The 60 Days at Stage 1 Blues...

Note: I was well aware of the delay times and Nvidia stock when I ordered. The delay is disappointing, but not a surprise under the circumstances.

Anyone else on the same boat? 60 days today and still looking at that big stage 1.

Mind you, this is my 3rd system from DS and Im fully anticipating it to melt my eyeballs with Raytraced Eye-Melting Beams. Its just bit of a bummer is all.

The silver lining is that this is gonna be my Cyberpunk system and will be the conduit of so much raytraced cyber beams being injected directly into my neocortex, and with the release of CP being such a controversy, this way I get to play it after some patches and presumably a much better experience.

So all in all, its probably actually better that it happens this way, but still, you know how it goes. That waiiiiiitinnnnnggggggg.


Anyone else wat to vent about the wait times? But stay positive!





For reference, here are the specs.

Chassis Model: Digital Storm Slade X
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: Intel Core i9-10920X (12-Core) (Boost Up to 4.6 GHz)
Motherboard: ASUS ROG Strix X299-E Gaming II (Wi-Fi) (Intel X299 Chipset) (Up to 4x PCI-E Devices)
System Memory: 32GB DDR4 3200MHz Digital Storm Performance Series
Power Supply: 850W Digital Storm Performance Series (Modular) (80 Plus Gold)
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Optical Drive: - No Thanks
Storage Set 1: 1x SSD M.2 (2TB Samsung 970 EVO) (NVM Express)
Storage Set 2: - No Thanks
Storage Set 3: - No Thanks
RAID Config: - No Thanks
RAID Card: - No Thanks
Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Graphics Card(s): 1x GeForce RTX 3080 10GB (Performance Edition) (VR Ready)
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Add On Card: - No Thanks
Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 2: Digital Storm Vortex Liquid CPU Cooler (Dual Fan) (Fully Sealed + No Maintenance)
HydroLux Tubing Style: - Not Applicable, I do not have a custom HydroLux liquid cooling system selected
HydroLux Fluid Color: - Not Applicable, I do not have a custom HydroLux liquid cooling system selected
Cable Management: Exotic Cable Management - Red - (Cable Combs with Custom Color Sleeved Extension Cables)
Chassis Fans: Standard Factory Chassis Fans
Internal Lighting: - No Thanks
Airflow Control: - No Thanks
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Noise Reduction: - No Thanks
LaserMark: Option Not Available
CPU Boost: Stock Factory Turbo Boost Advanced Automatic Overclocking
Graphics: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s)
OS Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home (64-Bit Edition)
Recovery Tools: USB Drive - Windows 10 Installation (Format and Clean Install)
Virus Protection: Windows Defender Antivirus (Built-in to Windows 10)
Office: - No Thanks
Mouse Pad: - No Thanks
Display: - No Thanks
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers: - No Thanks
Keyboard: - No Thanks
Mouse: - No Thanks
Branded Gear: - No Thanks
Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 15-20 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed
Warranty: Life-time Expert Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty (3 Year Labor & 1 Year Part Replacement)

Edited by Dudebro - 18 Jan 2021 at 11:01pm

Originally posted by Bamareb28 Well ill just start off with saying 60 days in stage one is really terrifying and gives me and I'm sure the rest of us concern for our builds. I will also say that waiting and being patient could really pay off! I have faith in DS. I'm about a month into stage one with movement expected this week per the DS team. Hoping they can ship by end of January. Second buyer as well and they will come thru I'm sure!

Whats your build?

Originally posted by Bamareb28 Well ill just start off with saying 60 days in stage one is really terrifying and gives me and I'm sure the rest of us concern for our builds. I will also say that waiting and being patient could really pay off! I have faith in DS. I'm about a month into stage one with movement expected this week per the DS team. Hoping they can ship by end of January. Second buyer as well and they will come thru I'm sure!

This is exactly what I was gonna say. I believe it will be worth the wait. We all want our new toy, and it sucks waiting.

There was a post last week about how hard they are working to get orders complete, to keep us happy. I believe them.

Have you checked with DS as to the status of your order? Seems like 60  days in Stage 1 is way too long. 

My order was placed on Nov 19 and still in stage 1. I knew there would be delays because of COVID and selecting brand new CPU/GPU hardware. I called a few times. The last time I called (sometime last week), I was told that the power supply was holding up the system. I thought that strange since I have read if you get a CPU assigned, you go to stage 2.

For reference, here is my ordered system:
Digital Storm Desktop - Config ID 3560368
Chassis Model: Digital Storm Velox
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X (12-Core) 4.8 GHz Turbo
Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X570-P / MSI X570-A Pro (Up to 2x PCI-E Devices) (No SLI Support)
System Memory: 64GB DDR4 3200MHz Digital Storm Performance Series
Power Supply: 850W Digital Storm Performance Series (Modular) (80 Plus Gold)
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Optical Drive: External USB - Blu-Ray Writer & Player (Blu-Ray 6x) & DVD/CD Writer
Storage Set 1: 1x SSD M.2 (1TB Samsung 980 PRO) (NVM Express)
Storage Set 2: 1x SSD M.2 (2TB Seagate FireCuda 520) (NVM Express) (Gen4 PCIe)
Storage Set 3: - No Thanks
RAID Config: - No Thanks
RAID Card: - No Thanks
Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Graphics Card(s): 1x Radeon RX 6800 XT 16GB (VR Ready)
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Add On Card: - No Thanks
Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 2: Digital Storm Vortex Liquid CPU Cooler (Dual Fan) (Fully Sealed + No Maintenance)
HydroLux Tubing Style: - Not Applicable, I do not have a custom HydroLux liquid cooling system selected
HydroLux Fluid Color: - Not Applicable, I do not have a custom HydroLux liquid cooling system selected
Cable Management: Premium Cable Management (Strategically Routed & Organized for Airflow)
Chassis Fans: Standard Factory Chassis Fans
Internal Lighting: Remote Controlled Advanced LED Lighting System (Multiple RGB Color Modes)
Airflow Control: - No Thanks
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Noise Reduction: - No Thanks
LaserMark: - No Thanks
CPU Boost: Stock Factory Turbo Boost Advanced Automatic Overclocking
Graphics: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s)
OS Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Professional (64-Bit Edition)
Recovery Tools: USB Drive - Windows 10 Installation (Format and Clean Install)
Virus Protection: Windows Defender Antivirus (Built-in to Windows 10)
Office: - No Thanks
Mouse Pad: Digital Storm Premium Mouse Pad (Extra Large) (Full Desk) (Stitched Edges)
Display: - No Thanks
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers: - No Thanks
Keyboard: - No Thanks
Mouse: - No Thanks
Branded Gear: - No Thanks
Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 15-20 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed
Warranty: Life-time Expert Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty

Anytime I called, I spoke to somebody within 10 minutes (which was great considering I was on break). Everyone was always nice and tried their best to tell me what was the issue. Due to my hearing, I was not always able to clearly understand them.

Originally posted by Dudebro Contacted support and they said my order was prioritized the goal was to ship the week of 1/29. Woo-hoo!

sweet, hoping for the same.

Stage 3 today! WOOT!

Originally posted by Dango2 Originally posted by Dudebro Stage 3 today! WOOT! Same. The ball is rolling.

Stage 5 now. YEAHHHHH, BOI!!!!