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Post Date: 2011-12-15
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Joe S View Drop Down
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    Posted: 15 Dec 2011 at 2:30pm
Purchased the ODE Level 1 back when DS first made them available. I'm thinking about adding another 560 or upgrading to a new GPU. I'm looking to get advice.

I play games at 1920x1080.

System Configuration:
Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Pre-built Digital Storm ODE Level 1
Exterior Finish: White Exterior Paint Finish
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40GHz (Unlocked CPU for Extreme Overclocking) (Quad Core)
Motherboard: ASUS P8P67 Pro (Intel P67 Chipset) (Features USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s)
System Memory: 8GB DDR3 1600MHz Corsair XMS3 Series (High-Performance)
Power Supply: 750W Corsair TX (Dual SLI Compatible)
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (1TB Hitachi/Seagate (7200 RPM) (32MB Cache)
Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks
Optical Drive 1: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x)
Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks
Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card(s): 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 1GB (Includes PhysX Technology) (Overclocked Edition)
Add-on Card: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: Corsair H60 Liquid CPU Cooler (High-Performance Edition)
H20 Tube Color: - Not Applicable, I do not have a FrostChill or Sub-Zero LCS Cooling System Selected
Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans
Internal Lighting: Internal Chassis Lighting System (Red)
Enhancements: - No Thanks
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Noise Reduction: - No Thanks
CPU Boost: Stage 2: Overclock CPU 4.5GHz to 4.8GHz (Requires Pro or Deluxe Series Motherboard)
Graphics Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s)
Memory Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory
OS Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (64-Bit Edition)
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Posts: 36758 		  Quote DST4ME Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 15 Dec 2011 at 2:37pm
We have to see the new gpus and their power to see the cost vs performance difference.

I would not feel 100% comfortable doing sli 560 with that 750 tx.

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What do people think about the 680? Or is it still too soon to tell?
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It's an awesome card all around, speed, thermals, and power consumption.
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Posts: 234 		  Quote criTalon Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 02 Apr 2012 at 11:18am
I have it overclocked on the ode 1's hx600. I have another friend with it on a PSU of 650w. Like Alex mentioned above, the power consumption super low and comparable to even the 560ti.

Edited by criTalon - 02 Apr 2012 at 3:20pm
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Posts: 2254 		  Quote FrankW Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 03 Apr 2012 at 9:23am
Hi Joe,

If that was my system I would remove the 560 and add one 680. You will see a big improvement over your 560. You have plenty of power for that. In fact I will be replacing my 5870 with a 680 one of these days.

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Posts: 11 		  Quote Joe S Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 03 Apr 2012 at 12:16pm
That's what I was hoping to hear. Thanks everyone.
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