Advice and opinions

Hello everyone,

Looking for some help for my next computer purchase. For some sympathy the following is what I'm currently using:

Dell Dimension 8400 Pentium 4 3.40ghz
GeForce 9500gt
Dell 1704fpt
150gb for storage (huge I know)

So I think it's time for an upgrade lol.

1. Budget: 1,500 max 2,000
2. Expectations: Looking for a computer I can easily upgrade and not have to replace in a year.
3. Usage: I have a World of Warcraft addiction and have to play on the lowest setting and sometimes have to fight with lag in our 25 man raids. Would love to play on highest settings with no problems for once. Usually always on my computer web surfing and will be adding windows office.

I love the Corsair 600t white case, so naturally the ODE V2 seems like a common sense buy. Looking at level 3 and that's where I'm torn with the ODE and the below set up. I have never built a computer but I have watched a ton of videos on the egg and don't think it's too intimidating.

CPU: Intel Core i7-3770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100 92.0 CFM  Liquid CPU Cooler
Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V PRO ATX  LGA1155 Motherboard
Memory: Corsair XMS3 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1.5TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Storage: Corsair Neutron Series GTX 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 670 2GB Video Card
Case: Corsair 600T White Graphite ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: Corsair Professional Gold 850W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply
Optical Drive: Asus BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer 
Monitor: Asus PA248Q 24.1" Monitor 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (64-bit) 
Total: $2162.10

If this violates any forum rules please delete with my apologies just looking for some advice from a company that impresses me with their quality of products. Thank you for any advice and help and sorry for the wall of text.

As the person above me said welcome :)

anyhow. For what you need the any ode will easily run WoW on max settings on any raid. IMO a ode level 1 will suit you rather well unless you want to sli your graphics card later on but you can always do a custom build :)

In terms of building it yourself. Yes it will always be cheaper. So it is up to you. I added up the cost of a ode level 1 and compared it to buying and building it myself (was a month ago). It game out to about 1300-1350 to build it myself. So in other words I was paying 150 to 200 bucks for them to build it for me, test it out, overclock it to stability, and get a 4 year warranty. Also I know that if I have ANY problems I can come on the forums or call them at any time for help. So its up to you.

If you do a custom build I highly recommend at gtx 670 or 660ti. Those two are the best bang for your buck currently.

That build looks real nice.    

There is a switch on the back i/o panel to turn internal lights off/ on.

Hi jljjr27,

I am late to the party but please consider this. For $300 dollars more you can get the ODE-4. This will give you the white case, SLI 670s 2Gb, 16Gb of memory and a Blue Ray player DVD burner. Everything else the same as your build.

I know you have just places your order and you can still make this change if you have the bucks. Just a thought.

Frank

Now that I'm waiting, any advice on a decent monitor. Thanks!!