Need advice for new computer!

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   Budget: $1,000-$1,700
Will be using the mouse, keyboard, speakers, and monitor from my old computer.

Have TWO Western Digital 1.5GB USB 2.0 external hard drives

I have a wirreless network, store lots of movies on hard drives, with one hooked to the computer and other one hooked to my Blue Ray Player, and watch them on my HD TV set, as well a streaming Netflix videos .My basement computer area is kind of dusty, humid in summer.

Plan to do some moderate gaming, store/burn movies and music.

I have been looking at the ODE V2 LEVEL 1 AND 2 series computers.....

Don't really plan to overclock, at least not more than is very stable, from the factory,.and capable of with air cooling.Don't know if I should wait for Windows 8 this fall.I am in no rush, and can wait til the holiday season if necessary.

Any advice is appreciated! Thanks, Dave.

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BOSTONDAVE Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 03 May 2012 Online Status: Offline Posts: 11	Quote Reply Topic: Need advice for new computer! Posted: 03 May 2012 at 3:26pm
	Budget: $1,000-$1,700 Will be using the mouse, keyboard, speakers, and monitor from my old computer. Have TWO Western Digital 1.5GB USB 2.0 external hard drives I have a wirreless network, store lots of movies on hard drives, with one hooked to the computer and other one hooked to my Blue Ray Player, and watch them on my HD TV set, as well a streaming Netflix videos .My basement computer area is kind of dusty, humid in summer. Plan to do some moderate gaming, store/burn movies and music. I have been looking at the ODE V2 LEVEL 1 AND 2 series computers..... Don't really plan to overclock, at least not more than is very stable, from the factory,.and capable of with air cooling.Don't know if I should wait for Windows 8 this fall.I am in no rush, and can wait til the holiday season if necessary. Any advice is appreciated! Thanks, Dave.

BOSTONDAVE Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 03 May 2012 Online Status: Offline Posts: 11	Quote Reply Posted: 03 May 2012 at 5:15pm
	Specifications: $1,299.00 Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Pre-built Digital Storm ODE V2 - Level 1 Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish Processor: Intel Core i5 3570K 3.40 GHz (Unlocked CPU) (Quad Core) (Requires Z77 Motherboard) Motherboard: ASUS P8Z77-V LX (Intel Z77 Chipset) System Memory: 8GB DDR3 1600MHz Corsair Vengeance Series (High-Performance) Power Supply: 600W Corsair GS Expansion Bay: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (1TB Western Digital/Seagate/Hitachi/Samsung (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: 1x AMD Radeon HD 7850 2GB Add-on Card: - No Thanks Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 1: Corsair A50 120mm Fan High Performance Cooler 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 1: Overclock CPU 4.0GHz to 4.4GHz 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

BOSTONDAVE Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 03 May 2012 Online Status: Offline Posts: 11	Quote Reply Posted: 03 May 2012 at 5:18pm
	Specifications: $1,549.00 Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Pre-built Digital Storm ODE V2 - Level 2 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 P8Z77-V LX (Intel Z77 Chipset) System Memory: 8GB DDR3 1600MHz Corsair Vengeance Series (High-Performance) Power Supply: 600W Corsair GS Expansion Bay: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (1TB Western Digital/Seagate/Hitachi/Samsung (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: 1x AMD Radeon HD 7870 2GB Add-on Card: - No Thanks Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 1: Corsair A50 120mm Fan High Performance Cooler 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 1: Overclock CPU 4.0GHz to 4.4GHz 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

Asangard Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List DS Veteran Joined: 21 Aug 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2209	Quote Reply Posted: 03 May 2012 at 7:54pm
	Bostondave welcome to the forums. For us to make a good sugestion of which one is better for you we really need to know the resolution of the monitor you will be using. The higher the resolution the more graphics power you need. That said here is a link to a really good review covering both the HD 7850 (ODE 1) and HD 7870 (ODE 2). http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-7870-review-benchmark,3148.html In the reveiw it shows the performance of each card at difference resolutions and settings for a wide range of games. I hope this helps to get you started.
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