Ordered my second DS

Day before yesterday, My old Vanquish bit the dust. From my troubleshooting, it appears the motherboard gave up the ghost. Being that it was seven years old and was an off the shelf model, I thought it to be time for an upgrade.....

Yesterday, I ordered this (configuration #4331229), so now the waiting begins.......

System Configuration:

Chassis Model: Digital Storm Lynx
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X (6-Core) 4.6 GHz Turbo
Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X570-P / MSI X570-A Pro (AMD X570) (Up to 2x PCI-E Devices) (No SLI Support)
System Memory: 32GB DDR4 3200MHz Digital Storm Performance Series
Power Supply: 600W Digital Storm Performance Series (Supports up to an NVIDIA RTX 3060 Ti GPU)
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Optical Drive: - No Thanks
Storage Set 1: 1x SSD M.2 (1TB Samsung 980 PRO) (NVM Express)
Storage Set 2: - No Thanks
Storage Set 3: - No Thanks
RAID Config: - No Thanks
RAID Card: - No Thanks
Internet Access: Wireless PCI-E (Supports 802.11ac)
Graphics Card(s): 1x GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8GB (VR Ready)
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Add On Card: - No Thanks
Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 2: Digital Storm Vortex Liquid CPU Cooler (Dual Fan) (Fully Sealed + No Maintenance)
HydroLux Tubing Style: - Not Applicable, I do not have a custom HydroLux liquid cooling system selected
HydroLux Fluid Color: - Not Applicable, I do not have a custom HydroLux liquid cooling system selected
Cable Management: Premium Cable Management (Strategically Routed & Organized for Airflow)
Chassis Fans: Digital Storm Performance Series (RGB Fans)
Internal Lighting: Remote Controlled Advanced LED Lighting System (Multiple RGB Color Modes)
Software Control: - No Thanks
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Noise Reduction: - No Thanks
LaserMark: Option Not Available
CPU Boost: Stock Factory Turbo Boost Advanced Automatic Overclocking
Graphics: Yes, Overclock the video card(s) as much as possible with complete stability
OS Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 11 Home (64-Bit)
Recovery Tools: USB Drive - Windows Installation (Format and Clean Install)
Virus Protection: Windows Defender Antivirus (Built-in to Windows)
Office: - No Thanks
Mouse Pad: - No Thanks
Display: - No Thanks
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers: - No Thanks
Keyboard: - No Thanks
Mouse: - No Thanks
Branded Gear: - No Thanks
Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 14-21 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed
Warranty: Life-time Expert Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty (3 Year Labor & 1 Year Part Replacement)


Living out of an old laptop for the time being......

Strong build IMHO except maybe for the PSU. You might want to consider the 850W to allow you more headroom for future upgrades. It's not a must have for this build, but it might allow you to get better longevity in the long run.

If a concern is you just don't have the cash for that right now, consider this: you would free up the money by selecting 16 Gb of RAM. That's all you'll need for gaming for a very good while. Upgrading your RAM is actually the easiest thing you you can do, whereas changing out your PSU requires a re-wiring of your system.

Just a thought....   

Edited by Cretae - 12 Mar 2022 at 3:31am

Originally posted by Cretae .... Upgrading your RAM is actually the easiest thing you you can do, whereas changing out your PSU requires a re-wiring of your system. Just a thought....

Can confirm. After replacing my RAM (easiest), upgrading my GPU (easy-ish), and then the PSU, I have to say that I wouldn't have been able to do that PSU first. And even if you do find the PSU to be fairly easy, if you're like the rest of us, getting the wiring anywhere near back to DS standards is a task in and of itself.   

Thanks for the replies/advice. I have sent an email to customer support asking to upgrade the PSU to 850w to allow for future upgrades. Leaving the ram at 32mb to avoid needing to upgrade as needs change....

Well done.   

Enjoy!   

I agree with my friend. I simply overlooked that. Particularly in the Lynx case that overload of heat could well shorten the life of the card and and be a detriment to overall temps. The overclock is mild but will increase heat and make the fans run louder more often. The slight performance boost is not enough to offset the drawbacks.   

Thought I would update this thread. All times CST.(We don't play that DS time crap in AZ)

Stage 1 -- 3/10 12:32 pm
Stage 2 -- 3/14 12:24 pm
Stage 3 -- 3/15 10:03 am

3/16 -- as I had experienced no luck with the email contacts on the webpage (no replies) on getting the changes made, today, I called....Maybe I should have called right away rather than tried the website "contact us" service....Anyway, changes made, so no harm no foul...

Will update with further Stage changes as they happen...

Getting closer.