Did you just have to turn down PalmCheck?
How much did the DE2 cost, versus the barebones model you were configuring?
Don't Starve doesn't look intensive.
The one I configured was 2858 and it had crappier hard drive space and Haswell was slightly better up to 3.6 oc while mine its 3.4ghz with oc. I was also getting a cooler for it which also added 60 bucks. Mine was 2732 on newegg including the shipping. I turned down PalmCheck to the minimum and it runs flawlessly. I got not a single complain as now right now. Also newegg as usual doing fast delivery.