A few questions on an ODE custom build.Post Date: 2013-10-27 |
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Badact 
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This computer will be use mainly for gaming, WoW, RIFT, Diablo III ect. ect.. My budget is $4000, give or take a $100. my Config number is 883869.Specifications:
Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Digital Storm ODE V3 Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish Processor: Intel Core i7 4770K 3.50 GHz (Unlocked CPU) (Quad Core) Motherboard: ASUS Z87-EXPERT (Intel Z87 Chipset) (Features Intel Thunderbolt Technology) System Memory: 16GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested) Power Supply: 1050W Corsair Pro Silver 1050HX (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible) Expansion Bay: Internal Digital Media Card Reader (Black) Optical Drive: ASUS Blu-Ray Player/DVD Writer (Play Blu-Ray and Burn DVDs) (Model: BC-12B1ST) Storage Set 1: 1x (240GB Solid State (By: Corsair) (Model: Neutron GTX Series) (SATA 6Gbps) Storage Set 2: 1x (1TB Western Digital Caviar (7200 RPM) (Model: Black Edition) Storage Set 3: - No Thanks RAID Config: - No Thanks RAID Card: - No Thanks Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) Graphics Card(s): 2x SLI Dual (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 3GB (Includes PhysX) Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio HPC Processor: - No Thanks Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 2: Noctua NH-D14 SE2011 Extreme Performance H20 Tube Color:- Not Applicable, I do not have a FrostChill or Sub-Zero LCS Cooling System Selected Chassis Fans: Upgrade All Fans to Corsair Airflow Performance Edition (Up to 6 Fans) Internal Lighting: - No Thanks Airflow Control: - No Thanks Chassis Mods: - No Thanks Noise Reduction: - No Thanks LaserMark: - No Thanks Boost Processor: Stage 1: Overclock CPU 4.0GHz to 4.4GHz Boost Graphics Card(s): - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s) Boost Memory: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory Boost OS: Yes, Disable and tweak all of the non-crucial services on the operating system Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 8 (64-Bit Edition) Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows CD) Virus Protection: - No Thanks Office: - No Thanks Game: - No Thanks Display: Asus 24 inch 248 Series (Widescreen) (Black) (2ms Response Time) (LED Backlight) Surge Shield: - No Thanks Speakers: - No Thanks Keyboard: Razer Nostromo Gaming Keypad Mouse: - No Thanks Portable Gaming: - No Thanks Exclusive T-Shirt: FREE: Digital Storm T-Shirt - Black (Extra Large) <b></b> Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 10-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed Warranty: Life-time Expert Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty (3 Year Labor & 1 Year Part Replacement) Question 1. Should I keep the upgraded fans or are the case fans ok?
Question 2. Should I go back to the water cooling setup they had?
Question 3. I might be able to upgrade to the hydrolux lighting or just to a single color, any ideas?
Question 4. Anyone use the Razer Nostromo gaming keypad, if so how do you like it.
Question 5. Should I keep the 780's in SLI or just go for the Titan as a single card?
Any other suggestions are hopeful.
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bprat22
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Posted: 27 Oct 2013 at 2:02pm |
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Hi Badact....Welcome to the forums. You put together an excellent build. If you stay with ODE 600t case then drop the fan upgrade. Not really any place to put them with the very good 200mm front and top fans.
I would suggest going with the HafX 942 case. It is the best in quality and cooling. It's side 200mm fan will feed lots of fresh air to your cards. Don't get me wrong.....the ODE will also work so your choice. If your only gaming on single monitor then you could save $500 and go with sli gtx 770 4 gb vram although 2gb is all needed for most games but if in the budget, why not. Sli 780 is more than needed. If you want to stay single card because of sli issues with some games then try a single 780 for now. Titan is lots more money for maybe a 10% gain. The Noctua cooler is the best. Very reliable, quiet and just works for years without worrying about anything. Hope this helps and good luck. 
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fstcvc
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Posted: 27 Oct 2013 at 3:00pm |
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Only 2 major things I would change - Samsung 840Pro SSD (instead of Corsair) and single GTX 780 (or Titan if you just wanna spend $$). You could also add the Hydrolux cooling/lighting controller as well. No need for the OS tweaks. Fans included with the ODE are already good enough (there might be space for an extra fan that you could have DS add for you). The Noctura is fine - equally as good as a closed loop liquid cooler and twice as reliable. If you wanna go water cooling, custom is the only option to give you better performance than the Noctura. But that'll set you back an additional $611 (CPU), $787 (CPU + Chipset) or $1086 (CPU + Chipset + x1 GPU). bp22 also mentioned a good upgrade with the HAF-X case as well.
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Badact
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Posted: 27 Oct 2013 at 4:40pm |
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Ok seems everyone is saying SLI not really needed. I might be going with 2 monitors on this machine 1 for gaming and 1 for the internet and other stuff I might have up at the time. Will a single video card still be ok? If so I have redone my build as so.
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Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Cooler Master 942 HAF X Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish Processor: Intel Core i7 4770K 3.50 GHz (Unlocked CPU) (Quad Core) Motherboard: ASUS Z87-EXPERT (Intel Z87 Chipset) (Features Intel Thunderbolt Technology) System Memory: 16GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested) Power Supply: 1050W Corsair Pro Silver 1050HX (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible) Expansion Bay: Internal Digital Media Card Reader (Black) Optical Drive: ASUS Blu-Ray Player/DVD Writer (Play Blu-Ray and Burn DVDs) (Model: BC-12B1ST) Storage Set 1: 1x (256GB Solid State (By: Samsung) (Model: 840 Pro Series) Storage Set 2: 1x (1TB Western Digital Caviar (7200 RPM) (Model: Black Edition) Storage Set 3: - No Thanks RAID Config: - No Thanks RAID Card: - No Thanks Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) Graphics Card(s): 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN 6GB (EVGA Superclocked Edition) Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio HPC Processor: - No Thanks Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 2: Noctua NH-D14 SE2011 Extreme Performance H20 Tube Color:- Not Applicable, I do not have a FrostChill or Sub-Zero LCS Cooling System Selected Chassis Fans: Standard Factory Chassis Fans Internal Lighting: Digital Storm HydroLux RGB LED Lighting System (Requires HydroLux Control Board & Software) Airflow Control: Digital Storm HydroLux Thermal Management Control Board & Software Chassis Mods: - No Thanks Noise Reduction: - No Thanks LaserMark: - No Thanks Boost Processor: Stage 1: Overclock CPU 4.0GHz to 4.4GHz Boost Graphics Card(s): - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s) Boost Memory: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory Boost OS: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 8 (64-Bit Edition) Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows CD) Virus Protection: - No Thanks Office: - No Thanks Game: - No Thanks Display: Asus 24 inch 248 Series (Widescreen) (Black) (2ms Response Time) (LED Backlight) Surge Shield: - No Thanks Speakers: Corsair SP2500 High-power 2.1 System (Includes Subwoofer) (CA-SP211NA) Keyboard: Razer Nostromo Gaming Keypad Mouse: - No Thanks Portable Gaming: - No Thanks Exclusive T-Shirt: FREE: Digital Storm T-Shirt - Black (Extra Large) Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 10-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed Warranty: Life-time Expert Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty (3 Year Labor & 1 Year Part Replacement) Thank you all for the help so far. Edited by Badact - 27 Oct 2013 at 6:10pm |
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fstcvc
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Posted: 27 Oct 2013 at 11:13pm |
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Looks like a good build from here!!
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Posted: 28 Oct 2013 at 3:35am |
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