Novice seeking help and answers!Post Date: 2011-10-28 |
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bode 
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 Topic: Novice seeking help and answers!Posted: 28 Oct 2011 at 6:05pm |
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I have never done this before. I kept looking at IBUYPOWER and Cyberpower, but saw negative reviews. I then thought about Alienware, but also saw negative things. I finally found Digital Storm and this really looks like the place to buy a computer if you're not going to build it yourself. Thanks in advance for your help!
Budget: $3000 - $3500 Expectations: Best components for the money. Single display. Want to be able to upgrade. Usage: Mainly gaming. 24 inch Dell Screen Special Needs: Would like a fairly quiet computer. Not sure about overclocking. Saved Ticket #: 610339 Specifications: Specifications: Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Black OPS Assassin Edition Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish Processor: Intel Core i7 2700K 3.50 GHz (Unlocked CPU for Extreme Overclocking) (Quad Core) <b></b> Motherboard: ASUS Maximus IV Extreme (Intel P67 Chipset) (New & Improved B3 Revision Without SATA 3G Issue) <b></b> System Memory: 16GB DDR3 1600MHz Corsair Dominator DHX (High-Performance) <b></b> Power Supply: 1200W Digital Storm Certified (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible) (Silent Edition Highly Recommended) <b></b> Expansion Bay: Internal Digital Media Card Reader (Black) <b></b> Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (1TB Western Digital Caviar (7200 RPM) (Model: Black Edition) <b></b> Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (1TB Western Digital Caviar (7200 RPM) (Model: Black Edition) <b></b> Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks Optical Drive 1: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x) Optical Drive 2: Blu-Ray Writer/Reader (Burn and Play Blu-Ray Discs) <b></b> Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) Video Card: 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 1GB (Includes PhysX Technology) (EVGA Edition) Add-on Card: USB 3.0 4-Port PCI Express Card <b></b> Sound Card: Creative Labs X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional <b></b> Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 2: Digital Storm Vortex Liquid CPU Cooler (High-Performance Edition) H20 Tube Color:- Not Applicable, I do not have a FrostChill or Sub-Zero LCS Cooling System Selected Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans Internal Lighting: Internal Chassis Lighting System (Blue) <b></b> Enhancements: - No Thanks Chassis Mods: - No Thanks Noise Reduction: Noise Suppression Package Stage 2 (Optimized Airflow & Fan Speeds with Noise Dampening Material) <b></b> LaserMark: - No Thanks Boost Processor: FREE: Overclock the processor between 3.3GHz to 3.9GHz Boost Video Card: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s) Boost Memory: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory Boost OS: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (64-Bit Edition) Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows 7 CD) Virus Protection: - No Thanks Office: - No Thanks Install/Test Game: - No Thanks Display: - No Thanks Surge Shield: - No Thanks Speakers: - No Thanks Keyboard: - No Thanks Mouse: - No Thanks External Storage: - No Thanks Exclusive T-Shirt: FREE: Digital Storm T-Shirt - Black (Large) <b></b> Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 5-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed Warranty: Life-time Expert Customer Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty Some questions, 1) Is the 1200 watt ds power supply good or should I go with a name brand? 2) I don't know if I will really need the internal media card reader, but since it's cheap I thought I would go ahead and get it. Is there a downside to doing that? For instance will this just add heat to the computer? 3) Should I have 2 hard drives and do I need RAID. 4) Any downside to having usb pci express card. 5) I have Logitech 5.1 sound. Do I need creative titanium or is the integrated motherboard good enough? 6) Does overclocking the computer wear out the components? 7) I read someone say you need better version of Windows if you have more RAM? |
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DST4ME
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Posted: 28 Oct 2011 at 10:30pm |
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your config is all wrong and lot of waste of money in there that you will see no gain from.
Here you go Ticket# 610901 --- $2,851 (To see this build click here) Copy of Specifications: Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Cooler Master 942 HAF X Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish Processor: Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40GHz (Unlocked CPU for Extreme Overclocking) (Quad Core) Motherboard: ASUS P8P67 Deluxe (Intel P67 Chipset) (New & Improved B3 Revision Without SATA 3G Issue) System Memory: 8GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested) Power Supply: 1050W Corsair Pro Silver 1050HX (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible) Expansion Bay: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (120GB Solid State (By: Intel) (Model: 320 Series) Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (1TB Western Digital Caviar (7200 RPM) (64MB Cache) (Model: Black Edition) Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks Optical Drive 1: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x) Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) Video Card: 2x SLI Dual (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 1.2GB (Includes PhysX Technology) Add-on Card: - No Thanks Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 2: Corsair A70 Dual 120mm Fans High Performance Cooler H20 Tube Color:- Not Applicable, I do not have a FrostChill or Sub-Zero LCS Cooling System Selected Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans Internal Lighting: - No Thanks Enhancements: - No Thanks Chassis Mods: - No Thanks Noise Reduction: - No Thanks LaserMark: - No Thanks Boost Processor: Stage 2: Overclock CPU 4.5GHz to 4.8GHz (Requires Pro or Deluxe Series Motherboard) Boost Video Card: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s) Boost Memory: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory Boost OS: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional (64-Bit Edition) Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows 7 CD) Virus Protection: - No Thanks Office: - No Thanks Install/Test Game: - No Thanks Display: - No Thanks Surge Shield: - No Thanks Speakers: - No Thanks Keyboard: - No Thanks Mouse: - No Thanks External Storage: - No Thanks Exclusive T-Shirt: - No Thanks Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 5-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed Warranty: Life-time Expert Customer Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty Edited by DST4ME - 30 Oct 2011 at 3:07am |
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bbaisw
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Posted: 29 Oct 2011 at 5:41pm |
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Would I be better getting the gtx 570 2.5 gb?
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sneaky George W
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Posted: 29 Oct 2011 at 5:45pm |
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bbaisw,
the extra VRAM is only used/needed at resolutions higher than 1900x1080, so if youre going to be gaming at a higher res then yes, other wise no. keep in mind that even with the higher vram you are probably going to want to swap out the gpus in two-three years anyway to stay currant. |
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DST4ME
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Posted: 29 Oct 2011 at 11:47pm |
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What he said ^
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sneaky George W
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Posted: 30 Oct 2011 at 2:49am |
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a couple of things;
first DST, your link above is to an ODE 0... 
and second, bbaisw you'll want to have Digital Storm add an additional 200mm fan to the top of your case (it comes with 3, has room for 4) which will cost ~$20. while your at it, how about some shiny internal lights ($10)? if you really wanted you could liquid cool the CPU to stage 4 and still be in your price range (keep in mind that it would be a luxury and is NOT needed by ANY means, it just looks cool and keeps your CPU REALLY cool). I personally have my CPU liquid cooled and think its great/awesome, but its not necessary at all. also to answer some of your questions, 1) go with the power supply DST recommended, it has more than enough power for present and probably future gpus 2) the only downsides i can think of to the media card reader are that it would take up a 5" drive bay and a SATA port, both of which you'd have extras of. but if you dont needed why not save the money? most devices come with usb connectors anyway. 3) you'll want the above hard drives, and RAID isn't needed. 4) it takes up a PCI slot that you could use for something else... if you need the ports, go for it, otherwise id skip it, the mobo has lots. 5) the integrated sound will be fine unless youre really really picky about sound. im not and i use 5.1 on integrated and im very happy with it. 6) it can if not done properly. the two things to watch are the temps and the vcore. the temps vary, and the vcore is just a setting. if they are with in acceptable ranges then your hardware will be obsolete before it wears out anyway. you want your temps to be below 85' C and your vcore on your CPU to be under 1.4. Digital Storm is good at OC, dont worry to much about it, just ask them to keep your vcore low. 7) i think thats right about the ram, but its like if you want to have 16GB vs 24GB or something. regardless youre not going to need that much ram. just some thoughts, youre going to love Digital Storm 
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DST4ME
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Posted: 30 Oct 2011 at 3:06am |
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Why the heck is that going to ode 0 for? that build was not ode nor does that ticket number belong to ode, its getting re routed to ode.
I just updated teh ticket number on that build,so it should go to the custom config now. Edited by DST4ME - 30 Oct 2011 at 3:08am |
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bbaisw
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Posted: 31 Oct 2011 at 6:07pm |
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Just to clarify, I ask for the standard factory chasis fans with an extra one on top. And I can ask that all of these be LED lights (red). But don't upgrade to LED performance fans because those are different and would add noise? Thanks for your patience!!!
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sneaky George W
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Posted: 31 Oct 2011 at 6:10pm |
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i think so... with my build i asked for the led fan upgrade and got the 200mm led fans so idk. just be clear with them about what you want and be sure you get the 200mm fans. the led's look awesome btw.
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DST4ME
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Posted: 31 Oct 2011 at 7:31pm |
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fan upgrade is different, you want to ask for "oem 200mm red led fan". for all your fans but the front, and the optional on top.
Edited by DST4ME - 31 Oct 2011 at 7:32pm |
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bbaisw
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Posted: 01 Nov 2011 at 7:12pm |
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I'm confused as to why not the 200 mm led red on the front and the optional on top?
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DST4ME
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Posted: 02 Nov 2011 at 12:10am |
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I guess I didn't word it correctly, you do want the led on the optional top but the front fan is already a 230mm red led fan, no sense in changing it to a smaller fan 200mm fan.
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