Thanks

Hey, I haven't posted very much on these forums, but I have been reading through many of the threads.   First off I want to say thanks to all those tech wiz's out there who have been willing to answer questions.  All of your posts have been helpful.

I ordered a rig about 2 weeks ago or less, and have been in pretty close contact with Digital Storm.  Those guys are always helpful and informative.  They should get some female reps tho :-P

Anyways, heres what I got.  It hasn't reached stage 1 yet and I'm sure it'll be a little while before they can send it off but that's alright.  I think I'm gonna get a pretty sweet rig. 


System Configuration:
Case: Digital Storm Twister VALUE (Silver Edition)
Power Supply: 600W Thermaltake (SLI Compatible) (Silent PurePower Edition)
Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz (1066MHz FSB) (8MB Cache)
Motherboard: nVidia 680i Core 2 Quad (By: eVGA) (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: 250GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA)
Optical Drive 1: 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)
Video Card: nVidia GeForce 8800GTX 768MB (By: eVGA) (PCI-Express)
Sound Card: Creative Labs Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty FPS (Up to 7.1 Channel) (Includes I/O Unit)
Cooling: Air Cooled Stage 2 (Silent Artic Cooling Heat-sink (Copper Heatpipes)
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 clock speed (Includes Corsair Dominator Airflow Fan)
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows XP Home (Includes Service Pack 2)
Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based)
Warranty: 3 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty
Support: Lifetime Toll-Free Platinum Care Technical Support

May want to check your config again because i don't think the 8800GTX will fit in the Value case (?)

I was previously considering upgrading the case to Pro, and down grading the video card to the 8800GT to make up the difference.  Which would also open up the option for the better cabling for improved airflow. 

One rep assured me that the Value case would be fine though.   If I wasn't going to overclock I would be more comfortable with the Value case.. so I'll have to call them back on this point. 

I paid by money order, so that delayed the processing of my order a bit.   I'm not too concerned with my wait time anyways, I want them to do a good job and take their time


Edited by Opki - 22 Nov 2007 at 2:33am

Interesting. I was under the impression that the Fatal1ty card offered a significant difference in performance over the X-Fi Extreme gamer.  But I haven't seen any information online supporting that.  I did find one thread suggesting the Fatal1ty only has a few extra features that the common gamer wont miss. 

Thanks Tyler, I'm gonna see about making those changes.  After thanksgiving of course.