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Post Date: 2009-05-23
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    Posted: 23 May 2009 at 8:19pm
Heres my build:
 
Ticket Number: 286246
 
Copy of Specifications:
Chassis Model: Cooler Master HAF 932
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Interior 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 1333MHz Mushkin (Highly Recommended) (Digital Storm Certified)
Power Supply: 1000W Corsair HX (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible) (Silent Edition)
Card Reader: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (300GB Western Digital VelociRaptor (10K RPM) (16MB Cache) (Extreme Speed)
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: DVD±R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 20x / CD-Writer 48x)
Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks
Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card: 2x SLI Dual (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 275 896MB (Includes PhysX Technology)
Add-on Card: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 3: High-Performance Liquid Chilled FrostBite System For CPU
Liquid Color:UV Redish Pink: Medium Glowing Non-conductive Fluid (Requires H20: Stage 3 & UV Lighting)
Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans
Internal Lighting: Internal Chassis Lighting System (UV) (Creates Glowing Effect For H20: Stage 3 UV Fluid)
Enhancements: - No Thanks
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Boost Processor: Stage 2: Overclock the processor between 4.0GHz to 4.2GHz (Requires H20 Cooling Upgrade)
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 Home Premium (64-Bit Edition)
Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based)
Virus Protection: - No Thanks
Office: - No Thanks
Benchmarking: - No Thanks
Install/Test Game: - No Thanks
LCD 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: 3 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty
Price: 3194.00
 
I was wondering if i could save money by ordering the 2nd 275 and 500gb HDD off "The Egg"?  I am to busy to do the math Hug with the bonus discounts and shipping but was wondering if someone could help me with it? 
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add the memory fan kit.

are you sure you want the stage 2 oc?

by the time you pay shipping from egg to ship to you, then you ship to DS the price is the same or egg might be higher, if you just install it then the price difference might be $20, might as well let them do it.

if the 500GB from DS is a 32MB cache then its better from DS if not, you have to see how much they want to charge for the 32MB cache.

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A casual, back of the napkin, calculation reveals that it's absolutely not worth picking up these items yourself. I figure you'll save way less than $100. The price difference isn't remotely worth the hassle of ordering and adding the parts or worth letting DSO off the hook for being responsible for the entire system.
 
Anybody else come up with a different conclusion?
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Originally posted by Bill the Cat

A casual, back of the napkin, calculation reveals that it's absolutely not worth picking up these items yourself. I figure you'll save way less than $100. The price difference isn't remotely worth the hassle of ordering and adding the parts or worth letting DSO off the hook for being responsible for the entire system.
 
Anybody else come up with a different conclusion?
 
How's that go again.."sh*t happens"...and for less than $100 the added peace of mind with the DS warranty (on ALL your parts) seems worth it  Clap
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Agreed. Let DSO do it, For less then $100 let them hook up SLI for ya.
 
Now if you HAD to save cash and didn't need the hardrive space now, then you could order the 500GB later. That wouldnt be a big deal.
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"Now if you HAD to save cash and didn't need the hardrive space now, then you could order the 500GB later. That wouldnt be a big deal."
 
 
That is what I am doing.  I want to go SLI, but I cannot afford the extra $300 right now.  But a couple months from now I will add a second card.  Those kind of parts are easy to install.  On the other hand, you probably do not want to change the CPU 2 months down the road if you do not absolutely have to.  Unfortunately, a lot depends on finances for most of us.  If you have the extra cash just sitting around, I would just let DS do everything. 
 
Easy items to upgrades from The Egg would be:
memory
2nd or 3rd video card
added hard drive
BD drive
 
I am almost certain that DS allows you to upgrade with your own parts without invalidating any part of your warranty.  But you may want to check for yourself.
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Posts: 1150 		  Quote Bill the Cat Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 24 May 2009 at 10:51pm
If the primary reason for not having DSO "finish off" the build is that you want to postpone the purchases, that's a different question. I'd certainly agree that the second GPU and hard drive are logical purchases to put off, because they are easy to install yourself, assuming there's sufficient room in the case.
 
You might ask DSO to leave the power leads for these devices where you can "deploy" them later. I hated having to mess up DSO's wiring job when I added a disk drive.
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