opinions! :3

Budget:
6,000

Expectations:
I am hoping for a system that can play any game out at the moment on high settings, be able to run small servers ( minecraft mostly )since my current laptop doesn't have the power to run one. It would also be nice if it would last me more than a year...

Usage:
going to be using it on more heavy gaming, Starcraft, Crysis, you name it. AND web surfing of course, and server hosting.

Special Needs:
I don't mind a little noise but I would like it to be more on the silent side, my room, isn't very dusty I clean it every few days, not going to say every day because that just isn't true :p

Saved Ticket #: http://www.digitalstormonline.com/comploadsaved.asp?id=569272


That build was something I personally thought was nice, yes 24gb is overkill but so! I like that big number

If you guys can find a build that just, or near as good, with higher than 8 gb ram, and if possible the hailstorm case (love it so much). stage 4 or above cooling, for a lower price feel free to post, I really need a new computer. Or if you just want to comment if the build I have is good or not and make some money saving suggestions feel free.

Edited by Zieno - 26 Jun 2011 at 8:47pm

hmmm thanks for that advice on the 2600k, and no not all that is for minecraft good sir, crysis and such to, since i already have the game on steam but this laptop is utter crap. the reason i went with 24 was because even with a small minecraft server with 3 other poeple on my ram was gone in seconds, my computer slowed, and it was just horrible not to mention the overheating , but if your right about only 12 gb can be used i'll just do that, i'll get rid of the noise supression.

this is what I have now on the config saved myself a few hundred dollars :o

http://www.digitalstormonline.com/comploadsaved.asp?id=570994

Edited by Zieno - 26 Jun 2011 at 9:31pm

Hmm a few last things do the fan led lights look ugly or are they okay? Might consider dropping them. Also the chassis mod does it do anything significant or not, does the case still come with a window if I don't get the mod? well I guess I might as well go the dell ultra sharp.

http://www.digitalstormonline.com/comploadsaved.asp?id=570999

Edited by Zieno - 26 Jun 2011 at 10:00pm

Originally posted by Zieno Hmm a few last things do the fan led lights look ugly or are they okay? Might consider dropping them. Also the chassis mod does it do anything significant or not, does the case still come with a window if I don't get the mod? well I guess I might as well go the dell ultra sharp. http://www.digitalstormonline.com/comploadsaved.asp?id=570999

IMHO that is still all wrong, needs to be this:


Here you go Ticket# 571011 --- $4,585 (To see this build click here)

Copy of Specifications:
hassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Black OPS HailStorm Edition
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: 16GB DDR3 1600MHz Corsair Dominator DHX (High-Performance)
Power Supply: 1000W Corsair (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible)
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (160GB 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: Blu-Ray Player/DVD Player (Play Blu-Ray and Play DVDs)
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 (PhysX) (EVGA SuperClocked 012-P3-1572-AR)
Add-on Card: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Auzen X-Fi Forte 7.1 (Model: AZT-FORTE) (PCI-Express Slot Based)
Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 6: Sub-Zero LCS Dual Loop: CPU & Dual SLI/CrossFire Video Cards
H20 Tube Color:Red Tubing with High-Performance Fluid (UV Lighting Reactive)
Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans
Internal Lighting: Internal Chassis Lighting System (UV) (Creates Glowing Effect for H20 Tubes)
Enhancements: - No Thanks
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Noise Reduction: - 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: Memory Fan Kit Only (Does not include memory overclocking service)
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
Benchmarking: - No Thanks
Install/Test Game: - No Thanks
Display: - No Thanks
Surge Shield: APC SurgeArrest Personal PER7 (7 Outlet) 120V Surge Protector
Speakers: Logitech 2.1 System (Model LS21) (Includes Subwoofer)
Keyboard: Razer Lycosa Mirror Special Edition (Gaming Keyboard)
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

the fan upgrade look-wise is good, but most of your fans are 140mm, fan upgrade is 120mm, I would look for some cool 140mm led fans instead.

the case has the window, the modification is adding the fan/s to it, its the 800d

check it out here

you forgot to change to win 7 pro again, and there is no need for the 1500w, I have it and trust me, unless you are going quad sli you don't need it, for dual sli 1000w corsair is more then enough, and you don't want go tri sli on p67.

HDD1 = fast small drive: os/apps/games

HDD2 = regular large drive: media/personal/work file storage

I agree with Anglis that you should go with u30, if so I woudl go with cf 6970 instead, or if you really want to throw money away sli 580 3GB version.

Edited by DST4ME - 26 Jun 2011 at 10:56pm

I've been looking over things again and is there really an big diffrence between GTX 570 1.2 GB   and the GTX 580 1.5 GB?

Also would having a SSD and a regular large drive REALLY help or is it just more of a small speed boost when loading up things? because really i wouldnt mind thing loading up a little slower but the performance onces the game is loaded up still be the same as with a SSD.

Alright thank you DST, I was really wondering if i really would want a SSD, because as almost everyone knows they are very expensive, But i guess i'll stick with it since i would not want to have all the stuff on one drive :/

I guess i'll stick with the dual 570 not overclocked and if i ever need upgrades i'll just make a thread on what would be better :p

I know you mentioned LC, but you also said money saving ideas are welcome, so if you went air, you could save money, or use the extra money saved to upgrade other parts. LC is more of a luxury from what I understand

Originally posted by Zieno I know if i went air it would help out my wallet, but first, liquid cooling = nice to look at :p   and its all much more effective than air. i also went with the higher end LC because asetek is pure crap, liquid cooling in general is more quite than air. And again it looks nice :3

Depends on the LC setup. I believe DS's high end LC setups are actually quite loud, lots of performance radiator fans. You would have to specify different fans for them to special order in if you wanted a quiet LC setup. That will pump the price up, however.

Thanks alex I'm not into that jet in your room kind of thing, so I guess the noise supression would help. :p

Is there a rad that you would recommend?

We have those radiators in stock. The premium you will pay to special order the Scythe gentle typhoon fans, is going to be more expensive in the end than having us use our performance high CFM fans that are bundled with our liquid cooling system and have us slow them down and tweak them with the noise suppression package.

Our performance fans are simply louder because they spin faster, which means more airflow, we can slow them down to the same speeds as the Scythe units and deliver basically the same results without the extra costs for special ordering hardware.