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2011-08-19
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"To help motivate me to finish a degree, I promised myself that I would get a great gaming computer when I was done. After doing quite a bit of research I bought a Convoy 3DS from V3 Gaming back in April. For me, V3 was the best balance of power, quality, and price. Like many of the reviews I read had said, their customer service was very good. They answered the phone and emails promptly, and they gave me answers that were honest and helpful. They helped me to figure out what I wanted out of my computer with the budget that I had ($3300). I decided on the following build:
*Asus P8P67 Pro Motherboard
*Intel i7-2600K 3.40GHz Quad-Core Processor, with overclocking and liquid cooling
*NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 3GB graphics card
*1000W Corsair SLI/CrossFire Ready 80 Plus Modular Power Supply
*8GB Kingston HyperX Dual-Channel DDR3 1333MHz memory
*Dual 64GB Crucial RealSSD C300 SATA 6.0Gb/s SSD Ultra-Performance hard drives (128 GB - RAID 0)
*500GB SATA 7200RPM High-Performance storage drive
*24X Dual Layer SATA DVDRW
*Internal 802.11b/g Wireless Turbo G WiFi Adapter
*8-channel High Definition Surround Sound
*Asus VG236H Black 23in. 2ms 1920 X 1080 LCD widescreen with 3D glasses
I went with the NVIDIA graphics card because I wanted 3D. I picked the dual 64GB SSD drives for the speed, (and they are ultra fast with the RAID 0 configuration) and added the 500GB storage drive. Even though it is a desktop, I added the wireless WiFI because I didn't want to have cords taped to the carpet.
V3 told me they would have it to me in three to four weeks, I had it at my house in Minnesota in 20 days, and I have been very pleased with the computer.
The computer is overclocked, but with the liquid cooling the temperatures have never gotten above 60C. It is by far the best and fastest computer I've used. There still is room for another graphics card as well, so if down the road I want to put another GTX 590 in SLI, I will be able to do that.
Some of the newer games I've played are Just Cause 2, Metro 2033, Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Total War: Shogun 2 and Battlefield: Bad Company 2. It's been nice to load the game, turn the settings as high as they'll go and play the game. On the games that have a benchmarking option I usually get 60 - 80 FPS, with the lowest never going below 40 FPS.
I've played a few of the games in 3D and I have to say they look really good, and the FPS ends up being about the same because you have to turn off some of the options like anti-aliasing and motion-blur to avoid ghosting. Just Cause 2 looks very good, but my eyes get tired if I use 3D too long. Batman and Bad Company 2 were the best in 3D, and it is clear they designed those games with 3D in mind. I've not played them in anything but 3D. I'm hoping several of the new games coming out will be designed for 3D and will be as good or better than Batman and Bad Company.
Metro 2033 looked good, but the game spends a lot of time in dark tunnels, and since the 3D glasses are like wearing a pair of sunglasses, it was too dark. Metro has been the only game this was an issue though. The Asus LCD can be adjusted to be very bright. I usually have the screen set at 35 out of 100 brightness, but I turn it up to 100 for 3D and that usually works well. I think the problem with Metro was that it didn't have an in-game brightness adjustment.
The Asus LCD has been great for 3D and gaming in general. The chief complain I read about it in the reviews was that it was glossy and reflected light. The only time I had a problem with that was when the light was directly behind me. I moved it and no problems since. It is the clearest and sharpest screen that I've ever used.
When I was considering the 3D option I was concerned I would get motion sickness, as I'm prone to that in general. In my research I found that the 23in screen is about as big as you want to go for 3D - it helps when you can see the edges of the screen. The first few times I played in 3D I got a little queasy after about half an hour, but I just stopped and waited awhile. I got used to it in a few days and haven't had any problems since.
All in all, my Convoy is a great set-up, and I got it for several $100s less than the nearest reputable competitor. Or another way to look at it is that I got more of a computer for my budget than what the other guys could give me. There were a couple places I could have gotten a similar computer for about $100 less, but they had a number of very bad reviews when I dug deep enough. I would definitely recommend that anyone looking for a gaming computer give V3 Gaming and their Convoy a serious look. I'm loving mine and expect to be enjoying it for years to come."
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