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Post Date: 2011-12-27
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    Posted: 27 Dec 2011 at 1:07pm
Wasnt sure if this was overkill or not.
 
Price 5-6k,
Monitor- Dell UltraSharp U3011, obviously highest res.
Games- crysis 2, diablo3, wow, bf3,
Maxxed out settings...
ticket number-636599
 
Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Black OPS HailStorm Edition
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition 3960X 3.3GHz (Six-Core) (Extreme Performance)
Motherboard: ASUS Rampage IV Extreme X79 (Intel X79 Chipset) (Features USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s) <b></b>
System Memory: 8GB DDR3 2000MHz Corsair Dominator GT with DHX (High-Performance) <b></b>
Power Supply: 1050W Corsair Pro Silver 1050HX (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible)  <b></b>
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (120GB Solid State (By: Corsair) (Model: Force GT Series CSSD-F120GBGT-BK) (SATA 6Gbps)
Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (500GB Western Digital Caviar (7200 RPM) (16MB Cache) (Model: Blue Edition)
Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks
Optical Drive 1: Blu-Ray Player/DVD Writer (Play Blu-Ray and Burn DVDs)
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 580 1.5GB (PhysX) (Overclocked EVGA Edition) <b></b>
Add-on Card: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 6: Sub-Zero LCS Dual Loop: CPU & Triple SLI/CrossFire Video Cards <b></b>
H20 Tube Color:- Not Applicable, I do not have a FrostChill or Sub-Zero LCS Cooling System Selected
Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans
Internal Lighting: - No Thanks
Enhancements: - No Thanks
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Noise Reduction: - No Thanks
LaserMark: - No Thanks
Boost Processor: Stage 2: Overclock CPU 4.5GHz to 4.8GHz (Requires Pro or Deluxe Series Motherboard) <b></b>
Boost Video Card: FREE: Yes, Overclock the video card(s) as much as possible with complete stability <b></b>
Boost Memory: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory
Boost OS: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (64-Bit Edition)
Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows 7 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: - No Thanks
Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 5-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed
Warranty: Life-time Expert Customer Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty
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Posts: 128 		  Quote hotshot146 Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 27 Dec 2011 at 1:17pm
Check this one 636617
1. The intel 320 SSD is better than the Corsair
2. You will not see any inprovement with the 2000MHz ram
3.Choose a tube color for the IC tubes.
4.Choose a free t-shirt.
5. The cpu is not stable with overclocks at or above 4.5GHz. I have the same cpu.
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is there a reason why you guys always try and stay away from dual 590's?
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Posts: 128 		  Quote hotshot146 Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 27 Dec 2011 at 1:42pm
triple 580's will do better then dual 590's.The 590 has two gpus on one card. Which makes more heat so they have to detune the card to lower heat.
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Posts: 19 		  Quote d2l41 Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 27 Dec 2011 at 1:58pm
ok why did you change my tri 580's to 570's?  im guessing i wont see much of a difference in performance...
 
I have no experiance with lc, is it a high maintenance system?  will it keep everything cool even if say i were using the comp for hours upon hours?  Anything else you can tell me with this system?  Performance related that is.  Can you get much better then this?
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Posts: 19 		  Quote d2l41 Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 27 Dec 2011 at 2:04pm

oh and if i wanted to upgrade my gpu's in the future how does that work with all the waterblocks and lc?
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Posts: 128 		  Quote hotshot146 Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 27 Dec 2011 at 2:20pm

570's to 580's wont see much of a difference in performance

With IC you have to flush the system once a year and put in new liquid. I would get a sound card. I just got a new pc with a sound card. It is the first sound card I ever had and it is like night and day when you campare it. You can not get too much more for performance. You could go with the 580 3GB edition. The only thing that will help with is things that need the more vram. I do not know how hard it would be to upgrade. I would just send it to ds and they will install for free. The temps will stay cool for was long was you need it. You can run stress tests for 24 hours and still be fine.


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its also a waste going with the 3960x CPU.. just stick to the 3930k and have it overclocked.  That will save you hundreds and you wont even see any difference in power. 
System:
HAF X942 / i7 3930k 6-core cpu / ASUS P9x79 Deluxe MOBO
16gb DS ram / Corsair 1050HX PSU / Two - Intel 320 series 120gb SSD's
WD Caviar Black 1TB HDD / GTX570 2.5gb GPU / Noctua D14 Cooler
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another couple of questions, does the sound card make a difference even if im only using headphones, and if so which do u recommend?   so upgrading from 8 gigs to 16 gigs of ram wouldnt make a difference? i guess what im asking is if its worth it.  Oh and is it worth it to updgrade my fans or just leave it at the standard factory chasis fans?

Hows this for a final product?  Just need some input on a sound card, but like i said im probobly going to buy some new headphones, if you have any recommendations on head phones to would be nice...
 
Ticket number=636671
Specifications:
Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Black OPS HailStorm Edition
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: Intel Core i7 3930K 3.2GHz (Unlocked CPU for Extreme Overclocking) (Six-Core) <b></b>
Motherboard: ASUS Rampage IV Extreme X79 (Intel X79 Chipset) (Features USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s)
System Memory: 8GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested)
Power Supply: 1200W Corsair Pro Gold Series (CMPSU-1200AX) (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible)
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (120GB Solid State (By: Intel) (Model: 320 Series)
Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (500GB Western Digital Caviar (7200 RPM) (16MB Cache) (Model: Blue Edition)
Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks
Optical Drive 1: Blu-Ray Player/DVD Writer (Play Blu-Ray and Burn DVDs)
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 570 2.5GB (Includes PhysX) (EVGA 025-P3-1579-BR)
Add-on Card: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 6: Sub-Zero LCS Dual Loop: CPU & Triple SLI/CrossFire Video Cards & Chipset
H20 Tube Color:Blue Tubing with High-Performance Fluid (UV Lighting Reactive) <b></b>
Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans
Internal Lighting: Internal Chassis Lighting System (Blue) <b></b>
Enhancements: - No Thanks
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Noise Reduction: - No Thanks
LaserMark: - No Thanks
Boost Processor: Stage 2: Overclock CPU 4.5GHz to 4.8GHz (Requires Pro or Deluxe Series Motherboard) <b></b>
Boost Video Card: FREE: Yes, Overclock the video card(s) as much as possible with complete stability <b></b>
Boost Memory: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory
Boost OS: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (64-Bit Edition)
Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows 7 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) <b></b>
Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 5-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed
Warranty: Life-time Expert Customer Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty
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by the way, the Asus X79 Deluxe mother board has way better sound quality than the Rampage Extreme... I contemplated buying the rampage extreme too but the ASUS deluxe is a better choice for most people.  
System:
HAF X942 / i7 3930k 6-core cpu / ASUS P9x79 Deluxe MOBO
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Posts: 612 		  Quote kane860 Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 27 Dec 2011 at 3:35pm
Have you considered using the HAF X 942 case?  If you are getting tri-sli, I think you may want to go with the HAF X case as it has the best airflow out of all the cases.  HAF stands for HIGH AIR FLOW
System:
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WD Caviar Black 1TB HDD / GTX570 2.5gb GPU / Noctua D14 Cooler
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he is going with two rads and there are only two cases that DS uses that has room for two rads.
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both motherboards have the same audio chip
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look at my other thread about the Rampage 4 vs. the Deluxe..

http://www.digitalstormonline.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=16407

You'll see a convo between me and DST4ME about why choose the deluxe over the extreme.  I was arguing FOR the extreme but he changed my mind..


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HAF X942 / i7 3930k 6-core cpu / ASUS P9x79 Deluxe MOBO
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He wants to go with a high overclock. So for the overclock the extreme would be better.
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@hotshot146, you don't need the extreme to do stage 2 oc, deluxe can do it easy.

the deluxe has more audio features like - Absolute Pitch 192kHz/ 24-bit True BD Lossless Sound, and 8 channels vs 7.1 of extreme. actually if you look at deluxe you will see it has more feature in many areas, this has been covered before.

@d2l41, this last config you posted is good but drop the mobo back to deluxe, and as for xspc "rx" series rads to be used for your lc with Scythe gentle typhoon fans on them so that you get better perfomrance with less noise.

Now just keep in mind that with deluxe in tri sli all pci lanes are covered, in extreme there should one left after tri sli, if you want a free pci slot, then that would be the reason to chose extreme.

Edited by DST4ME - 28 Dec 2011 at 1:40am

Nvidia Drivers----AMD Drivers
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I thought the deluxe had 7.1 not 8 channel sound?
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yes exactly.  We did cover the Deluxe vs. Extreme MOBO in the thread that I posted a link for a few posts above.  DST has convinced me to stick to the deluxe board because I was dead set on going with the extreme.  
System:
HAF X942 / i7 3930k 6-core cpu / ASUS P9x79 Deluxe MOBO
16gb DS ram / Corsair 1050HX PSU / Two - Intel 320 series 120gb SSD's
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Hi d2l41,

You have a good build but the Deluxe MoBo is a better choice. I wonder why you have the 500GB WD HDD? The 1TB Black is a better choice.

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@ dst4me,  are you talking about the zalman performance fans, or me buying some of those typhoon fans from some where else and installing them myself?
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Oh and is it worth oc stage 2 or is stage 1 enough.  Will i see a performance difference?
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CPU is the brain of your pc, what would it be like if I could make you think 10% faster? how about if I were to make you think 20% faster? thats kinda what oc is, you are making the cpu run faster, so it goes thru tasks faster, for most games it won't matter much but in everything else it will.

What I want you to is basically to ask DS to use xspc "rx" series rads instead of the regular ones they use, now rads have fans sitting on them so that you can get best heat-exchange, so we are asking DS to use typhoon fans on the rx series rad instead of their own fans. This gives us an excellent rad that works best with quiet fans (low airflow(cfm)), and typhoons are quiet fans, so we endup with a much better lc system which = better temps and no noise, vs higher temps and lots of noise.


hope that clarifies if you have any questions keep asking, thats what we are here for.


Edited by DST4ME - 28 Dec 2011 at 5:52pm

Nvidia Drivers----AMD Drivers
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