PC Quality Question

Welcome to the forum aalexxv_!

Price depends on what computer you ultimately select from all of the possible choices.   Quality, reliability and tons of good component choices is why you buy a DS built rig.   I have bought 4 DS computers since 2011, and all are still impressing people.   

Vanquish and Lynx builds have mostly pre-selected components, and lower prices between $700-$2,000 as a result.

Lumos, Velox, Bolt & Aventum are all custom builds. You decide what components to use and what you want to spend.   Name brand higher quality & performance components will cost a bit more to use. These builds can run anywhere from $2,000-$15,000 and up.

Any DS PC you buy will finish assembly and enter a quality control phase where they will carefully stress test the fully assembled PC components under full gaming loads.   If it fails testing they start over with all new components and will complete a new PC.

Best way to begin is to decide on your budget.
Tell us what kind of games you play.
Then tell us what monitor &resolution that you hope to use with this new DS PC. That will help us suggest a couple builds as "Configurations" you can look at by using the number we provide to run the "Load Config" tool in the upper right header. Easy...

They did not allow that link, lol, but the DS build I think you should want for that budget is the Lynx Level 3 at $1399.    In the black header Load Config tool above, enter the Config number listed below and it will show you all the components in the Level 3 build and its price.

For what you seek to do, gaming wise and at 1080P for a monitor, Lynx 3 has a brand new NVidia RTX 2060 entry level video card that should allow you good frame rates and game play at 1080P on medium settings....possibly even high settings on many titles.

Lynx Level 3 build...($1399) Config #      2433220

AMD Ryzen 7 2700 (8-Core) CPU (3.2 ghz) - Air cooled
X470 motherboard
16 GB (2666 mhz) DS RAM
NVidia RTX 2060 GPU (6 gb vRAM)
600w DS stock PSU
RGB Case lights and Case Fans


That does not include monitor, keyboard nor the other peripherals.   You need your new PC to have the bones needed for the gaming you want to do.   DS offers some monitors, Keyboards and mice, and headsets for convenience...but you could probably find better prices on peripherals by shopping for those on sites like amazon, newegg, or bestbuy.


If your budget can be increased, most of us on the forum agree the very best value & bang for the buck in the DS lineup is the Lynx Level 4 (Ultimate) at $1999.    A better selection of mid-range components that would game much stronger with the NVidia RTX 2070 do-everything-well mid range video card, better Intel i7-9700 processor - DS 240mm sealed maintenence free water cooled, better Z390 motherboard, faster speed RAM, and stronger 750w PSU.

Lynx Level 4 ($1999) Config # 2433243

Intel I-7 9700 (8-Core / 3.6 ghz) CPU -DS 240mm liquid cooler
Z390 motherboard
16 GB (3200 mhz) DS RAM
NVidia RTX 2070 GPU (8 gb vRAM)
750w DS Modular / Gold efficiency PSU
DS RGB Case lights and RGB Case Fans

See what you think....

That Vanquish Level 2 build is a less capable gaming rig that really only accomplishes a $1k price point...but would not serve you nearly as well nor as long as the others I listed above.

Less capable 6 core air cooled Ryzen 5 2600 CPU
Less capable smaller B350 mini ATX motherboard
Half the RAM (8 gb and slower 2400 mhz)
Only includes one 2TB SATA III standard hard drive
Less capable GTX 1050 Ti GPU with less VRAM (4 gb)

Think you would be way better off with better equipped Lynx 3 or Lynx 4...

Edited by HockeyBuck - 19 Jun 2019 at 11:25pm