Ready to order--anything else?

Thanks to eveyone on the forum!  I chose DS partly because of the help and advice here.  Here is what I decided on.  Plan to order on 8/4.  Any other suggestions?

http://www.digitalstormonline.com/comploadsaved.asp?id=172163

Chassis: Digital Storm 850Si
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Interior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Power Supply: 1200W PC Power & Cooling (Turbo-Cool Edition) (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible)
Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad QX9650 Extreme 3.00GHz (1333MHz FSB) (12MB Cache)
Motherboard: nVidia 790i Ultra Core 2 Quad (nForce 790i Ultra SLI) (DDR3 Only)
System Memory: 4GB DDR3 Corsair at 1600MHz DHX (High-Performance)
Card Reader: - No Thanks
Hard Drive 1: 300GB Western Digital VelociRaptor (10K RPM) (16MB Cache) (Extreme Speed)
Hard Drive 2: 500GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA)
Raid Option: - No Thanks
Hard Drive 3: - No Thanks
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) (LightScribe Edition)
Wireless Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card: 2x SLI Dual (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 1GB)
TV Tuner: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi FPS Fatal1ty Champion (Includes Front I/O Unit)
Extreme Cooling: Air Cooled Stage 3 WindTunnel (Copper Heatpipe Heatsink & Additional Case Fans)
Internal Lighting: Blizzard Internal Lighting (Blue Edition) (Cold Cathode Tubes)
Modifications: - No Thanks
Boost Processor: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my processor
Boost Video Card: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s)
Boost Memory: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory
Tweak Windows: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate (64-Bit Edition) (For Enthusiasts)

Now there's a thought... that way he can whoop on ur rig with his quad core AND tri sli! LOL! 

Vista Ultimate key features not included with premium:

Yes, I tried using Seagate's and it was just aweful. There were so many limitations on how it could be used, it made it worth the $40 for Acronis just to never look at that UI again.

Edited by Tyler Lowe - 02 Aug 2008 at 2:02am

Hey Widdle,

Edited by SunfighterLC - 02 Aug 2008 at 11:16am

Originally posted by SunfighterLC Unless you plan to tri sli those 280 GTXs youd be able to get away with a 1000W Corsair Power supply. But i assume you selected that PS for its quality as its a great one =P

I guess I lke PC Power & Cooling.  I'm  seeing PS up to 1500 watt now.

Originally posted by harleyman I think an overclock would be great on that ..It sits at 3.0 now and with even a mild OC to 3.5 or so wolld give good benefits...     And No...The OC is set in the BIOS,and you add / remove hardware / software all you want........   On a small OC as that it would be completely stable..Now then it you really pushed it up around 3.8 or 4.0 thats a different story...     But at 3.5  or  3.6 it will really give great gameplay and smoothness....   And for 45 bucks its guarenteed for 3 years.....     Thats going to be an awsome rig.......

I think you may have convinced me. 

wrt to the rig, I have a new job, new place to live, so I'm rewarding myself with a new computer to replace my 5 year old Falcon NW.

With the creative card, the extra money you pay mainly goes toward the card's ability to operate without putting additional load on your cpu, thus enhancing your fps in demanding gameplay. Best case advantange I've heard of was up to 10% performance, but that sounds a bit high and statistics can be manipulated to tell someone anything. Still, the advantage is there and it's obvious, just not that high.

What this means to you is that if you have framerate issues in a game, this could be the performance edge to eliminate game lag. I personally am not big on using xfi to enhance performance. To me it's not cost effective, but that's a case of personal preference.

Probably not FSx, but wanna play Crysis. Thanks Harley.

All I can say is wow......

That should pretty much kill any game out there.

Dave

hate the wait

Originally posted by SunfighterLC Im gonna have to rush that QX9770 looks like..just so i can still say mine> yours =P

Yeah, size,......I mean speed, does matter. 

I'm going to play Bioshock again to see how it is supposed to look.