New Special Deals Launched

that's pretty cool, and it will draw a lot of people to digital storm. good choice!

Though, to be quite honest, I would not consider purchasing a single one of those systems, even at those prices. I was excited as hell at first, but after looking them over I get more of a "meh" than anything else.

Of course, that's why they're "value" oriented, and not for someone who really wants to build their own pc. I hate to be "that guy" who says "that's it?" but still... value should be value, and putting in a GTX 285 2gb video card and keeping the standard heatsink and fan and a low OC is not what I would consider "value." That's a discount, for sure, but it's not what i think of as "value." Or using the coolit domino cooler on the "expensive" build. And what is a "digital storm certified" motherboard? the money could be better spent on a higher quality build, and the elusive parts list worries me.

I'm sorry for the post because it seems so ungrateful, but I figured I'd be honest about how I see it. Take the good with the bad, right?

Also, I'm in no way saying that those aren't amazing deals, so don't get me wrong there. that's a lot of money saved for quality parts and craftsmanship, and something a lot of people should consider, especially with the warranty and the DS customer support. But like i said, it's not what I would consider a "value" system as much as it's a "hugely discounted" system. To me, there's a difference, but that's just how I see it.

Keep editing this trying not to sound like an ungrateful jerk. I'm failing rather miserably, so just know that... um... I'm not an ungrateful jerk. I really shouldn't care (this is the internet), but I do.


trying again here. an addendum of sorts:

amazing deal, amazing discount, but discounts on unnecessary parts for PC's that will only be "pretty good". To me, if you're talking "value" then it should be less expensive with cheaper components but still be an all-around top-notch performer with the best bang for your buck. Ungrateful? Possibly. Jerk? Potentially. Honest? Yes.

Value consumers don't need a 285 GTX 2gb or a 1 TB hdd, but they might want something other than a standard cooling system.

call me mr super nitpicky




Edited by sdelu - 10 Jun 2009 at 7:22pm

Originally posted by sdelu call me mr super nitpicky

Well hello there Mr. Super Nitpicky!

@sdelu, Thank you for sharing your thoughts. To be honest, a lot of customers stick with the stock air cooling system. We built the configurations around what we've seen by customers are popular choices for units around that price point.

Alex, I think these preconfigured computers are a great idea.

As an honest question, are these backed by the same upgrade policy that is standard for other builds? Meaning, if i have more than $2200 and I wanted a better cooler on the Gaming Dominator, can I send it in to get that upgraded part or can I just request it added before you ship and add time to the ship date? Just asking since it seems the most logical thing is buy one of these and upgrade it later.

Im a new customer and i have to tell you that the pre builts were tempting but im going to go with one of the build them yourself ones.

I agree with the pics of the cases in the config page, I think they are great on the main page and gaming computer page, but I think on the config page they should be plain as they actually look.

this can probably generate more sales, cause the user will notice the difference (LOL hopefully) and some will want to make their basic case look like the customized one, thereby generating more sales, and erasing any possible misunderstanding pointed out by Zardoz8719.

having said that, I know that DS knows more about the subject then I know, but I thought I just throw that out there.

Edited by DST4ME - 11 Jun 2009 at 7:35am

I like the new configs. I think the money strapped customers will appreciate the the new builds. A video card with self cooling and stock fans is great for those builds. If you want to upgrade later of course, well you will need to upgrade cooling for sure. Great choices though DSO.

Sweet!

Originally posted by DST4ME I don't know if you guys remember when I came to the forum last year and was complaining about the looks of the main page and such, I was imagining something like what it looks like now, to be honest it looks much better then I had ever imagined

Speaking of which, I do believe DS needs to update their main page. The info on the 650si, 750si, 650sa, 750sa etc. is outdated, right? Absolutely no reason for it to be there.

When I first came here the other month I was looking around for those builds, so I know for a fact that it can be deceiving! :D

Still, the layout and the images do look very nice, so you're right about that. And I have seen the old site, too -- HUGE improvement :)

It was there for a little while.

The HAF 922 was there, but we took it off...