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   After alot of research I've decided to go with DigitalStorm.  I haven't bought a new computer in 4 years so I'm a little unsure if the configuration I've picked out is the right way to go for me. The computer will be used mostly for gaming, WoW and FPS. I have a 24" Dell lcd on the way and I want to be able to run whatever at high res and settings. I'm looking to spend around $4500 or less.

Case: Digital Storm Twister EXTREME (Black Anodized Aluminum Finish) 
Power Supply: 1200W Thermaltake (8800 GTX SLI Compatible) (Silent Toughpower Edition) 
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo (TwisterBoost Enhanced) E6750 2.80GHz (1400MHz Front Side Bus) 
Motherboard: nVidia 680i Core 2 Quad (By: eVGA) (nForce 680i SLI) (A1 Revision)
Memory: 4GB DDR2 Corsair at 1066MHz Dominator (Dual Channel) (Extreme-Performance) 
Floppy / Media: Sony 1.44MB Floppy (Black Edition)
Hard Drive 1: 250GB (Western Digital / Seagate) (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA) 
Hard Drive 2: 250GB (Western Digital / Seagate) (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA) 
Raid Option: Setup my two hard drives in a Raid 0 Stripe (Read and Write Performance Boost) 
Optical Drive 1: DVD-ROM/CD-ROM (DVD Reader 16x / CD Reader 40x)
Optical Drive 2: DVD±R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 20x / CD-Writer 48x)
Network Card: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Modem: - No Thanks
Video Card: 2x SLI Dual (nVidia GeForce 8800ULTRA 768MB (By: eVGA / Asus) (PCI-Express)
TV Tuner: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Creative Labs Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer (Up to 7.1 Channel) (Recommended)
Physics Card: - No Thanks
Cooling: Liquid Chilled CPU & Video Cards (TwisterBoost Overclocked) (Artic Blue Liquid) 
Case Lighting: Blizzard Internal Lighting (Blue Edition) (Cold Cathode Tubes)
Round Cables: Enhanced Interior Air Flow (Optical Drive & Floppy Cables (Yellow Edition) 
User Manual: Personalized Platinum Digital Storm Binder (Includes Paperwork/Benchmarks/CDs/Manuals)
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows XP Home (Includes Service Pack 2)
Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based)
Protection: - No Thanks
Office: - No Thanks
LCD Display: - No Thanks
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers: - No Thanks
Keyboard: - No Thanks 
Mouse: - No Thanks my keyboard comes with a mouse
Warranty: 3 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty
Support: Lifetime Toll-Free Platinum Care Technical Support

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Fondue Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 04 Sep 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 29	Quote Reply Topic: Questions on gaming system Posted: 04 Sep 2007 at 11:21am
	After alot of research I've decided to go with DigitalStorm. I haven't bought a new computer in 4 years so I'm a little unsure if the configuration I've picked out is the right way to go for me. The computer will be used mostly for gaming, WoW and FPS. I have a 24" Dell lcd on the way and I want to be able to run whatever at high res and settings. I'm looking to spend around $4500 or less. Case: Digital Storm Twister EXTREME (Black Anodized Aluminum Finish) Power Supply: 1200W Thermaltake (8800 GTX SLI Compatible) (Silent Toughpower Edition) Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo (TwisterBoost Enhanced) E6750 2.80GHz (1400MHz Front Side Bus) Motherboard: nVidia 680i Core 2 Quad (By: eVGA) (nForce 680i SLI) (A1 Revision) Memory: 4GB DDR2 Corsair at 1066MHz Dominator (Dual Channel) (Extreme-Performance) Floppy / Media: Sony 1.44MB Floppy (Black Edition) Hard Drive 1: 250GB (Western Digital / Seagate) (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA) Hard Drive 2: 250GB (Western Digital / Seagate) (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA) Raid Option: Setup my two hard drives in a Raid 0 Stripe (Read and Write Performance Boost) Optical Drive 1: DVD-ROM/CD-ROM (DVD Reader 16x / CD Reader 40x) Optical Drive 2: DVD±R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 20x / CD-Writer 48x) Network Card: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) Modem: - No Thanks Video Card: 2x SLI Dual (nVidia GeForce 8800ULTRA 768MB (By: eVGA / Asus) (PCI-Express) TV Tuner: - No Thanks Sound Card: Creative Labs Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer (Up to 7.1 Channel) (Recommended) Physics Card: - No Thanks Cooling: Liquid Chilled CPU & Video Cards (TwisterBoost Overclocked) (Artic Blue Liquid) Case Lighting: Blizzard Internal Lighting (Blue Edition) (Cold Cathode Tubes) Round Cables: Enhanced Interior Air Flow (Optical Drive & Floppy Cables (Yellow Edition) User Manual: Personalized Platinum Digital Storm Binder (Includes Paperwork/Benchmarks/CDs/Manuals) Windows OS: Microsoft Windows XP Home (Includes Service Pack 2) Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based) Protection: - No Thanks Office: - No Thanks LCD Display: - No Thanks Surge Shield: - No Thanks Speakers: - No Thanks Keyboard: - No Thanks Mouse: - No Thanks my keyboard comes with a mouse Warranty: 3 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty Support: Lifetime Toll-Free Platinum Care Technical Support

skyR Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Digital Storm Apprentice Joined: 08 Oct 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2220	Quote Reply Posted: 04 Sep 2007 at 12:43pm
	It looks great but you might suggest getting Windows Vista Premium 64-bit or downgrade to 2GB of ram. Windows XP does not recognize 4GB of ram and can not do DX10.
	The only thing that keeps me wishing on a wishing star.

commast Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Guest	Quote Reply Posted: 04 Sep 2007 at 1:20pm
	Nice rig I would get a much bigger hard drive for your RAID array, you'll need to install games - 2 500GB should do it. Hope you know about the RAM limit in XP and Vista (4gb max for 32 bit). Vista is getting much better with games and MS won't sell WinXP after Jan2008. Your best setup is Dual-Boot and i think DS can do it for you.

Fondue Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 04 Sep 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 29	Quote Reply Posted: 04 Sep 2007 at 1:26pm
	I dont mind going with just Vista but I'm concerned about what I've read about it running games slower than XP. Have they addressed that yet or is it still in the works?

Harry Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 03 Aug 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 190	Quote Reply Posted: 04 Sep 2007 at 2:02pm
	Just curious way you did not go quad?

skyR Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Digital Storm Apprentice Joined: 08 Oct 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2220	Quote Reply Posted: 04 Sep 2007 at 2:11pm
	Vista is great, getting better everyday. It uses memory a lot better then XP. SP1 is currently in beta and retail should be out by early 2008. Totally up to you I guess, rumors have it that XP SP3 is due in 2008. IMO, no point in getting a DX10 card and 4GB of ram if you are not going to use Vista. I do not think you need a 500GB HDD either since rarely does a gamer use more then 100GB. Edited by skyR - 04 Sep 2007 at 2:12pm
	The only thing that keeps me wishing on a wishing star.

Alex Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Digital Storm Supervisor Joined: 04 Jun 2012 Online Status: Offline Posts: 16314	Quote Reply Posted: 05 Sep 2007 at 12:44am
	Setup looks good, but, I would drop the 4GB Memory setup, and go with a high-end Quad-Core processor. Vista is getting closer to XP in performance. I suggest you go with Vista now, it's really changed over time. Our install's do come with Vista's hot-fixes as well. If you want XP, that's fine as well.

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