Digital Storm PCs

[Hearts Of Iron]

Anybody have any opinions? I understand that they are a few hundred more expensive overall, but that is not really a concern. Have no issue rewarding a company for doing the work, just any opinions on actual durability or reliability of their builds? I have had an HP for the past 8 years and it never had any issues, just is becoming too slow to handle most of the new games. So I configured a new PC with Digital Storm and wanted some opinions. Here are the specs, and I am not really knowledgable about PC hardware so any opinions will be great. Any estimates on how much the parts would cost to buy separately to settle my curiosity will also be applauded lol. And if the setup I configured is decent enough for a few years to keep up with games will also help. THANKS TO ALL WHO HAVE ADVICE!

System Configuration:

Chassis Model: Digital Storm Lumos
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 2700 (8-Core) (Boost Up to 4.1 GHz)
Motherboard: ASUS / MSI (AMD A320M Chipset) (Up to 2x PCI-E Devices)
System Memory: 16GB DDR4 3000MHz Digital Storm Performance Series
Power Supply: 600W Digital Storm Performance Series (Supports up to an NVIDIA RTX 2070 GPU)
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Optical Drive: - No Thanks
Storage Set 1: 1x SSD (500GB Samsung 860 EVO)
Storage Set 2: 1x Storage (2TB Seagate / Toshiba)
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 GTX 1050 Ti 4GB
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
HPC Processor: - No Thanks
Extreme Cooling: AMD Standard Factory Heat-sink and Fan
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 LED Performance Fans (Red) 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 Boost: - 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
Game: - 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)

[ezwip]

If you want a nice computer without the hassle of building it yourself then yes that's a fine option. They are using name brand parts in everything so you're really just paying them to put it all together. You could do it yourself but if a couple hundred bucks extra to not deal with it means more to you then go for it.

[Hearts Of Iron]

ezwip původně napsal:

If you want a nice computer without the hassle of building it yourself then yes that's a fine option. They are using name brand parts in everything so you're really just paying them to put it all together. You could do it yourself but if a couple hundred bucks extra to not deal with it means more to you then go for it.

Thank you. Yeah, putting together a PC is something I would rather not do. Just feel too much can go wrong with small parts that may be sensitive and fragile.

[ezwip]

I had never heard of them but looked into it. I found some nice reviews including one from tomsguide that liked it so yeah go for it. I'd get something like this before I bought an Alienware or something like that. These look easy to upgrade and everything, and the price jump for building it isn't very high either.

[Hearts Of Iron]

ezwip původně napsal:

I had never heard of them but looked into it. I found some nice reviews including one from tomsguide that liked it so yeah go for it. I'd get something like this before I bought an Alienware or something like that. These look easy to upgrade and everything, and the price jump for building it isn't very high either.

Thank you, as long as this will run current games and maybe a few new ones from say 2 years out, then I am happy. Do not have as much time for gaming anymore either so I do not need top of the line specs. Just want to comfortably play some newer titles :)
And if down the line it requires upgrades I will first consider upgrades as opposed to new PC Thanks!

[Snapjak]

A Ryzen 2700 with a 1050ti is very unbalanced towards the CPU. If you can, go 1070 or higher. If you're at the limit of your budget, drop down to a 2600 and get a 1060 6GB.

[ezwip]

Snaps right that card is kind of a deal breaker. Ideally you want at least a 1070.

[Hearts Of Iron]

Snapjak původně napsal:

A Ryzen 2700 with a 1050ti is very unbalanced towards the CPU. If you can, go 1070 or higher. If you're at the limit of your budget, drop down to a 2600 and get a 1060 6GB.

Unbalanced in terms of crashes or reliability? Appreciate the input

Thank you to both snap and ezwip, will look into it , just why would this not be a good setup?

[ezwip]

Hearts Of Iron původně napsal:

Thank you to both snap and ezwip, will look into it , just why would this not be a good setup?

For some reason the two cards you would really want are the 1070 and 1080 gtx, neither are listed as an option. The 1060 6gb is a good card but it's on its way out and the 1050ti is a 4gb card. You really want a 1070 or above if you are going to want to be set for the next two years.

[Hearts Of Iron]

ezwip původně napsal:

Hearts Of Iron původně napsal:

Thank you to both snap and ezwip, will look into it , just why would this not be a good setup?

For some reason the two cards you would really want are the 1070 and 1080 gtx, neither are listed as an option. The 1060 6gb is a good card but it's on its way out and the 1050ti is a 4gb card. You really want a 1070 or above if you are going to want to be set for the next two years.

Thank you , took your advice. Much appreciated!

Graphics Card(s): 1x GeForce GTX 1070 8GB (VR Ready) upgraded to this one.

[ezwip]

Nice

[tacoshy]

A320 motherboards are crap and limiting the use of a 2700 CPU.

Power supply does not really sound like a good one. It's not a quality PSU from a reputable brand

Overall terrible balance. A CPU that is more expensive then the GPU is totally stupid for gaming. Picking a low end GPU to pair with a high end CPU that is overkill for gaming is a huge waste of money.

You better off with a much cheaper CPU Luke the 2600 and then getting an actual GPU capable of performance gaming.

[tacoshy]

ezwip původně napsal:

The PSU looks like an EVGA supernova in the picture. What are you seeing tacoshy?

I don't see any pictures. But you list and it does not say supernova. Wouldn't fit with 600W either. Supernova models are 550, 650, 50, 850, 1000...

Btw: as actually PC builder I would never charge for a premium cable management. Despite the fact that it is easy, it is standard to work clean and organized.

It's like you have to pay a car mechanic to repair your car and pay I'm extra afterwards that you get your car also clean back and not with oil on your seats.

[Arya]

A 1070Ti would be preferable to both a 1070 or a 1080. For the simple reason that Nvidia never marketed the Ti well, and nobody really knew what to do with it. There's plenty of stock still around, and it's the best-priced of the three. A high-end Ti will more-or-less match a 1080 for performance, but many stores are selling them for stock 1070 prices. It really easy to card to have in late 2018.

Digital Storm are alright. They're one of the better prebuilders, although far from the best. The problem is value-for-money. You can get effectively the same computer from NZXT BLD for a much lower price. The only difference will be painwork. That cost saving would let you run much better hardware, and get a generally-better and longer-lasting system. Or buy you a year's supply of games to play at your original spec.

[Hearts Of Iron]

Thank you everyone for the replies and advice. I will take a leap of faith and learn from either a good or a bad choice. Personally will not build my own PC because while I do believe I would be able to connect everything, the task itself is very ehh to me and would rather not assemble at all.
I am very hands on with alot of construction trades and things like repairing and assembling firearms. For whatever reason though, things like software and hardware I am just a total dumbo because I never took the time to sit and learn about the diferent hardware types and I just do not think I can interest myself to do so lol . Hopefully the build will last me a little while, and if not , I will learn from my mistakes and just make a better choice down the line with alot more research behind it. :) Thank you again to all.

[Sapph]

A320 motherboard is a horrible choice for all Ryzens. THe only Zen AM4 cpu it makes sense with, is the cheap Athlon 200GE because it already is locked thus not able to be OC'd.

For Ryzen 3, 5 and 7 you really want at least a B350. And a good one.

NZXT Builder would be the best way to make a pc without you yourself having to build it.