Optimystic's Review (with pics)

Finally I can put in my review! Been having some internet issues unrelated to the new system that I have finally gotten ironed out, thankfully. Now onward!

First off, the box that my rig was packed in didn't look like the one in the video, or in pics from others. It looked much bigger. I was a little taken aback at how it was packed, no foam at all anywhere, just cardboard with plastic "windows" squeezing it in from the sides. It was different, but solid. After unpacking, it took a bit to get the inside packing out from around the cooling tubes, but it came out nicely. I checked the video card and sound card to see if they felt tight, and they did, so I decided to fire it up. Alas, I got a message saying "windows cannot load". So I reseated the ram, video card, sound card, and the hard drive connections, and all went well from then on! So I learned my lesson, reseat  your stuff like they tell you to! lol

This thing is gorgeous! From the cool red coolant to the red fans and lights, it's got plenty of bling. Pretty heavy too, but that was to be expected. Had to remove the upper left part of my desk to fit this thing! Otherwise the upper shelf would have been about an inch above the top fan, so yeah it had to go. As for noise? This thing is extremely quiet! Can't believe how silent it runs which is great since it's in my bedroom. Love the switch to turn off the inner red light too, that helps. Overall I couldn't be happier.

Been installing software ever since. Tried out one of my video editing programs, since this is primarily for editing, and WOW did this thing fly! I knew it would be fast but my jaw nearly hit the floor when I saw how quickly this thing rendered the project! I am now an extremely happy and satisfied DS customer. DS rocks!! Here's some pics for your amusement:


*Removed the picture of the box cuz I'm a retard*


Sitting on my dusty desk LOL!


The inner packing, was lots of fun to get out.


The gorgeous inside!


Closer view of the inside top.


Closer view of the inside bottom.


Lots of wires on the back! But well tied-up.


The hot red glow.


Red glowing PC, with my blue glowing Logitech G11 keyboard.


Kinda blurry, but nice and lit up.


Windows rating system. It changed a little the second time I ran it but not by much.


Edited by Optimystic - 13 Nov 2009 at 10:26am

I don't know, but it sure wasn't what I expected. Maybe this is the new thing, or maybe temporary? I guess only they can answer that. To be honest, though, it was wedged in there pretty good and I had a tough time getting it out without cutting the crap out of everything, so it was pretty solid inside the box.

Yep, it looks and works so good I can't stop smiling!

The new packing method is more than adaquate.  As has been posted, the computer is sort of clamped between 2 big 'airbags'.  With my HailStorm box I had a seam on the large area or side of the case and went in there.  Much easier as you can just lift one side of the airbag out/off and pick the rig up off the top of the other airbag.  Watch your backs, my lailstorm rig is heavy.

Absolutly not.  I wan't to hear everything about your experiences.

Awesome!

Thanks, man! Yeah, I am VERY happy with it! I had very high expectations in this machine's performance, and I can honestly say it has far surpassed those expectations. This thing is a video-crunching beast!!