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Old April 7th 07, 04:28 AM posted to alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
Keith
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Default Pulled the Trigger

This machine has faster RAM, but a slower video card than available with the
Dim 410.

The motherboard chipset is more recent as well.

What is interesting is that they compare their machines to Dells

http://www.digitalstormonline.com/tw...alueintel2.asp



"Tom Scales" wrote in message
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"Nota Clu" wrote in message
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and as threatened, bought a Digital Storm. Plan to over clock this
biatch to 3.0 GHz:
Did I make any mistakes?

System Configuration:
Case: Digital Storm Twister VALUE (Black Edition)
Power Supply: 470W Thermaltake (Silent PurePower Edition)
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4GHz (1066MHz Front Side Bus) (4MB
Cache)
Motherboard: Asus P5N-E SLI (Chipset: nForce 650i Intel) (SLI Compatible)
(Quad Core Conroe)
Memory: 2GB DDR2 Super Talent at 800MHz (Dual Channel) (High-Performance)
Floppy / Media: - No Thanks
Hard Drive 1: 160GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA)
Hard Drive 2: - No Thanks
Raid Option: - No Thanks
Optical Drive 1: Sony DVD±R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 18x / CD-Writer 48x)
Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks
Network Card: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL /
Network Connections)
Modem: - No Thanks
Video Card: nVidia GeForce 7600GS 256MB (By: eVGA) (PCI-Express)
TV Tuner: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Motherboard Multi-Channel High Definition Audio (7.1 Channel)
Physics Card: - No Thanks
Cooling: Air Cooling (Certified Digital Storm Heat-sink and Fan (Stage 1
Cooling)
Case Lighting: - No Thanks
Round Cables: - No Thanks
User Manual: FREE! Personalized Elite Digital Storm Binder
(Paperwork/Benchmarks/CDs/Manuals)
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows XP Home
Restore Kit: FREE! Digital Storm Image Recovery System
Protection: - No Thanks
Office: - 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: 2 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty
Support: Lifetime Toll-Free Platinum Care Technical Support

Sub-Total: $1,427.00
Tax: $0.00
S&H: UPS Ground $0.00
Grand Total: $1,427.00



Looks like a nice machine. Similarly configured Dimension 9200/XPS 410
would have been under $1000, but whatever floats your boat.

Tom