Old and Busted vs New HotnessPost Date: 2007-09-14 |
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RogerWIlco 
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 Topic: Old and Busted vs New HotnessPosted: 14 Sep 2007 at 12:07pm |
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Only 7 more hrs till UPS arrives with my DS system I ordered...stby for a review later tonight!!!!
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DS Twister LITE
C2D E6750 2.66GHz nVidia 680i Core 2 Quad 2GB DDR2 Corsair 1 TB HDD 7200 RPM nVidia GeForce 8800GTX 768MB 850W Thermaltake Razer DeathAdder Razer Tarantula Win7 |
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Posted: 14 Sep 2007 at 12:48pm |
Some pics of the system would be nice, too  |
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Robert
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Posted: 14 Sep 2007 at 5:31pm |
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Alex
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Posted: 14 Sep 2007 at 9:37pm |
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RogerWIlco
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Posted: 15 Sep 2007 at 1:03am |
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Ok the new hotness is finally here!!! So here is my short review. It's my first so please...be gental...enjoy! Reason for purchase
I needed a new gaming/office computer...bad...nuff said. I found great reviews about these guys by searching the web and found them to be competitively priced so I decided to put together a system and see what they could do for me.
Case: Digital Storm Twister LITE (Black Aluminum Edition)
Power Supply: 850W Thermaltake (8800 GTX SLI Compatible) (Silent Toughpower Edition) Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 2.66GHz (1333MHz Front Side Bus) (4MB Cache) Motherboard: nVidia 680i Core 2 Quad (By: Evga) (nForce 680i SLI) (A1 Revision) Memory: 2GB DDR2 Corsair at 1066MHz Dominator (Dual Channel) (Extreme-Performance) Floppy / Media: - No Thanks Hard Drive 1: 250GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA) Hard Drive 2: - No Thanks Raid Option: - No Thanks Optical Drive 1: DVD±R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 20x / CD-Writer 48x) (LightScribe Edition) Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks Network Card: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) Modem: - No Thanks Video Card: nVidia GeForce 8800GTX 768MB (By: eVGA) (PCI-Express) TV Tuner: - No Thanks Sound Card: Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy SE (Up to 7.1 Channel) Physics Card: - No Thanks Cooling: Air Cooled Stage 2 (Silent Artic Cooling Heat-sink (Copper Heatpipes) Case Lighting: Blizzard Internal Lighting (Blue Edition) (Cold Cathode Tubes) Round Cables: Enhanced Interior Air Flow (Optical Drive & Floppy Cables (Blue Edition) User Manual: Personalized Platinum Digital Storm Binder (Includes Paperwork/Benchmarks/CDs/Manuals) Windows OS: Microsoft Windows XP Home (Includes Service Pack 2) Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based) Protection: McAfee Internet Security (Includes: AntiVirus, FireWall and AntiSpyware) Office: - No Thanks LCD Display: - No Thanks Surge Shield: - No Thanks Speakers: Logitech 2 Piece (Black Edition) Amplified Speaker Set Keyboard: - No Thanks Mouse: - No Thanks Warranty: 3 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty Support: Lifetime Toll-Free Platinum Care Technical Supportmy system: Ordering
I used the DS website to place my order. The whole process was smooth and very easy to navigate. Tons of information on their site. Also, the forums were a huge help, so thanks to all with the meriod of questions I had...this is really a great community. System was ordered on 9 Aug. I promtly got a call from Robert confirming my order and he answered the last min questions I had. So now on to the build Stages. Well I expected it to take 10 days to build and test but they did it in 4!!! Talk about speedy.
Arrival/Packaging
 Computer arrived by UPS Ground on 20 Aug Here are some pics...
  Mmm goodies
Accessories
The computer was well packaged on first look. The accesories box (white box on right) came with all the original manuls and extra motherboard/computer components
 The binder you get with your system I feel is a wonderful personal touch and shows these guys go out of the way to make sure you are getting the best product and support possible. All original software for components are included in a nice CD holder in the back of the binder.
   Now I'm going to pause the review here for a minute. When I took the Case out of the box I noticed a HUGE dent on the top.
 The computer looked and ran fine but I was disapointed at this point. Now here is were the DS customer service comes through...I called and left a message about the situation on their voice mail as it was after hours. Next day I got a call at 1 pm(10am pacific time if my math is right) or so, which tells me they listened to the message I left and jumped right on it. Got a call from Robert and Alex and they agreed to take the system back and pay for shipping BOTH WAYS!!! Also once they got the sytem they would replace the case and retest the computer to mak sure it worked. Talk about awsome! So I finally got the computer back today and BAM this thing is awsome and powered up like a champ! Actually I'm typing on it right now while listening to music, downloading BF2 and BF2142 patches, and running an Excel database program!! OLD AND BUSTED(right) vs NEW HOTNESS(Left)
  Nice clean build here. Everything is tight and secure. Case really isn't that heavy either. You can tell DS took great care on making sure the inside was well packaged and air flow is optimized. Only issue are the blue cathode lights to light up the case. They don't work any more and I can't figure out how to get them to turn on. I'll have to work on that one.
 The final set up!
Performance
I don't have a 3DMark program and personally havn't been that interested in them but here are the stock numbers as in the DS binder about my computer
PC Mark: 8012
3D Mark Score: 11269
Like I said above I have numerous programs open and this thing is chugging right along. I havn't played any games yet but I'll let you know how this baby does
Heat/Noise
This thing is cool. I can feel nice cool air out of the back and side window. Right now with the programs I have it's about 30C and at idle without any programs it's about 27C. Also, this thing is quite, not like my Hell...err...Dell which I could here from downstairs. Don't get me worng it pputs out noise but it's something that you don't eben notice after anout a min. or so.
Overall
 A+++++++++
I love it. It is exactly what I wanted and runs great. The inital issue with the case I had was diapointing but DS customer service promptly fixed the situation and gave me a great product. Just need to figure out how to get those blue neon lights on the bottom of the case to work.
Like their web site says they do build kick-ass systems...all I can say to that is..."so sayith the shepard...so sayith the flock...amen'
Bryan(RogerWilco)
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Kenny
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Posted: 15 Sep 2007 at 3:36am |
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We're here with you ! &(*_~)&
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Kenny
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Posted: 15 Sep 2007 at 3:45am |
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There is a switch for neon lights in side the system, maybe it turn off, if you don't know how to find it or turn it on, give us a call on monday.
Thank You and have a great weekend. |
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We're here with you ! &(*_~)&
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admin
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Posted: 15 Sep 2007 at 4:19am |
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Glad we got it all worked out in the end. Check the cables going into the inverter for the lights as well, they might have become a little loose from shipping vibrations.
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Harry
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Posted: 15 Sep 2007 at 10:02am |
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If that review doesn't sell more units I don't know what will.
Oh well, someday for me.
Anyone want to buy a kidney??Harry
I'm old, there should be a discount for OLD!
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RogerWIlco
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Posted: 15 Sep 2007 at 10:04am |
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I just re read my review...probably should have used spell checker...oh well I'll fix it later...BTW C&C3 kicks butt on this thing!!! |
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67alecto
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Posted: 15 Sep 2007 at 11:09am |
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Looks awesome. I really wish I hadn't let them talk me out of getting that case.
I just hit stage 2 yesterday
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Grape
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Posted: 15 Sep 2007 at 12:15pm |
Ordered mine on Sept 4th, so most likely another week or so for me :whine:
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Dave
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Posted: 15 Sep 2007 at 12:26pm |
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nice setup |
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Tyler Lowe
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Posted: 15 Sep 2007 at 10:58pm |
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Thanks for taking the time to post all the pics and give a review of the system. About 3 to 4 weeks now til I place an order with these folks.
Who knew a month could move so slowly? I feel like a kid waiting for Christmas morning.
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RogerWIlco
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Posted: 15 Sep 2007 at 11:42pm |
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trust me the wait is worth every penny...
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