how is this digital storm build?

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bowlofsoup

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Hey, guys, brand new here. I was wondering if this was a pretty solid prebuilt pc? I've heard pretty solid things about digital storm. I'm horrible with finding parts, and I was wondering if you guys could help me see just how much I would save building it myself. If it helps, I live near a microcenter.

I don't really have an issue with building it myself, I'm just worried about ruining something that cost so much to build.

http://www.digitalstormonline.com/comploadvanquish.asp?id=843036
 
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MrJohnnyLy

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It definitely is cheaper to build it yourself. All these components can easily be purchased from Microcenter, and microcenter offers combo deals when you purchase a mobo, cpu, ram, etc in a single transaction.
 
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You can do better:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($154.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($32.59 @ B&H)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($129.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($82.97 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($329.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - OEM (64-bit) ($99.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $998.45
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-13 14:16 EST-0500)

This build lets you overclock, the digital storm one can not. This also has a GTX770 instead, faster RAM, and is $60 cheaper. If you wanted, you could add an SSD for $80 and gain a big advantage in the performance of your OS and apps.
 
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varun_02

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i5 has less cores as compared to 8320 but its per core performance is much better,
Performs well in games as compared to 8320.
 
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Specops125

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If you are set on those components, you are not being ripped off by Digital Storm to have them build it (and I chose a cheaper case, DVD drive, etc., since DS didn't specify a specific one). That being said, others have offered more effective builds.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($194.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($32.59 @ B&H)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-C ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($124.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($255.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Microcenter)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit - OEM (64-bit) ($99.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $980.46
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-13 14:21 EST-0500)

I just built a PC for the first time myself and there's really only a couple ways you could do something disastrous. They would be putting the CPU the wrong way on the motherboard and then trying to lock it in, putting so much thermal paste on the CPU that it ruins it, maybe a few of the things to plug in are unusually flimsy and require careful attention, etc. But for the most part, errors are forgiving; the system just won't boot not blow up if you misplace the GPU, plugs are shaped so that you simply cannot plug in the wrong thing to the wrong thing, you just need a Phillips screwdriver no gluing or cutting, etc.
 
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