Digital Storm is a privately owned boutique computer manufacturer in the United States that primarily specializes in high-performance gaming desktop and

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computers. Headquartered in Gilroy,

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, the company also sells upgrade components and gaming peripherals, such as headsets, gaming mice, custom keyboards and high-resolution computer monitors.

History

Digital Storm was founded in 2002. Originally an internet retailer of computer components, the company began building custom gaming PCs after repeated requests by customers for pre-assembled systems. The first custom-built PC system the company ever marketed was the Digital Storm Twister. In 2012, the company began designing proprietary designs, starting with their Aventum and the Bolt models.

Products

Focusing heavily on the gaming market, Digital Storm’s designs for gaming desktops and laptops focus primarily on high-performance custom PC configurations, though they also produce

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models. They specialize in customizing each machine with features such as

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, dual video card implementations (such as SLI),

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arrays, liquid-cooling systems and noise-reduction modifications. Digital Storm also sells upgrade PC components such as computer memory, video cards, CPUs, motherboards, hard drives, cooling systems and computer monitors. They also offer accessories aimed at gamers.

Notable services

Custom case designs

In 2013, they began offering a service called LaserMark, which allows custom images to be etched onto computer cases. Case mods. Aftermarket sound dampening foam can be added to case interior on customer request. Some cases are designed and manufactured in-house, exclusive to digital storm and never sold empty to the public.

Overclocking

The company offers custom overclocking of CPUs and GPUs through its “Twister Boost” technology on many of its gaming computers.

Stress-testing

Before shipping out an order, a technician for Digital Storm performs 72-hour

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and quality control to screen for assembly errors, faulty components and other quality issues. The PC is shipped with a certificate that all tests were passed and a display folio with other paper work, highlighting build specification.

Liquid-cooling

On most desktop models, Digital Storm offers Cryo-TEC and Sub-Zero liquid cooling systems. With tubing and fittings in a wide variety of colours, materials and finishes. Such as nickel or gold plated copper, PETG, glass or acrylic.

Custom control boards

In-house design and manufactured control boards for fan speed, temperature and RGB lighting can be optioned.

Shipping

In wood crate with expanding foam in PC case to prevent movement of internal hardware.

Accolades

Digital Storm’s systems are often reviewed by technology writers and gaming industry publications. For their more notable systems, they have received critical acclaim and awards. In 2012, the company was recognized as a Design and Engineering Award Honoree for its Cryo-TEC cooling system. The Bolt, Digital Storm’s most successful gaming PC model, received

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’s "Kick-Ass Award" in 2013, and also received special attention for the compact design and performance measurements. Ubergizmo called it the "thinnest gaming PC in the world." The Aventum, another of the company’s more popular models, won the "2012 Best of What’s New" award from the editors of Popular Science Magazine, who called it a "melt-down proof computer."

References

External links

* {{Official website, http://www.digitalstormonline.com/
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