pm
	these systems will be faster then 975 and they cost less. at your resolution you are not going to know the difference between 1 x 5870 and 2 x 5870, and by that I mean I can come and take one out in the middle of the night and you would never notice the difference the next day. you using this to play games right? if yes what games? that corsair will beat most dual drives in raid, and you don't have to worry about data loss due to raid failure. Edited by DST4ME - 14 Dec 2009 at 6:37pm
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tanamerra Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 12 Dec 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 168	Quote Reply Posted: 14 Dec 2009 at 7:26pm
	DST4ME, Appreciate your advice. Talked to DS today and worked out the system i was looking for. Will post it and a review after arrival.

DST4ME Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List DS ELITE Joined: 14 Apr 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 36758	Quote Reply Posted: 14 Dec 2009 at 8:06pm
	My pleasure good luck
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