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Post Date: 2021-01-08

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    Posted: 08 Jan 2021 at 11:36am
Below is my build, and I placed the order the day after Christmas so I'm in Stage 1.

Are there any inventory issues that may delay this build? (CPU/GPU)

Not sure how many USB ports this one has, any direction on where to find that?

How about cooling? Are additional fans recommended?

Any feedback on aspects of this configuration is appreciated. Will use this for gaming (flight and space sims and strategy games) as well as basic work (MS office stuff)

Thanks!

System Configuration:

Chassis Model: Digital Storm Lumos
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X (8-Core) 4.4 GHz Turbo
Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X570-P / MSI X570-A Pro (Up to 2x PCI-E Devices) (No SLI Support)
System Memory: 32GB DDR4 3200MHz Digital Storm Performance Series
Power Supply: 850W Digital Storm Performance Series (Modular) (80 Plus Gold)
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Optical Drive: - No Thanks
Storage Set 1: 1x SSD M.2 (500GB Digital Storm M.2 Performance Series)
Storage Set 2: 1x Storage (2TB Seagate / Toshiba / Hitachi)
Storage Set 3: - No Thanks
RAID Config: - No Thanks
RAID Card: - No Thanks
Internet Access: Wireless PCI-E ASUS PCE-AC56 (Supports 802.11ac)
Graphics Card(s): 1x GeForce RTX 2060 6GB (VR Ready)
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Add On Card: - No Thanks
Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 2: Digital Storm Vortex Liquid CPU Cooler (Dual Fan) (Fully Sealed + No Maintenance)
HydroLux Tubing Style: - Not Applicable, I do not have a custom HydroLux liquid cooling system selected
HydroLux Fluid Color: - Not Applicable, I do not have a custom HydroLux liquid cooling system selected
Cable Management: Premium Cable Management (Strategically Routed & Organized for Airflow)
Chassis Fans: Standard Factory Chassis Fans
Internal Lighting: - No Thanks
Airflow Control: - No Thanks
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Noise Reduction: - No Thanks
LaserMark: Option Not Available
CPU Boost: Stock Factory Turbo Boost Advanced Automatic Overclocking
Graphics: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s)
OS Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home (64-Bit Edition)
Recovery Tools: USB Drive - Windows 10 Installation (Format and Clean Install)
Virus Protection: Windows Defender Antivirus (Built-in to Windows 10)
Office: - No Thanks
Mouse Pad: - No Thanks
Display: - No Thanks
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers: - No Thanks
Keyboard: - No Thanks
Mouse: - No Thanks
Branded Gear: - No Thanks
Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 20-25 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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  Quote Cretae Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 09 Jan 2021 at 4:19am
No inventory issues I know of. The motherboard is a DS choice of the MSI OR the Asus. Look up specs for each one using Google. You will see all the various attributes of each, including # of USB ports. Cooling/airflow in the Lumos is very good at stock.

You want to immediately change the DS "Performance Series" M.2 SSD to an NVMe M.2. I recommend the Firecudas. The DS part is a SATA SSD. The NVMe SSDs work from the PCIe bus, and are 5-10 times faster. That's a game-changer for everything you do from your primary drive.
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  Quote hoserator Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 09 Jan 2021 at 11:59am
+1 on the Storage Set 1. Way faster.
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  Quote EricInMV Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 09 Jan 2021 at 1:44pm
Ok, thanks very much guys I appreciate it! I'll take a look at the specs via Google, as well as contact DS on Monday to change the SATA to NVMe SSD.
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