New Rig For SisPost Date: 2021-01-31 |
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Adrock67 
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 Topic: New Rig For SisPosted: 31 Jan 2021 at 3:38pm |
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Hi Everybody,
My sister wants to buy a new computer and this is what we came up with. We have a lot of nice features on this build. I know our configuration isn't the price sweet spot for graphics cards right now, but that is where she wants to spend her money. What do you guys think about the Storage Set 1 & 2? She wants the big SSD to be the one that houses the operating system and have a smaller one on the 2nd one. We chose to go all NVM Express. What is everybody's feeling on the new fan lighting Digital Storm is using now the Cooler Master MasterFan Halo (RGB Fans)? I was very impressed with my Corsair RGB fans they included with my build this past year. Surprised they swapped. This is a gaming, internet browsing, and some office type build. If you have any suggestions please feel free to help. We are going to make a purchase here very soon. You guys are the best and I appreciate the advice you gave me this past year. Kudos to you all! Adam System Configuration # 3753626 Chassis Model: Aventum X Exterior Finish: Exotic Paint Finish - Pure White Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish Processor: Intel Core i9-10900K (5.3 GHz Turbo) (20-Thread) (10-Core) 3.7 Ghz Motherboard: ASUS TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS / MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE (Intel Z490) (Up to 3x PCI-E) (No SLI) System Memory: 32GB DDR4 3000MHz G.Skill TridentZ (RGB Light Bar) Power Supply: 1000W Digital Storm Performance Series (Semi-Modular) (80 Plus Gold) Expansion Bay: - No Thanks Optical Drive: - No Thanks Storage Set 1: 1x SSD M.2 (2TB Seagate FireCuda 520) (NVM Express) (Gen4 PCIe) Storage Set 2: 1x SSD M.2 (1TB Seagate FireCuda 520) (NVM Express) (Gen4 PCIe) Storage Set 3: - No Thanks RAID Config: - No Thanks RAID Card: - No Thanks Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) Graphics Card(s): 1x GeForce RTX 3080 10GB (Performance Edition) (VR Ready) Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio Add On Card: - No Thanks 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: Blue Fluid + Clear Tubing (Requires HydroLux Liquid Cooling System) Cable Management: Exotic Cable Management - Blue - (Cable Combs with Custom Color Sleeved Extension Cables) Chassis Fans: Cooler Master MasterFan Halo (RGB Fans) (Remote Control Only) (14 Fans Total) Internal Lighting: Digital Storm LED Lighting System Airflow Control: Corsair Commander PRO Management Control Board & Software (3x Boards) Chassis Mods: - No Thanks Noise Reduction: - No Thanks LaserMark: - No Thanks CPU Boost: Stage 1: Overclock CPU - Up to 4.7GHz on All CPU Cores Graphics: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s) OS Boost: Yes, Disable and tweak all of the non-crucial services on the operating system Operating System: 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) 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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Posted: 01 Feb 2021 at 4:01am |
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Wow!  Welcome to DS.  That is a strong system. (and white w/blue!) The Aventum is a DS exclusive proprietary design. The window is on the right facing the front and mobo is installed upside down with the gpu on top. Get the clear gpu water (don't know which one DS uses) so you can see the insides easily, the gpu mounted upside down also. My only comment (the gurus will post better ones) is that the Storage is really backwards. The Storage Set 1 is for the OS and games you want to load fast. You don't want to clutter it and loose its advantage - speed. 1 TB is a lot. The Storage Set 2 is for every other thing (docs, photos, etc.) and it will load super fast anyway both being Nvme. Enjoy.  |
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Cretae
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Posted: 01 Feb 2021 at 4:14am |
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Intel is coming with Rocket Lake 11th Gen CPUs and PCIe Gen 4 support by March(?). You will not get true Gen 4 Firecuda performance on that PCIe Gen3 Intel board. In addition, depending on just what is being processed, 2 NVMe SSDs can steal PCIe lanes from each other on cheaper motherboards.
That's too much $$ to sacrifice for no gain at all IMHO. An AMD 5800X build is PCIe Gen 4 now. There's not that much to be gained from NVMe SSD speed outside of what the OS and productivity apps are doing. I like the 500GB Firecuda for Storage Set 1 to keep it lean and mean. Maintenance scans are done in seconds on the smaller derive. Games run just fine from much cheaper SATA SSDs. |
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