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Post Date: 2009-12-03
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    Posted: 03 Dec 2009 at 3:01pm

My order has officially gone through today! Stage One.

After recommendations from DST4ME Ermm, Sarah of DS Ermm, personnal budget considerations and sweating the choices that I was making, the config
listed below was my final choice.
 
In the end ordered from Newegg the following for me to install after rig arrives:
 
 
 
And ordered Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 Licensed for 3 PCs on Cyber Monday for $69.00
 
I would have ordered Office 2007 from DS, but Sarah was not able to verify if it was the 3 PC verision and I simply could not pass up the Newegg price!
 
Would have loved to had the Corsair 800D / DS Hailstorm case, but due to pricing (Budget constraints) and concern over airflow without going LC (Again Budget) went with HAF 932.
 
I am not big on the appearance of the HAF 932 as I like my cases to be more streamlined and subdued in appearance, but price and airflow of the HAF 932 was the end deciding factor.
 
I WANT TO GIVE SARAH A SPECIAL THANKS Ermm for being patient with me, as I ordered on Cyber Monday, but was having a hangup with transferring funds which was finally
resolved today. SO BIG THANKS TO SARAH for allowing the Cyber Monday pricing even though final payment transaction was delayed to today. Ouch
 
Hopefully my config choices were good and this rig will last and keep me happy for years to come!!!!!!!!!
 
System Configuration:
 
Chassis Model: Cooler Master HAF 932 (Black OPS Edition)
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: Intel Core i7 920 2.66GHz (Quad Core)
Motherboard: EVGA X58 3X SLI (Intel X58 Chipset) (Supports Triple SLI or CrossFire)
System Memory: 6GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified by mushkin enhanced (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested)
Power Supply: 750W Corsair TX (Dual SLI Compatible)
Expansion Bay: Internal Digital Media Card Reader (Black)
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (500GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA)
Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (500GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA)
Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks
Optical Drive 1: Blu-Ray Writer/Reader (Burn Blu-Ray discs and play them)
Optical Drive 2: DVD±R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 20x / CD-Writer 48x) (LightScribe Edition)
Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card(s): 1x ATI Radeon HD 5870 1GB
Add-on Card: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 1: Noctua Dual 120mm Fans High Performance Cooler (Compatible With ONLY i7 Processors)
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
CPU Boost: FREE: Stage 1: Overclock the processor between 3.3GHz to 3.9GHz (Requires Air Cooling Upgrade)
Graphics Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s)
Memory Boost: Memory Fan Kit Only (Does not include memory overclocking service)
OS Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional (64-Bit Edition)
Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based)
Virus Protection: - No Thanks
Office:  - No Thanks 
Benchmarking: - No Thanks
Pre-Install 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 5-10 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed
Warranty: !PROMO BUNDLE: 4 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty (Highly Recommended)
 
PROMOTIONAL LIMITED TIME BONUS DISCOUNT: $200
 
Total: $2,762.00
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Thats a nice beast, I want you to tell me what you think of the looks of haf, a month after you had it, I bet you will say you love the way it looks, it grows on people but I love how it looks myself, specially since you can change all 3 x 230mm led fans to all blue or red if you wanted.

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CONGRATS !  cant wait till you post up pics, the insides of DS systems are sexy
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Posts: 51 		  Quote CygnusX1 Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 03 Dec 2009 at 10:25pm
I'll let you know. I have no doubt that it will eventually grow on me. Even mold tends
to eventually GROW on me Ouch
 
So you can change the color of the fans? Without changing them out? A switch?
I don't suppose I can turn off the lighting with the fans running if I wish?
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Posts: 51 		  Quote CygnusX1 Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 03 Dec 2009 at 10:35pm
Photos will most definiately be posted. I wanted the interior of the case to be black like the Corsair 800D / DS Hailstorm
or some of the other cases out there.
 
Considering the cost of having DS paint it was again not within budget. SOOOO...I'm thinking of gutting this computer
after the DS rig shows up and paint it. Then swap the guts of one of my Dells into it.
 
Then depending on the hassle factor, I will consider pulling the guts out of the HAF 932 and paint it. I'm handy with an
airbrush, so maybe even do some tricking out with the airbrush as well. We'll see.
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Another thought on the fans. I thought that ONLY the front fan was lighted?
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yes only the front is.

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Originally posted by DST4ME

yes only the front is.
 
Ahah! You were confusing me! So does the fan have a switch to change the color? If so, do you know where the switch is located? As I understand it, the fan light can't be completely turned of, just change the color?
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ok let me clarify, there are 2 things

1. internal lighting

2. fans with led.

you can turn off the internal lighting but the led front fan can't be turned off or anything.

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Posts: 51 		  Quote CygnusX1 Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 04 Dec 2009 at 10:34am
Originally posted by DST4ME

ok let me clarify, there are 2 things

1. internal lighting

2. fans with led.

you can turn off the internal lighting but the led front fan can't be turned off or anything.
 
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OK...Now I understand what you are saying! I did not order internal lighting, so only have the front LED lit fan. Which will have to be replaced with a non LED fan if I choose to not have ANY lighting, but still want the front fan running.
 
Thanks for the clarification.
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ya just replace it with 230mm non led fan

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