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   Hello, I placed my order Friday afternoon, and I think I can still make some changes, if needed.
I am looking for a 1/2 gaming 1/2 office computer, and this is what I ordered.

Case: Digital Storm 850Si (Black Anodized Aluminum Finish)
Power Supply: 750W Corsair HX (Dual SLI Compatible) (Silent Edition)
Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz (1066MHz FSB) (8MB Cache)
Motherboard: nVidia 680i Core 2 Quad (nForce 680i SLI) (A1 Revision)
Memory: 2GB DDR2 Corsair at 1066MHz Dominator (Dual Channel) (Extreme-Performance)
Floppy / Card: Digital Media Card Reader (Black) 
Hard Drive 1: 500GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA)
Hard Drive 2: - No Thanks
Raid Option: - No Thanks
Hard Drive 3: - No Thanks
Optical Drive 1: DVD±R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 20x / CD-Writer 48x)
Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks
Network Card: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card: 2x SLI Dual (nVidia GeForce 8800GTS 512MB (PCI-Express)
TV Tuner: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer (Recommended)
Physics Card: - No Thanks
Cooling: Air Cooled Stage 3 WindTunnel (Copper Heatpipe Heatsink & Zalman Case Fans)
Case Lighting: - No Thanks
Round Cables: - No Thanks
User Manual: Personalized Platinum Digital Storm Binder (Includes Paperwork/Benchmarks/CDs/Manuals)
Overclock Processor: Yes, Overclock the processor as much as possible with complete stability
Overclock Video Card: Yes, Overclock the video card(s) as much as possible with complete stability
Overclock Memory: Yes, Overclock the memory timings (Includes Corsair Dominator Airflow Fan)
Tweak Windows: Yes, Disable and tweak all of the non-crucial services on the operating system
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based)
Protection: - No Thanks
Office: Microsoft Office 2007 Home and Student (Word Excel PowerPoint OneNote)
Benchmarking: - No Thanks
Pre-Install Game: - No Thanks
LCD Display: - No Thanks
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers: - No Thanks
Keyboard: Microsoft Multimedia Desktop 2.0 (Multimedia Keyboard + Optical Wheel Mouse)
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

My biggest questions.
1. Is the 850 case best for my set up? or would the 950 be a betetr choice?
2. Would I be gaining anything by going with the 780i motherboard?
3. Anything else? lol

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Justin.Kerr Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Guest	Quote Reply Topic: Stage 1, and now I ask the questions. lol Posted: 23 Mar 2008 at 10:09am
	Hello, I placed my order Friday afternoon, and I think I can still make some changes, if needed. I am looking for a 1/2 gaming 1/2 office computer, and this is what I ordered. Case: Digital Storm 850Si (Black Anodized Aluminum Finish) Power Supply: 750W Corsair HX (Dual SLI Compatible) (Silent Edition) Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz (1066MHz FSB) (8MB Cache) Motherboard: nVidia 680i Core 2 Quad (nForce 680i SLI) (A1 Revision) Memory: 2GB DDR2 Corsair at 1066MHz Dominator (Dual Channel) (Extreme-Performance) Floppy / Card: Digital Media Card Reader (Black) Hard Drive 1: 500GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA) Hard Drive 2: - No Thanks Raid Option: - No Thanks Hard Drive 3: - No Thanks Optical Drive 1: DVD±R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 20x / CD-Writer 48x) Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks Network Card: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) Video Card: 2x SLI Dual (nVidia GeForce 8800GTS 512MB (PCI-Express) TV Tuner: - No Thanks Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer (Recommended) Physics Card: - No Thanks Cooling: Air Cooled Stage 3 WindTunnel (Copper Heatpipe Heatsink & Zalman Case Fans) Case Lighting: - No Thanks Round Cables: - No Thanks User Manual: Personalized Platinum Digital Storm Binder (Includes Paperwork/Benchmarks/CDs/Manuals) Overclock Processor: Yes, Overclock the processor as much as possible with complete stability Overclock Video Card: Yes, Overclock the video card(s) as much as possible with complete stability Overclock Memory: Yes, Overclock the memory timings (Includes Corsair Dominator Airflow Fan) Tweak Windows: Yes, Disable and tweak all of the non-crucial services on the operating system Windows OS: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based) Protection: - No Thanks Office: Microsoft Office 2007 Home and Student (Word Excel PowerPoint OneNote) Benchmarking: - No Thanks Pre-Install Game: - No Thanks LCD Display: - No Thanks Surge Shield: - No Thanks Speakers: - No Thanks Keyboard: Microsoft Multimedia Desktop 2.0 (Multimedia Keyboard + Optical Wheel Mouse) 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 My biggest questions. 1. Is the 850 case best for my set up? or would the 950 be a betetr choice? 2. Would I be gaining anything by going with the 780i motherboard? 3. Anything else? lol

bucephalusbaghdad Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 11 Mar 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 98	Quote Reply Posted: 23 Mar 2008 at 4:51pm
	http://www.digitalstormonline.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=2091 Tyler answered your 680i/780i question in this thread, i think that the 850s case would be best for you as it is an excellent overall aircooling case, the 950s case only really focuses its airflow on the cards and you have the gts cards that dump the air outside the case so you wouldnt need that focus. in reality though, the choice between the two is primarily aesthetic as they are both very viable options for your setup. you may want to upgrade the power supply to the 850w, but i dont think you need to. im not sure, but you might be pushing it under load with all of the overclocking, quad-core, and SLI 8800's. Other than that, Office 2007 does not utilize more than one core, offers huge file sizes and takes ridiculous amounts of resources for what it does. i personally despise the suite. that looks like a pretty solid setup.
	Intel Q6600 2.94ghz Evga Nvidia 780i Core 2 Quad 2x 1gb DDR2 Dominator @1066mhz 2x GeForce 9600GT Superclocked 2x WD HDD 250gb 7200rpm's 850w ThermalTake PSU Silverstone Windowed TJ09 SyncMaster 953BW

Justin.Kerr Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Guest	Quote Reply Posted: 24 Mar 2008 at 8:40am
	Thanks! Is it the 780i or the 790i that offers a performance boost to SLI? Both my wife and I need the Office software to integrate with our work, so I don't have much choice there. If I am pushing the PSU a bit, then I will upgrade that also.

bucephalusbaghdad Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 11 Mar 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 98	Quote Reply Posted: 24 Mar 2008 at 4:54pm
	The 790i, although the 780 may have come with slight improvements over earlier chipsets, i dunno. Here's a link to some random review: http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=3265
	Intel Q6600 2.94ghz Evga Nvidia 780i Core 2 Quad 2x 1gb DDR2 Dominator @1066mhz 2x GeForce 9600GT Superclocked 2x WD HDD 250gb 7200rpm's 850w ThermalTake PSU Silverstone Windowed TJ09 SyncMaster 953BW

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