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Hi, I was wondering if you guys could help me with my config.
I have a 21" LCD Monitor Samsung, which i will be using to play games on. I'm planning on buying a comp in the next 2 weeks. I am leaning towards this build below. I have 2 options if i get a raise in the next week I will get a comp around 4k, but if I dont then i will be getting a comp around 2,500$, so if you guys can help me out with both builds as i dont know which prize im getting but those are the 2 options. I would like to upgade Copy of Specifications: Chassis Model: Digital Storm 950Si Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Interior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 955 (3.2GHz) (Quad Core) (Black Edition) (8 MB Cache) AM3 Socket Motherboard: Asus M4A79T Deluxe (AMD 790FX Chipset) (Socket AM3) System Memory: 8GB DDR3 1333MHz Corsair DHX (High-Performance) Power Supply: 1000W Corsair HX (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible) (Silent Edition) Card Reader: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (1TB Western Digital (7200 RPM) (16MB Cache) (SATA) (Extreme Speed) Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: - No Thanks 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: 2x CrossFire Quad (ATI Radeon HD 4870X2 2GB) Add-on Card: - No Thanks Sound Card: Creative Labs X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Champion (Includes Front I/O) (PCI-Express Slot Based) Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 3: High-Performance Liquid Chilled FrostBite System For CPU & Two Video Cards Liquid Color:Blue: Non-conductive High-Performance Fluid (Requires H20: Stage 3 Cooling Package) Chassis Airflow: Upgrade Chassis With LED Performance Fans (Blue) Internal Lighting: Internal Chassis Lighting System (Blue) Enhancements: LCD Temperature Display & Fan Controller (Requires Chassis Airflow Upgrade) Chassis Mods: 950Si Case Only: Processor & Video Card Area: Drill and Mount Two Side Window 120mm Fan Blow-Holes Boost Processor: 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: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory Tweak Windows: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system Windows OS: Microsoft Windows Vista 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: - No Thanks LCD Display: - No Thanks Surge Shield: - No Thanks Speakers: - No Thanks Keyboard: - No Thanks Mouse: - No Thanks External Storage: - No Thanks Exclusive T-Shirt: - No Thanks Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 5-10 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed Warranty: 3 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty I went with the amd since i wanted liquid cooling for the graphic cards as well and a sound card, (i want my computer to look really cool..... i know lol). |
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Mikey14
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Posted: 31 May 2009 at 1:44pm |
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What is your resoloution?
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Mikey14
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Posted: 31 May 2009 at 1:48pm |
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I would reccommend going with an i7 build. The build you have selected is big waste of $$. Something like this: $2500 price range
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Chassis Model: Cooler Master HAF 932 Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Interior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish Processor: Intel Core i7 920 2.66GHz (Quad Core) Motherboard: EVGA X58 3X SLI (Intel X58 Chipset) (Supports Triple SLI or CrossFire) System Memory: 6GB DDR3 1333MHz Mushkin (Highly Recommended) (Digital Storm Certified) Power Supply: 1000W Corsair HX (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible) (Silent Edition) Card Reader: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (500GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA) Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: - No Thanks 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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 275 896MB (Includes PhysX Technology) Add-on Card: - No Thanks Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio 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: Standard Factory Chassis Fans Internal Lighting: Internal Chassis Lighting System (Red) Enhancements: - No Thanks Chassis Mods: - No Thanks Boost Processor: 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: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory Tweak Windows: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system Windows OS: Microsoft Windows Vista 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: - No Thanks LCD Display: - No Thanks Surge Shield: - No Thanks Speakers: - No Thanks Keyboard: - No Thanks Mouse: - No Thanks External Storage: - No Thanks Exclusive T-Shirt: - No Thanks Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 5-10 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed Warranty: 3 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty Ticket Number: 289019
$4000 Price Range
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Chassis Model: Cooler Master HAF 932 Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Interior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish Processor: Intel Core i7 920 2.66GHz (Quad Core) Motherboard: EVGA X58 3X SLI (Intel X58 Chipset) (Supports Triple SLI or CrossFire) System Memory: 6GB DDR3 1333MHz Mushkin (Highly Recommended) (Digital Storm Certified) Power Supply: 1000W Corsair HX (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible) (Silent Edition) Card Reader: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (120GB Solid State (By: OCZ) Vertex Series (Model: OCZSSD2-1VTX120G) Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 2x (500GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA) Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks 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: 2x SLI Dual (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 275 896MB (Includes PhysX Technology) Add-on Card: - No Thanks Sound Card: Creative Labs X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Champion (Includes Front I/O) (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: Standard Factory Chassis Fans Internal Lighting: Internal Chassis Lighting System (Red) Enhancements: - No Thanks Chassis Mods: - No Thanks Boost Processor: 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) Tweak Windows: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system Windows OS: Microsoft Windows Vista 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: - No Thanks LCD Display: - No Thanks Surge Shield: - No Thanks Speakers: - No Thanks Keyboard: - No Thanks Mouse: - No Thanks External Storage: - No Thanks Exclusive T-Shirt: - No Thanks 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) Ticket Number: 288973
Edit: SLI isnt needed for a 21". Edited by Mikey14 - 31 May 2009 at 5:22pm |
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Posted: 31 May 2009 at 2:54pm |
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you guys are ridiculous he doesn't need sli 275s for a 21" monitor.
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Mikey14
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Posted: 31 May 2009 at 2:58pm |
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oops i missed the 21" monitor part thats why i asked his resoloution.
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Posted: 31 May 2009 at 4:35pm |
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I am not sure if you are a AMD and ATI fan so I am sorry if you take offense to this (as some people do) 1.the AMD phenoms are a waist of money when compared to the new Intel i7s. The i7s are way better. and you can get a killer i7 rig that fits in both your price ranges,
2...pretty much the same with ATI, you do not need SLI/crossfire for a 21" monitor. And the Nvidia cards preform much better then there ATI competition. Also I am unsure if this is an issue for you or not but the new ATI cards have very loud fans. Louder even then the Nvidia GTX cards.
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Posted: 31 May 2009 at 4:38pm |
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Ticket Number: 289011
First build. (Note I kept you with the 950Si case. However if wanted you could go with the HAF 932 and save more money. And the HAF932 has as good if not better air flow.
Chassis Model: Digital Storm 950Si
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Interior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish Processor: Intel Core i7 920 2.66GHz (Quad Core) Motherboard: EVGA X58 3X SLI (Intel X58 Chipset) (Supports Triple SLI or CrossFire) System Memory: 6GB DDR3 1333MHz Mushkin (Highly Recommended) (Digital Storm Certified) Power Supply: 1000W Corsair HX (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible) (Silent Edition) Card Reader: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (500GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA) Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: - No Thanks 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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 275 896MB (Includes PhysX Technology) Add-on Card: - No Thanks Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 3: High-Performance Liquid Chilled FrostBite System For CPU Liquid Color:Blue: Non-conductive High-Performance Fluid (Requires H20: Stage 3 Cooling Package) Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans Internal Lighting: Internal Chassis Lighting System (Blue) Enhancements: - No Thanks Chassis Mods: - No Thanks Boost Processor: 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) Tweak Windows: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system Windows OS: Microsoft Windows Vista 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: - No Thanks LCD Display: - No Thanks Surge Shield: - No Thanks Speakers: - No Thanks Keyboard: - No Thanks Mouse: - No Thanks External Storage: - No Thanks Exclusive T-Shirt: - No Thanks Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 5-10 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed Warranty: 3 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty |
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Posted: 31 May 2009 at 4:43pm |
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Build #2. I used the higher budget to give you more/faster RAM the RAZER sound card. And upgraded the warranty. Oh also added another 500GB HDD (however you could also do that for the lower priced rig too if you wanted)
Ticket Number: 289014
Chassis Model: Digital Storm 950Si
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Interior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish Processor: Intel Core i7 920 2.66GHz (Quad Core) Motherboard: EVGA X58 3X SLI (Intel X58 Chipset) (Supports Triple SLI or CrossFire) System Memory: 12GB DDR3 1600MHz Mushkin (Highly Recommended) (Digital Storm Certified) Power Supply: 1000W Corsair HX (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible) (Silent Edition) Card Reader: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (500GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA) Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (500GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA) Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks 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: 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 275 896MB (Includes PhysX Technology) Add-on Card: - No Thanks Sound Card: Razer Barracuda AC-1 (Recommended) Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 3: High-Performance Liquid Chilled FrostBite System For CPU Liquid Color:Blue: Non-conductive High-Performance Fluid (Requires H20: Stage 3 Cooling Package) Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans Internal Lighting: Internal Chassis Lighting System (Blue) Enhancements: - No Thanks Chassis Mods: - No Thanks Boost Processor: 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) Tweak Windows: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system Windows OS: Microsoft Windows Vista 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: - No Thanks LCD Display: - No Thanks Surge Shield: - No Thanks Speakers: - No Thanks Keyboard: - No Thanks Mouse: - No Thanks External Storage: - No Thanks Exclusive T-Shirt: - No Thanks 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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Posted: 31 May 2009 at 4:50pm |
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Now its worth pointing out a few things as far as why I went with what I did.
1.As already stated the 1TB HDDs are a big pain. They take a very long time to virus scan, and can just be a pain to keep organized in general. So I opted for x2 500s.
2. On board sound has gotten ALOT better. And a sound card these days are no longer a requirment. So buying one of the more expensive sound cards is a big waist.
3. the GTX 275 will be great for a 21" and if you ever buy a bigger monitor and and start running 1900/1200 resolution then you can upgrade easily by getting another GTX275 and going SLI.
I think even with the cheaper build you will be VERY happy. Both builds will give you MUCH more performance then you're AMD/ATI build (No offense please..)
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Posted: 31 May 2009 at 4:54pm |
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12 GB is pointless, same with 1600mHz, there is no way a gamer will ever use 12Gb and there is no visible differance b/w 1333 and 1600 except COST.
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Posted: 31 May 2009 at 5:03pm |
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To be honest I found it hard to improve on my first build. However I wanted to give him a suggestion for both budgets stated.
Its also worth noting that even with the extra RAM it still fits well within his 2nd budget.
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Mikey14
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Posted: 31 May 2009 at 5:17pm |
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It doesnt matter if it fits his budget. A waste of money is still a waste of money regardless of wether its in your budget or not. Also your system isnt in his possible 2500 price range. Usually a budget means up to not over.
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12 gigs of ram will show improvements out side of gaming, is it a great option NO. However as I said It is well under his budget. If he does not want to go with it then that is fine. We all make our own suggestions. And you are free to criticize mine all you want. However you can not deny that both are great builds that fit his budget/s.
Also worth noting that in his own words "but if I don't then i will be getting a comp around 2,500$" My first build is $2592.00 If you feel that is not around $2500 then..well okay..
I also kept the 950si case, however suggested he could go with the HAF932 (If that 92 bucks is pushing it.) and he would then be under his stated $2500.00
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Posted: 31 May 2009 at 6:06pm |
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I guess I could have said that in a different order. And included the HAF932 in my build(putting him under $2500) and simply said he could go with the 950si if he wanted..though in the end I would be suggesting the same thing.
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Posted: 31 May 2009 at 9:13pm |
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listen your build is like a ford festiva with a great paint job, you want a cool looking car or do you want a performer? caue lcing the gpu adn sound card with all due respect is stupid, specialy for your needs.
I'm gonna show you 2 builds that are better then yours for your need, then you decide what you want to do. $2500 build: here you go Ticket# 289064 --- Price: $2650 (To see this build click here) Price after current promotion $2525 Copy of Specifications: Chassis Model: Cooler Master HAF 932 Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Interior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish Processor: Intel Core i7 920 2.66GHz (Quad Core) Motherboard: EVGA X58 3X SLI (Intel X58 Chipset) (Supports Triple SLI or CrossFire) System Memory: 6GB DDR3 1333MHz Mushkin (Highly Recommended) (Digital Storm Certified) Power Supply: 1000W Corsair HX (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible) (Silent Edition) Card Reader: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (500GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA) Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: - No Thanks 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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 275 896MB (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:UV Redish Pink: Medium Glowing Non-conductive Fluid (Requires H20: Stage 3 & UV Lighting) Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans Internal Lighting: Internal Chassis Lighting System (UV) (Creates Glowing Effect For H20: Stage 3 UV Fluid) Enhancements: - No Thanks Chassis Mods: - No Thanks Boost Processor: 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) Tweak Windows: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system Windows OS: Microsoft Windows Vista 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: - No Thanks LCD Display: - No Thanks Surge Shield: - No Thanks Speakers: - No Thanks Keyboard: - No Thanks Mouse: - No Thanks External Storage: - No Thanks Exclusive T-Shirt: - No Thanks Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 5-10 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed Warranty: 3 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty --------------------------------------------------------- 4K build: here you go Ticket# 289067 --- Price: $3795 (To see this build click here) Price after current promotion $3620 Copy of Specifications: Chassis Model: Cooler Master HAF 932 Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Interior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish Processor: Intel Core i7 920 2.66GHz (Quad Core) Motherboard: EVGA X58 3X SLI (Intel X58 Chipset) (Supports Triple SLI or CrossFire) System Memory: 6GB DDR3 1333MHz Mushkin (Highly Recommended) (Digital Storm Certified) Power Supply: 1000W Corsair HX (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible) (Silent Edition) Card Reader: - 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No Thanks Chassis Mods: - No Thanks Boost Processor: Stage 2: Overclock the processor between 4.0GHz to 4.2GHz (Requires H20 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) Tweak Windows: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system Windows OS: Microsoft Windows Vista 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: - No Thanks LCD Display: - No Thanks Surge Shield: - No Thanks Speakers: - No Thanks Keyboard: - No Thanks Mouse: - No Thanks External Storage: - No Thanks Exclusive T-Shirt: - No Thanks Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 5-10 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed Warranty: 3 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty --------------------------------------------------------- @ tenwen, your 8GB of ram is a waste of money you will never use it. 1 x 4870X2 is a waste of money for you, let along 2 of them, you got so much waste of money in there that I would pretty much have to post everything you picked. the things you picked not only will they not help you but they can actually hurt your performance. @ B@d//j0ke, I'm with you most times man but 12GB of ram is pointless and waster of money, 1600MHz ram is a waste of money also, just fyi. |
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Hey thats fair enough. We all have our suggestions.
I believe if everyone suggested the exact same build 100% of the time and recommended the exact same brand/s then this forum would be a waist of time.
The link to this forum is called "Configuration Discussion" not "Good vs Bad" lol.
I think hearing about other peoples suggestions and why they feel there best or better is what makes this forum so enlightening.
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well you have to take into account that 12GB will never be used, so its a waste of money thus bad.
if its a waste of my money and I will not see any performacne gain from it, then its bad advise. |
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inferno23
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i dont agree getting an AMD is a waste of money if u want AMD go AMD i know lots of ppl who are gaming (high end gaming mind u) with the older athlon series and are happy so go with what u want. *** an AMD cpu not intel holds the World record for highest benchmarking score.
heres one for 2,571 b4 discount
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Chassis Model: Digital Storm 950Si Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Interior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 955 (3.2GHz) (Quad Core) (Black Edition) (8 MB Cache) AM3 Socket Motherboard: Asus M4A79T Deluxe (AMD 790FX Chipset) (Socket AM3) System Memory: 4GB DDR3 1600MHz Corsair DHX (High-Performance) Power Supply: 910W PC Power & Cooling (Dual/Triple SLI Compatible) (Silencer Edition) Card Reader: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (500GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA) Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: - No Thanks 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 4890 1GB 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:UV Green: High Glowing Non-conductive Fluid (Requires H20: Stage 3 & UV Lighting) Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans Internal Lighting: Internal Chassis Lighting System (UV) (Creates Glowing Effect For H20: Stage 3 UV Fluid) Enhancements: - No Thanks Chassis Mods: 950Si Case Only: Video Card(s) Area: Drill and Mount a Side Window 120mm Fan Blow-Hole Boost Processor: 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: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory Tweak Windows: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system Windows OS: Microsoft Windows Vista 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: - No Thanks LCD Display: - No Thanks Surge Shield: - No Thanks Speakers: - No Thanks Keyboard: - No Thanks Mouse: - No Thanks External Storage: - No Thanks Exclusive T-Shirt: - No Thanks Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 5-10 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed Warranty: 3 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty go with the faster memory over quantity u can always add more when the time comes
most ppl never need more than 6 GB anyways. GO with the 4890 its much better than the others, i believe its right behing the 275 Gtx, and you can add another when its time to upgrade, The UV green is really the only color DS has thats worth getting UV green kinda looks like toxic waste but if u want blue go head 2. This one will take care of u for your 2,500 price range
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Chassis Model: Digital Storm 950Si Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Interior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 955 (3.2GHz) (Quad Core) (Black Edition) (8 MB Cache) AM3 Socket Motherboard: Asus M4A79T Deluxe (AMD 790FX Chipset) (Socket AM3) System Memory: 4GB DDR3 1600MHz Corsair DHX (High-Performance) Power Supply: 1000W Corsair HX (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible) (Silent Edition) Card Reader: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (250GB Solid State (By: OCZ) Vertex Series (Model: OCZSSD2-1VTX250G) Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: - No Thanks 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: Killer Xeno Pro (Optimized for Online Gaming) Lag and Latency Reduction Video Card: 2x CrossFire Dual (ATI Radeon HD 4890 1GB) Add-on Card: - No Thanks Sound Card: Creative Labs X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Champion (Includes Front I/O) (PCI-Express Slot Based) Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 3: High-Performance Liquid Chilled FrostBite System For CPU & Two Video Cards Liquid Color:UV Green: High Glowing Non-conductive Fluid (Requires H20: Stage 3 & UV Lighting) Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans Internal Lighting: Internal Chassis Lighting System (UV) (Creates Glowing Effect For H20: Stage 3 UV Fluid) Enhancements: - No Thanks Chassis Mods: - No Thanks Boost Processor: 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: Yes, Overclock memory frequency (Includes Memory Fan Kit Installed) Tweak Windows: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system Windows OS: Microsoft Windows Vista 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: - No Thanks LCD Display: - No Thanks Surge Shield: - No Thanks Speakers: - No Thanks Keyboard: - No Thanks Mouse: - No Thanks External Storage: - No Thanks Exclusive T-Shirt: - No Thanks Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 5-10 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed Warranty: 3 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty $4000 range this is what i think u should go with. the 2 4890s will take care of your 21 inch monitor and almost any monitor upgrades ure going 2 use. LC the video cards for the overall lower temps. The vertex SSD witll kill your load times unless u want the 500GB HDD till the prices drops. the killer NIC card will drop your ping this is only if u do lots of online gaming otherwise id skip it and you get the sound card. THis will take care of any gaming needs for the next 5-6 years till games that really use phys-x properly come out at that time the newer cards will be out and running any you may want to upgrade your video cards
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now if ure interested heres an i7 config that u should never have to replace for a very long time even longer than than the AMD. is gonna run alot higher about 4900 but u'll be well taking care of. No matter what you do
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Chassis Model: Digital Storm 950Si Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Interior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish Processor: Intel Core i7 920 2.66GHz (Quad Core) Motherboard: EVGA X58 Classified 3X SLI (Intel X58 Chipset) (Supports Triple SLI or CrossFire) System Memory: 6GB DDR3 2000MHz Mushkin (Highly Recommended) (Digital Storm Certified) Power Supply: 1000W Corsair HX (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible) (Silent Edition) Card Reader: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (120GB Solid State (By: OCZ) Vertex Series (Model: OCZSSD2-1VTX120G) Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: - No Thanks 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: 3x SLI Triple (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 275 896MB (Includes PhysX Technology) Add-on Card: - No Thanks Sound Card: Creative Labs X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Champion (Includes Front I/O) (PCI-Express Slot Based) Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 3: High-Performance Liquid Chilled FrostBite System For CPU & Three Video Cards Liquid Color:UV Green: High Glowing Non-conductive Fluid (Requires H20: Stage 3 & UV Lighting) Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans Internal Lighting: Internal Chassis Lighting System (UV) (Creates Glowing Effect For H20: Stage 3 UV Fluid) Enhancements: - No Thanks Chassis Mods: - No Thanks Boost Processor: Stage 2: Overclock the processor between 4.0GHz to 4.2GHz (Requires H20 Cooling Upgrade) Boost Video Card: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s) Boost Memory: Yes, Overclock memory frequency (Includes Memory Fan Kit Installed) Tweak Windows: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system Windows OS: Microsoft Windows Vista 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: - No Thanks LCD Display: - No Thanks Surge Shield: - No Thanks Speakers: - No Thanks Keyboard: - No Thanks Mouse: - No Thanks External Storage: - No Thanks Exclusive T-Shirt: - No Thanks Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 5-10 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed Warranty: 3 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty well actually i just thought about it you might have to add the TB as your second Hard drive b/c that 120 vertex while beastly wont hold very much data on it
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Hey tenwen, when you are ready to place your order, or if you have any questions, give me a call, I will get you all taken care of.
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Here, I took into consideration the fact that you using a 21" monitor, heres your 4k budget build, it actually leaves you with enough (about) to upgrade to a larger monitor with a larger resolution, and those graphics cards will be enough to pwoer a higher resolution (clearance pricing ftw) If you wanted, you could downgrade your sound card to the razer one, and maybe save the extra money or add the LCD fan display for the extra bling factor, its up to you, you said you wanted it to look cool :]. Note I didnt add any colors on the LED's or watercooling tubes because Everyones opinions are different.
oh..Im not sure if the sound card will fit with 3 GPU's, although you have enough leway to upgrade to the classified mo/bo and still be very close to $4k
tell me what you think?
EDIT: you could save even more money and go with 3 SLI GTX 375's and upgrade to a larger monitor still. Edited by AbsiNthe - 01 Jun 2009 at 6:53pm |
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guys the user has 1600 x 1200 monitor he likes to use. anything over a single 275 is waste and he will not see any performance improvements at all, so 295, sli, or crossfire or dual cards are not going to give him any improvment at all.
whenever he upgrades he can then add a second 275 which will cost less, rather then paying full price for a card that he has no use for right now. Edited by DST4ME - 01 Jun 2009 at 8:37pm |
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I was just coming back to correct myself and say what DST4ME just said, my bad my pc glitched or something, and it said that 3x SLI GTX 280 was only $330? it was weird.
I was also going to suggest that if he wanted to spend $4000 on a pc then he could get the GPU upgrade and get a new monitor if he pleased, I was going to say get it from DSO, But Newegg has a beter selection of course. Edited by AbsiNthe - 01 Jun 2009 at 9:15pm |
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for monitors and such newegg is better, for GPU also, which is why we recommend only what the user needs now, allowing them to save money by getting the next GPU later when its cheaper and from newegg, just as you said.
as for you config, showed up with a single 295, perhaps there is a glitch 
it has happened to me many times where I config one thing and then the ticket turns out to be some $13000 system that has nothing to do with what I configed 
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Hey guys, I appericate all the help but I also have a few more questions.
1. I was wondering i want to keep my 250 GB Hard Drive from my old comp has im lazy and dont want to reinstall all games as most of them i downloaded online. So iwas wondering can i just plug that in and it will be ready to play and stuff or do i have to do some special setup to make the hard drive work as this hard drive is a bit old like 2-3 years old. 2. The only reason I took the amd proccessor and ati cards is because its a bit cheaper then the i7 and i like all the extra gadgets :P, But an intel wouldnt be bad. Also I probably will be upgrading my monitor in 2-3 months to probably a 30'. 3. I was also going to with the graphic card liquid cooled because it would be more tubes and it would look more beast but thats just me i want my comp to look like a beast as well perform well. So i was wondering how hard is it to liquid cool graphic cards and change the liquid? Also when would i need to change the liquid? and what about the liquid if the system leaks wouldnt it break all my nice motherboards and stuff on the inside with the water? 4. Also no one is offending me with choosing intel as ive used intel mostly my whole life never had an amd proccessor before but i did a little reseach and it seems like the amd has the highest bench mark scores. So really what is true and why does the amd have the best benchmark scores if the intel is better? 5. Also I will be brininging probably my old wireless card from my desktop to this new comp so will the computer still have room if i get 2 275's, and a x/fi fatility sound card? 6. Also I am concerned about how hard this system would be to to restore to factory settings like with if u buy a comp from dell u can do a factory image restore and your comp will be good as new in 15 mins, does digtail storm have that as well or would i have to re install each part and everything all over again? |
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1. i couldnt tell you about the hard drive, but i sure you could
2. the amd's fine but you may need 3 cards to run the 30 inch at its highest res. the unspoken rule is amd usually goes with ati cards and nividia goes with intel,but it doesnt have to be that way.
3 theres new innovation with the video cards which allwos you 2 change the liquid easier, yes the more tubes will look better, youd have to open the cpu and check the tank and top it off(if u like i can send you a thread to show u 100's of LC cpus UV and everything else) finally the liquids non conductive (leaks are rare) so unless u let it sit no dmg will be done
4 the highest recorded benchmark is with the amd i posted it in one of my threads it was LC with hydrogen or nitro. The i7 is the better cpu overall no1 chose to do the intel that ive seen maybe it cant OC that high mayber u cant LC nitro on it who knows
5.the standard EVGA board only has 2 x 16 pci slots the classified has more the regular evga should be able to run those cards but u prob wont have room to upgrade maybe the classifed your better choice its the better board and will give u higher OC's
6 DS has a restart CD ud have to ask them but i dont think it restores persay factory settings prob DS customized setting ask sarah or james
Ps if u want the website give me your email and ill mail it 2 you to view at your leisure i've already done so for some1 else
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builds 4,400 after discount
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Chassis Model: Cooler Master HAF 932 Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Interior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 955 (3.2GHz) (Quad Core) (Black Edition) (8 MB Cache) AM3 Socket Motherboard: Asus M4A79T Deluxe (AMD 790FX Chipset) (Socket AM3) System Memory: 8GB DDR3 1333MHz Corsair DHX (High-Performance) Power Supply: 1000W Corsair HX (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible) (Silent Edition) Card Reader: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (160GB Solid State (By: Intel) (Extreme Performance) (Model: SDSA2MH160G1C5) Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (500GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA) 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: 3x SLI Triple (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 275 896MB (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 & Three Video Cards Liquid Color:UV Redish Pink: Medium Glowing Non-conductive Fluid (Requires H20: Stage 3 & UV Lighting) Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans Internal Lighting: Internal Chassis Lighting System (UV) (Creates Glowing Effect For H20: Stage 3 UV Fluid) Enhancements: - No Thanks Chassis Mods: - No Thanks Boost Processor: Stage 2: Overclock the processor between 4.0GHz to 4.2GHz (Requires H20 Cooling Upgrade) Boost Video Card: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s) Boost Memory: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory Tweak Windows: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system Windows OS: Microsoft Windows Vista 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: - No Thanks LCD Display: - No Thanks Surge Shield: - No Thanks Speakers: - No Thanks Keyboard: - No Thanks Mouse: - No Thanks External Storage: - No Thanks Exclusive T-Shirt: - No Thanks Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 5-10 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed Warranty: 3 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty and i forgot with amd u cant get the classified board whoops im not sure what the AMD board has but ill find out. But if u go amd this is probably the way to go i dont know if 2 radeon 4890's gonna run a 30in. on high DS doesnt do 3 so its prob better to go with nivida. if u gonna Lc the video cards its gonna cost an extra 800$.
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inferno23
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Posted: 05 Jun 2009 at 7:25pm |
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heres the spces on the amd AM3 board so i believe u have all teh expansion slots ull need
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1. you cant transfer the old os to the new system, you have reinstall.
2. the difference between amd and intel is gonna endup being like $200 yet you get 4GB of ram with amd but intel will give you 6GB at the end its your choice. 3. you can LC the gpu if you like, just make sure to ask DS to use the quick-release valves so that you can upgrade easier. 4. benchmarks don't represent real time use, you can get high benchmarks with fast ram and fast HDD but in games you will see very little difference between them. 5. tri sli 275 will not leave room for your sound card and etc, on the amd, you might need to go with intel and classified. 6. yes DS will have an image saved for you on a dvd or cd. Edited by DST4ME - 06 Jun 2009 at 5:12am |
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tenwen
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inferno i would love that if you can send that to me my email is [email protected] also what would an easier way to trasnfer the information from my old hard drive to my new ones as like my hard drive is full and i it will take idk 2-3 days to actualyl re doanload all of it and i dont want to waste that much time on it, so an suggestions on that?
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inferno23
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sure its gonna be from [email protected] and if u use a portab;e hard drive u can get a 250GB for like 70$ from any place that sells electronics its just plung it and transfer east as pie
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inferno23
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its sent just dont forget what i asked
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@tenwen are you talking about moving your old files or yoru os,insalled appes and games?
you do understand that benchmarks have nothing to do with real life performance right? Edited by DST4ME - 06 Jun 2009 at 1:50pm |
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