New Aventum X. What are…?

Budget:
[$10,000+\-]

Expectations:
[Total Game Annihilation]

Usage:
[Gaming 💯]

Special Needs:
[Intel or AMD?]

Saved Ticket #: [Intel-3958324, AMD-3958515]

Specifications:
Chassis Model: Aventum X
Exterior Finish: Exotic Paint Finish - Pure White
Trim Accents:- Standard Factory Finish
Processor: Intel Core i9-11900K (5.3 GHz Turbo) (16-Thread) (8-Core) 3.5 GHz (Rocket Lake)
Motherboard: ASUS ROG Maximus XIII Hero (Wi-Fi) (Intel Z590 Chipset) (Up to 3x PCI-E Devices)
System Memory: 64GB DDR4 3600MHz G.Skill TridentZ (RGB Light Bar)
Power Supply: 1200W Silverstone / EVGA / Thermaltake (Modular) (80 Plus Gold)
Expansion Bay: TPM Module (Trusted Platform Module)
Optical Drive: - No Thanks
Storage Set 1: 1x SSD M.2 (500GB Samsung 980 PRO) (NVM Express)
Storage Set 2: 1x SSD M.2 (500GB Samsung 980 PRO) (NVM Express)
Storage Set 3: 1x SSD M.2 (1TB Samsung 980 PRO) (NVM Express)
Storage Set 4: 1x SSD M.2 (1TB Samsung 980 PRO) (NVM Express)
RAID Config: RAID 0: Striping: Performance, But No Data Fault Tolerance (Requires 2 Identical HDDs)
Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Graphics Card(s): 1x GeForce RTX 3090 24GB (VR Ready)
Extreme Cooling: H20: HydroLux PRO: Exotic Custom Cooling System (1x Graphics Card + CPU)
HydroLux Tubing Style: HardLine Tubing (Requires HydroLux PRO Custom Liquid Cooling System)
HydroLux Fluid Color: Clear Fluid (Purpleish Fluid??)+ Clear Tubing (Requires HydroLux Liquid Cooling System)
Cable Management: Exotic Cable Management - White - (Cable Combs with Custom Color Sleeved Extension Cables)
Chassis Fans: Corsair QL Series (RGB Fans) (Software Controlled Effects) (14 Fans Total)
Internal Lighting: Remote Controlled Advanced LED Lighting System (Multiple RGB Color Modes)
Airflow Control: Corsair Commander PRO Management Control Board & Software (3x Boards)
Boost Processor: Stock Factory Turbo Boost Advanced Automatic Overclocking
Boost Graphics Card(s): - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s)
Boost OS: Yes, Disable and tweak all of the non-crucial services on the operating system
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 10 Professional (64-Bit)
Recovery Tools: USB Drive - Windows 10 Installation (Format and Clean Install)
Virus Protection: Windows Defender Antivirus (Built-in to Windows 10)
Mouse Pad: Digital Storm Premium Mouse Pad (Extra Large) (Full Desk) (Stitched Edges)
Warranty: Life-time Expert Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty (3 Year Labor & 1 Year Part Replacement)


Exterior Finish: Exotic Paint Finish - Pure White — Can I do any Colour??
Chassis Mods:- What are the options for this??
Noise Reduction: - and this??
LaserMark: - and this??


Thank you! 😎✌🏻

Edited by YearZer0 - 27 Jun 2021 at 7:24pm

Originally posted by Cretae Whatever options you don't see in the Configurator, you will have to ask DS sales directly. [email protected] What is your expectation from " disabl[ing] and tweak[ing] all the non-crucial services on the operating system"? which ones are those exactly? Many years ago, it was to save some of the scant few MB of RAM you could get back then for running apps. Nowadays, what is the point?

I thought maybe you guys knew something I didn’t? These are preliminary choices till I know exactly what I should get. So on the Paint, can I just send you an Automotive Paint Code or whatever, and you’ll paint it that Colour? Oops, I read “John” and automatically thought you were him. My bad, I just woke up. Sorry.

Edited by YearZer0 - 28 Jun 2021 at 10:45am

My AW M15 R3 has 2 500GB M.2 NVME’s in RAID 0 and they perform pretty good, that is why I chose that. I’m not sure if you can have 2 different RAID sets, like the first and second drives for OS (which is what I did on my Laptop) and then have three and four in a RAID 0 config as well for Game installations/storage. I have a Sabrent 1TB M.2 NVME on my Laptop for Game installations/storage. I only have 3 M.2 slots on my Laptop so that’s why I don’t know if you can do two separate arrays?? I was going to do Firecuda drives but that would put me way over budget. Those Corsair fans are ridiculous at $899 or whatever it it, but that’s the only way I see having less RGB programs running 🥴 Thanks for the tips.

I seen a K|NGP|N for sale on eBay. They want $5200CND + $114 shipping or something crazy. That is highway robbery!


Edit: Oh, I should mention that I have drobo’s for off Computer backup/file server

Originally posted by MrCheetah Next... About RAIDing SSDs... I've only done RAIDs with HDDs, however, considering how SSDs operate in comparison to HDDs, I don't see a RAID being worthwhile. With that in mind, I dug up a decent video on the subject: 2x NVMe in RAID 0 — Double The Speed? — PCI-E 4.0 Tested As you will see in the YouTuber's test results, RAID 0 can notably improve write speeds but doesn't do a ton for reading -- this is generally the same for HDDs. For many/most tasks (e.g., loading the OS, loading games, loading game saves), read speed is the value you should be focused on. Lastly, NVMe drives, both PCIe 3 and 4, are fast. Either can load plenty of data in seconds. Anyway... Possible storage suggestions: Storage Set 1 (OS + non-game apps): 500GB or 1TB 980 Pro Storage Set 2 (game storage): 2TB FireCuda or 4TB Rocket (or bigger Storage Set 3 (Backup): 4 or 6TB HDD or 4TB 860 Pro -- depends on what capacity is chosen for sets 1 and 2, mainly 2, plus whether you want to have incremental backups.

Edited by YearZer0 - 28 Jun 2021 at 7:21pm

@hoserator It is the top 'beast' in the realm of graphics cards, and the price definitely shows it.

The silver lining (I guess, one might say) @YearZer0's interest in the H20: HydroLux PRO: Exotic Custom Cooling System (1x Graphics Card + CPU) should(?) allow the new K|NGP|N Hydro Copper to be swapped with whatever 3090 is included by DS. That is, if/whenever, wherever the new K|NGP|N shows and, hopefully, only at a somewhat cuckoo price -- a person can hope.

Edited by hoserator - 30 Jun 2021 at 6:57pm

You can buy a DS computer without a video card. I did since I had a GTX 1080 Ti available.

Edited by Nomad1970 - 01 Jul 2021 at 2:18pm

The extra cores for a 5950X vs a 5900 are wasted for a gaming rig. They will never be used. Compare the procs, the only difference is for multi-core apps.


https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-Ryzen-9-5950X-vs-AMD-Ryzen-9-5900X/4086vs4087


The same goes for 64GB of RAM. There may be some few occasions you may call on RAM above 16GB, but everything above 32GB will stand idle. Total waste of money.

The RAID arrays are kinda quaint. Your laptop is PCIe Gen 3 (10th Generation Intel). Your M.2s are guaranteed to be much slower than what you're getting here. Both of your proposed builds are PCIe Gen 4 which doubles the speed. Samsung 980s are PCIe Gen 4 parts, so considerably faster alone than your RAIDed M.2s I'd bet. Read/write is 7GB/5GB per second. If a RAID array can be faster yet, you're talking milliseconds.

I’m curious, how is your experience with DS? I’ve emailed a few times since I’ve posted the few setup specs on the Forum here and I’ve never heard a peep back. Pretty bad considering I’m thinking of spending $10,000


By the way, I got the guy on eBay down to $3750 shipped on the K|NGP|N but it isn’t a Hydro Copper version so I would need to buy that Block which is $299 I believe, or something like that. I’ve decided not to go that route. I think I’m going to go with an MSI RTX 3090 Suprim X if DS can get me one, or see if I can get one somewhere and pick up an eK Block for it.

Edited by YearZer0 - 09 Jul 2021 at 5:38pm

Umm, [email protected]

Originally posted by Snaike Originally posted by YearZer0 I’m curious, how is your experience with DS? I’ve emailed a few times since I’ve posted the few setup specs on the Forum here and I’ve never heard a peep back. Which email address are you using? I generally hear back from Alex within 24 hours unless he's out of the office, then it's 3 days at the most.