Tuesday, March 19th 2013
Digital Storm Unleashes Hailstorm II Gaming PC
Enthusiasts looking to quench their thirst for a benchmark crushing components and bone chilling liquid cooling need look no further than the Digital Storm Hailstorm II. With space for up to four radiators (ranging from 140mm to 480mm sizes) and a quadruple GPU and dual CPU configuration, enthusiasts can achieve the ultimate level of performance and customization with the Hailstorm II.The Hailstorm II pairs an advanced liquid cooling system with a blustery current of cold air driven by three front intake fans and a large rear exhaust fan. With the ability to include up to 15 fans total, the Hailstorm II encompasses one of the most powerful airflow designs available, providing prolonged stability and ensuring every component operates at peak performance with zero heat related bottlenecks.
"When we (Digital Storm) set out to redesign Hailstorm we knew it would be a challenging to improve on a system capable of handling nearly any high-end configuration an enthusiast could dream up" said Rajeev Kuruppu, Digital Storm's Director of Product Development. "This meant the search was on for the biggest and baddest chassis available. When we saw the Corsair 900D at CES we knew we had the enclosure we needed to make the original Hailstorm look like a small mid-tower system and not the bad ass high performance system it really was." The sleek brushed aluminum front panel peels back to reveal a vast interior with room for ten expansion slots, up to nine hard drives or SSD with three hot-swap mounts, four 5.25" optical drive bays, and both 2x USB 3.0 ports and 4x USB 2.0 ports for maximum expandability. Themost impressive feature of the massive system is its ability to install two power supplies, giving enthusiasts an unlimited level of power to handle the most intense hardware configurations.
Prior to shipping to the customer, each Digital Storm system undergoes a rigorous 72-Hour Stress-Test. Digital Storm technicians stress-test and benchmark the system via industry standard testing software coupled with a proprietary testing process that detects components which can be prone to future failure.
For more information, visit the product page.
Prior to shipping to the customer, each Digital Storm system undergoes a rigorous 72-Hour Stress-Test. Digital Storm technicians stress-test and benchmark the system via industry standard testing software coupled with a proprietary testing process that detects components which can be prone to future failure.
For more information, visit the product page.
25 Comments on Digital Storm Unleashes Hailstorm II Gaming PC
It's legacy, it's easy to just put it in, it helps with chassis rigidity, it may upset some customers if they replace it with something else. Until there's a clear standard to replace it, case makers won't replace it.
what kind of fucking logic is this??? even a dual rad would have been plenty sufficient just for cooling VRMs and CPU
:EDIT:
Ok, Its at tripple rad at the top and also a tripple rad down at the bottom and all their cooling is the CPU & VRMs. what a great idea.....
And I do agree; most retarded WC setup I've seen in some time in its current config.
But, I'll assume its not just a demo and the final build (if you chose so) will include full cover blocks too.... lets hope huh?
still a sick setup, and the 900D is a pretty HUGE case, but very nice too
using it for other things yes makes sense, but still four just seems excessive to me. small gripe I know but I made it so i'll defend it ;)
Anyways...
1 - blu-ray burner
1 - blu-ray player
2x5.25" bay reservoir with or without pump
or
1 - blu-ray burner
1 - blu-ray player
2x5.25 fan controller/temps etc
list of combos go on and on and on....
I am completely with you, the last 2 builds I didn't have a single 5.25 bay item and the last 4 builds didn't have a optical drive of any kind. I have a external for the rare case I need one, wipe the dust off and use it.
That being said I still think the 900D is an amazing case but it isn't for me, for more reasons then just the 5.25" bays
I used to run WC'ed cards, but the latest series (and probably all others from now on) don't benefit hugely- benchmarking aside- from overclocking now we have dynamic boost.
I've also found that since I upgrade ~twice a year, that reselling waterblocked graphics card(s) is harder work with more depreciation involved than reselling air cooled cards. Definitely a smaller market.
As someone that used to have a tri-SLI WC'd 8800 Ultra setup, I also have less than fond memories trying to troubleshoot a cards failing vRAM (Thanks BFG- rot in hell for putting out the H2OC)
and I am sure 3 Titans would get hot and loud too, though likely not as hot or loud.
oh and water blocks just look cool ;)
Heat dissipation and noise might be a little harder to quantify with the Titan. Close proximity in tri-SLI is definitely going to keep the fan profile engaged at a higher point, but the Titan also throttles at a GPU temp of 85C. Noise didn't seem to be a huge consideration for Hilbert or the guys at HardwareLUXX though.
Personally, I pull my system down every six months for maintenance - blow out the rad w/ compressed air, flush with deionized water, clean/replace lines, check over O-rings etc., as well as general cleaning. Watercooled rigs are generally configured as negative pressure systems, so they tend to draw in dust fairly easily.
bogami - please do not double post:(Let's see...
In my main rig in System Specs I have a fan controller taking one bay and a dual res w/pump taking two more. This leaves me two bays in my Corsair 800D:)
viola !
Looks kinda.. awkward?
you need a DVD drive..
plus an additional eSATA/USB3, card reader will occupy one more slot.
if not that, then its always nice to have two DVD drives, because i think changing the discs everytime i want to play a different game is such a chore...
you just need to be "imaginative"
Ditch the multi-option reservoir for an integral tank res/pump combo- which would allow for the third fan to be fitted to the roof radiator.
Can't do much about the rear radiator hose placement short of having either the line or rad outside the chassis. Inverting the radiator would cause a sharp radius bend in the line and clearance problems for the fan with the fan mounted on the top rad above.
The Koolance QDC looks like it could add some stress to the line over time where it is placed- those things are heavy. This is one of my 1/2" - 5/8" compression QDC's next to a standard 1/2" barb and 1/2"-5/8" Bitspower compression fitting.