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Post Date: 2012-11-04

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    Posted: 04 Nov 2012 at 8:55am
I am currently playing gw2 and would like to upgrade to a new system that can better handle the WvW side of the game. I havent, but will upgrade to a dell 24in screen. I really only use the machine for gaming and not much else other then basic needs. Trying to stay under the $2500 mark since I still need to get the screen. Hopefully when I pull on this the wife will use the laptop and my old rig - lol. Thx Guyz!
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  Quote ghostplyr Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 04 Nov 2012 at 10:44am

What about this build? Any thoughts? Build # 746283 

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  Quote FrankW Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 04 Nov 2012 at 12:54pm
Hi ghostplyr,

If your computer budget is $2500 then you can't beat the performance from the ODE-4. Take a look and see what you think.

Frank

ODE-4

Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Pre-built Digital Storm ODE V2 - Level 4
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: Intel Core i7 3770K 3.50 GHz (Unlocked CPU) (Quad Core) (Requires Z77 Motherboard)
Motherboard: ASUS SABERTOOTH Z77 (Intel Z77 Chipset) (Features Thermal Armor and Thermal Radar)
System Memory: 16GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested)
Power Supply: 800W Corsair GS (Dual SLI Compatible)
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (120GB Solid State (By: Corsair) (Model: Neutron GTX Series) (SATA 6Gbps)
Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (1TB Western Digital/Seagate/Hitachi/Samsung (7200 RPM) (32MB Cache)
Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks
Optical Drive 1: Blu-Ray Player/DVD Writer (Play Blu-Ray and Burn DVDs)
Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks
Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card: 2x SLI Dual (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 2GB (Includes PhysX)
Add-on Card: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 2: Digital Storm Vortex 240mm Radiator Liquid CPU Cooler (Extreme-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
LaserMark: - No Thanks
Boost Processor: Stage 2: Overclock CPU 4.5GHz to 4.8GHz
Boost Video Card: - 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 7 Home Premium (64-Bit Edition)
Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows 7 CD)
Virus Protection: - No Thanks
Office: - No Thanks
Game: - No Thanks
Display: - No Thanks
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers: - No Thanks
Keyboard: - No Thanks
Mouse: - No Thanks
External Storage: - No Thanks
Exclusive T-Shirt: - No Thanks
Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 10-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed
Warranty: Life-time Expert Customer Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty

Edited by FrankW - 04 Nov 2012 at 12:54pm
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  Quote DomTheBomb Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 04 Nov 2012 at 3:41pm
To expand on FrankW's post, the ODE level 4 is hard to beat.

It has an unlocked i7 CPU that is overclocked higher than the 3820. Dual 670s which will perform better than a single 4GB 680.
A SSD and a larger HDD is better than a VelociRaptor drive in my opinion.
Additionally, the 240mm cooler will be better than the 120mm.

So basically you get a few upgrades but actually spend less. Don't forget to add the free t-shirt, and if you want windows 8 instead of 7 make sure to change that as well.
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i7 3720QM (2.6GHz/3.6GHz)
16GB 1600MHz DDR3
Nvidia GTX 680M 4GB
240GB Intel 520 SSD
Windows 8.1 Pro
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