Taking any advice I can get!

So here I am deployed to Iraq due to be home in a few weeks and I want a new rig. I was debating between AMD and Intel but wasw told to go Intel right now so thats what I am doing. Check out this rig and let me know what you think. FYI...I play all kinds of games from FPS to MMORPG to anything else that interests me...most of my time is spent on WoW right now so I know this is overkill but I want a system that will play anything I want smoothly incase my interests change. So here it goes.....

Edited by Metalhead - 31 Aug 2009 at 9:07pm

this is much better

Here you go Ticket# 327710 --- Price: $3316 (To see this build click here) Price after current promotion $3066

Copy of Specifications:
Chassis Model: Digital Storm 950Si
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 LE Edition SLI (Intel X58 Chipset) (Supports SLI or CrossFire)
System Memory: 6GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified by mushkin enhanced (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested)
Power Supply: 1000W Corsair HX (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible) (Silent Edition)
Card Reader: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (500GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA)
Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks
Optical Drive 1: DVD±R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 20x / CD-Writer 48x) (LightScribe Edition)
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 & Two Video Cards
Liquid Color:Blue: Non-conductive High-Performance Fluid (Requires H20: Stage 3 Cooling Package)
Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans
Internal Lighting: Internal Chassis Lighting System (Blue)
Enhancements: - No Thanks
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Boost Processor: Stage 1: Overclock the processor between 3.3GHz to 3.9GHz (Requires Air Cooling Upgrade)
Boost Video Card: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s)
Boost Memory: Memory Fan Kit Only (Does not include memory overclocking service)
Tweak Windows: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium (64-Bit Edition) With Windows 7 Upgrade Coupon
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

personally I would save some money and go with the haf if I were you, it has better airflow and better price.

at your resolution there is no point in ocing the gpu, you will not notice the difference, you will just add more heat to the loop.

Edited by DST4ME - 31 Aug 2009 at 9:36pm

for gaming at 1900 x 1200 you can't build a more powerfull build, if you ask me just go with my build you can't make it better.

for gaming and at 1900 x 1200 stage 2 oc will not give me any better peformance.

the LC will give you better load temps no matter what, so you are putting it to use.

more heat no performance gain.

Hmmm..haven't even checked out the new prebuilts....just came on shift and went straight to the forums. I am heading to check them now out of curiosity. Also I may upgrade monitors in the future I am not sure....heck I am not even sure if that is the monitor resolution that I have to be honest. I ordered it when I first got to Iraq and had it shipped home...It is sitting in a box in my basement waiting for me. I will have to get ahold of the wife to double check it for me to be certain.

Well my wife said she can't find the resolution on the box anywhere?! I am going to go ahead and just go with the SLI setup anyway I think...for bragging rights at least. I may upgrade the monitor in the near future to take advantage of it anyway and just give the kids the Dell for their computer. I am getting very close to the purchase...just have to call the wife and have her transfer funds...I just want to be absolutly sure that this is what I want first.

Go with the 275s...trust me. You will be happy you did. They run much quieter and cooler than the ATI cards.

I've been an ATI fan for a while but I believe the Nvidia cards are just better and worth the couple dollars extra.

if you're dead set on getting the 4890's, you should look to newegg for them. the prices tend to be much, much better for ATI cards than DS.

I'm glad someone is considering giving ATI some love though! It's not like they're a "bad" product, just not as good as the 275's. If you can find them cheap, though, i don't see why not...

Ok well I finally ordered last week and am in stage 3 ATM. It should be sitting at home waiting for me when I return home in about 9 days...hopefully!

nice build, congrats

Thanks folks! Luckily it is hot as hell here and I am not doing much pacing. Just checking the internet everynight to see the progress....like a little kid at Christmas I tell ya! I will def throw up a new thread with pics once she comes. Thanks to everyone that helped also...I really appreciate it!

Ya thank you for your service man and stay safe and the same to you StrikeForce

Well it has been 21 days since my order was in Phase 1 and I am still waiting for it to ship. It hit phase 6 yesterday so hopefully it will ship today. I am just having a hard time trying to figure out why it is taking soooooo long! I got an email saying that the progress was delayed due to parts being out of stock but I was then told I received the wrong email and that it was not meant for me. If I were the kind business owner I would upgrade someones shipping free of cost for the wait

I don't blame you for not wanting to go back...talk about miserable! I have to thank you as well!

Edited by Metalhead - 01 Oct 2009 at 8:39pm

Lol... almost wish I was back to work because just sitting around the house is going to drive me nuts! Guess I will have to find crap to do to keep me busy.