Newbie Needs Help

Hi. I am looking to order my first DS set up. What is the best way to select the options? The choices are a little overwhelming. I am looking for a gaming rig that would allow for a faster speed with games such as Battlefield.

How would I know how many memory cards the computer is capable of holding?

Does RAID offer faster speeds w gaming? can you have RAID options w a SSD and A HDD? I am thinking of a HDD just for storage and cloning the SSD.

Also, the internet options on the build. Is that just for additional pcs? My current PC has a router. Doesn't that send the wireless signal to other pcs in the house.

Sorry If I am posting in the wrong place. First time posting and there is SO much to read my brain is in overload.

have a dell 2208 wfp now. looking at BenQ XL 2430 T for a future upgrade perhaps. using this for games, office suite, etc but primarily gaming

When it comes to monitors, fist you want to look at the panel, right now the best one is an IPS panel due to the fact that it has the best image quality, next you want to look at refresh rate.

for a 1080p like the benQ if I'm not mistaken it does not take much to max out at all but if you decide to go 4k ips next year or something then it will take a different setup to max that.

So let us know what to build it for, 1080p or 4k? the price difference is gonna be a good amount.

Now since ips has the best image quality it has the price tag to go with it, check out acer and see what you can find in your price range.

Just to give you an idea, for a 1080p monitor and no future upgrade in monitor/res this is a great system, we can drop the price by moving some thing and save another $200 maybe, now for a 4k monitor the setup would be different but for now here is one for 1080p:

Here you go Ticket# 1462007 --- $2,451.00 (To see this build click here)

Copy of Specifications:
Chassis
Chassis Model: Digital Storm Apollo (White)

Core Components
Processor: Intel Core i7 6700K 4.0GHz (Codename Skylake) (Unlocked CPU) (Quad Core)
Motherboard: ASUS Z170 PRO GAMING (Intel Z170 Chipset) (Up to 5x PCI-E Devices)
System Memory: 16GB DDR4 2666MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series
Power Supply: 500W EVGA SuperNOVA


Storage / Connectivity
Storage Set 1: 1x SSD (500GB Samsung 850 EVO)

Storage Set 2: 1x Storage (1TB Western Digital - Black Edition)

Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)

Graphics / Multimedia
Graphics Card(s): 1x GeForce GTX 1070 8GB (EVGA ACX 3.0) (VR Ready)
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio

Digital Storm Engineering
Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 2: Noctua NH-D15 (Extreme Performance)

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: Exotic Cable Management - Yellow - (Cable Combs with Custom Color Sleeved Extension Cables)

Chassis Fans: Corsair Airflow Performance Edition (Up to 6 Fans)


Digital Storm TwisterBoost Technology
Boost Processor: Stage 1: Overclock CPU - Up to 4.4GHz (Depends on Cooling and Motherboard)


Software
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 10 Home (64-Bit Edition)
Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows CD)
Virus Protection: FREE: McAfee AntiVirus Plus (1 Year Service Activation Card) (Not Pre-installed) ($35 Value)

Accessories / Goodies

Customer Care
Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 10-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed
Warranty: Life-time Expert Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty (3 Year Labor & 1 Year Part Replacement)



Edited by DST4ME - 30 Jul 2016 at 10:10pm

Murph forget response time and contrast ratio those are bs numbers.

Read a bit of a reviews on that monitor, not all ips monitors are the same, some cheaper ones have issues, so read some reviews and make sure you got your self a good one, http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/ is also a good place to checkout and read about monitors. Make sure you checkout the hardware section of our forums and look at monitor threads so you can get some advise ideas there also.


putting together something that will last a bit, is limited, at best if we give you sli gpus you will still probably have to change them in 3 years, so its best to go with what you need for the next 3 years and then expect a gpu upgrade, then the next gpu upgrade aka 3 years later(the pc is now 6 years old) its time to upgrade the whole system, but if budget is an issue then you do another gpu upgrade understanding that you could be dealing with a good amount of possible bottleneck.


There are a bunch of us here that have been around PCs for a long time and have a good amount of knowledge about them, but we don't work for DS we are just here to help our fellow pc users because that is what we enjoy doing.

In short no I don't work for DS, DS employees will have that badge and verified customers will have that one as you see under my avatar.

Edited by DST4ME - 31 Jul 2016 at 1:01pm

There is no ips, 4k 120hz/144Hz monitors right not, best you can do is 1440p with ips.

Making a system that can handle your 1080p monitor now but can be upgraded to handle 4k will not harm a thing other then your wallet, since we would need to change 2 things.
1.psu, no big deal here.

2. gpu, here we can go 2 ways:

a. we go sli 1080 now

b. we go one 1080 now and you add the second 1080 later

So in short you take the build from my previous post and make it into a system that can run sli 1080, now here is the deal, I'm gonna make build so that it has sli 1080, but if you like to just go with one 1080 now and add the second later yourself, simply change the config so that it has only one 1080 and then you add the second one when you get the 4k ips 144Hz monitor:

Here you go Ticket# 1462634 --- $3,983.00 (To see this build click here)

Copy of Specifications:
Chassis
Chassis Model: Digital Storm Velox


Core Components
Processor: Intel Core i7 6700K 4.0GHz (Codename Skylake) (Unlocked CPU) (Quad Core)
Motherboard: ASUS Z170 PRO GAMING (Intel Z170 Chipset) (Up to 5x PCI-E Devices)
System Memory: 16GB DDR4 2666MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series
Power Supply: 1000W Corsair HX1000i (Digitally Controlled Power)


Storage / Connectivity
Storage Set 1: 1x SSD (500GB Samsung 850 EVO)
Storage Set 2: 1x Storage (1TB Western Digital - Black Edition)
Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)

Graphics / Multimedia
Graphics Card(s): 2x SLI Dual (GeForce GTX 1080 8GB (EVGA SC ACX 3.0) (VR Ready)

Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio

Digital Storm Engineering
Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 2: Noctua NH-D15 (Extreme Performance)
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: Exotic Cable Management - Yellow - (Cable Combs with Custom Color Sleeved Extension Cables)
Chassis Fans: Corsair Airflow Performance Edition (Up to 6 Fans)

Digital Storm TwisterBoost Technology
Boost Processor: Stage 1: Overclock CPU - Up to 4.4GHz (Depends on Cooling and Motherboard)

Software
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 10 Home (64-Bit Edition)
Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows CD)
Virus Protection: FREE: McAfee AntiVirus Plus (1 Year Service Activation Card) (Not Pre-installed) ($35 Value)

Accessories / Goodies

Customer Care
Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 10-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed
Warranty: Life-time Expert Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty (3 Year Labor & 1 Year Part Replacement)

I changed our case for best airflow with 2 gpus you gonna want the best airflow you can get.

Also I just noticed that in my first build some how it endedup with a 500w psu when I picked a 750w psu, so please make that change if you want the that build, let me know and I will change it for you.

OK so your thoughts.

Two gtx 1080's for 4K gaming now. 16gb is really all you need unless you do 3D modeling and such and that also goes with the x99+i7 6800k so if you're just gaming then the 6700k is fine as well as 16gb of ram.   Also doesn't hurt to save some money

I do some minor photo stuff. transfer of slides to digital a bit. I have a Epson v700 pro scanner but the photoshop that I do is minor compared to gaming.
and my primary concern is increasing the shooting time in fps. hate getting shot before I can pull the trigger.

I like the idea about the memory. that is something I am comfortable adding.
ill try to re-do the build tomorrow. early day at work tomorrow.

are the higher price fans worth money?

do you think adding these would be overkill?
**ASUS MAXIMUS VIII HERO (Intel Z170 Chipset)
**1x SSD M.2 (512GB Samsung 950 PRO)
**Thermaltake Riing RGB Fans

ok. if I put this build together could u give it a good look over? My hd is starting to crash so I need to get going on my order.

is there anything else I can do to increase my shooting speed when playing multi-player?

ahhh clone is what I am looking for. any chance u know if acronis offers that?

would I need two of the titans?

yes. not very impressive. maybe I will stick w the 1080s. can always just swap out the titans later(when the price drops) right?

yep, ill try a build with and without tomorrow

okay.
First, as I was looking at mobo's, none spoke of supporting 144 mhz. Is that an issue?
Is the noise reduction dollar wise?
Should I boost the graphics card?
1000 pw or 750?

Here is Build 1 (little expensive but doable)

Specifications:
Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Digital Storm Velox
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: Intel Core i7 6700K 4.0GHz (Codename Skylake) (Unlocked CPU) (Quad Core)
Motherboard: ASUS MAXIMUS VIII HERO (Intel Z170 Chipset) (Up to 5x PCI-E Devices) <br><strong></strong>
System Memory: 16GB DDR4 2666MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series
Power Supply: 1000W Corsair HX1000i (Digitally Controlled Power) <br><strong></strong>
Expansion Bay: Option Not Available
Optical Drive: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 8x / CD-Writer 8x) (Internal)
Storage Set 1: 1x SSD M.2 (256GB Samsung 950 PRO) (NVM Express) (Extreme Performance) <br><strong></strong>
Storage Set 2: 1x Storage (1TB Western Digital - Black Edition) <br><strong></strong>
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): 2x SLI Dual (GeForce GTX 1080 8GB (EVGA SC ACX 3.0) (VR Ready) <br><strong></strong>
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
HPC Processor: - No Thanks
Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 2: Noctua NH-D15 (Extreme Performance) <br><strong></strong>
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: Exotic Cable Management - White - (Cable Combs with Custom Color Sleeved Extension Cables) <br><strong></strong>
Chassis Fans: Corsair Airflow Performance Edition (Up to 6 Fans) <br><strong></strong>
Internal Lighting: Remote Controlled LED Lighting System (Multiple color options and lighting effects) <br><strong></strong>
Airflow Control: - No Thanks
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Noise Reduction: - No Thanks
LaserMark: - No Thanks
Boost Processor: Stage 1: Overclock CPU - Up to 4.4GHz (Depends on Cooling and Motherboard)
Boost Graphics Card(s): - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s)
Boost OS: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 10 Home (64-Bit Edition)
Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows CD)
Virus Protection: FREE: McAfee AntiVirus Plus (1 Year Service Activation Card) (Not Pre-installed) ($35 Value)
Office: Microsoft Office 2016 Office Home & Business (PC Attach Key PKC Only, No Pre-install) <br><strong></strong>
Game: - 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 10-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed
Warranty: Life-time Expert Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty (3 Year Labor & 1 Year Part Replacement)

If I get just the titan pascal, it would cost $4203.

If I got just the one 1080, it would drop to $3534.

With my plans on getting a 4k ISP 144 MHz, which would you suggest and is there anything you would change?

Again, Appreciate all your help.

so dual 1080 or dual titans?

not sure what u mean by headrooom w the 1200

is there ever a case of too much pwu?

Originally posted by Murph is there ever a case of too much pwu?

I hope not I got the max when it was a lot!

I normally give my pcs away after 2 years and get a new one but past few years have been different.

Once your cpu is 6 years old its time to upgrade, keep the old pc for testing things or maybe you need a part or two.

1200w is not needed for titan but if you want more headroom then go ahead, but a 1000w will do both sli 1080 or sli titan.

No matter if you get a 2000w psu but your system only needs 850w then 850w is what you will use, however starting with 1500w some psu will need a nema 20 outlet for you to connect to, above 1500w all will ask you for a 20 amp circuit with nema 20 connection, connection maybe different from psu to psu but you will need a 20amp circuit.

Edited by DST4ME - 06 Aug 2016 at 1:55pm