Ode 3 or Dreadnaught?

Hey guys!

I'm looking to upgrade from an HP Pavillion desktop that I spent about a grand on a few years back. This time I have a budget of $2,500 - and so far two computers have really caught my eye.

I configured the Dreadnaught to what I thought would be amazing for gaming:

Config id = 655807

Specifications:
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 2600K 3.40GHz (Unlocked CPU for Extreme Overclocking) (Quad Core)
Motherboard: ASUS P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3 (Intel Z68 Chipset) (Features Intel Quick Sync Technology)
System Memory: 16GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested)
Power Supply: 850W Corsair TX850 V2 (Dual SLI Compatible)
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (120GB Solid State (By: Corsair) (Model: Force GT Series CSSD-F120GBGT-BK) (SATA 6Gbps)
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: 2x SLI Dual (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 1.2GB (Includes PhysX Tech) (EVGA Edition) <b></b>
Add-on Card: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 2: Corsair H80 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 (Blue)
Enhancements: - No Thanks
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Noise Reduction: - No Thanks
LaserMark: - No Thanks
Boost Processor: Standard Intel Turbo Boost 2.0 Automatic Overclocking
Boost Video Card: FREE: Yes, Overclock the video card(s) as much as possible with complete stability
Boost Memory: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory
Boost OS: FREE: Yes, Disable and tweak all of the non-crucial services on the operating system
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (64-Bit Edition)
Recovery Tools: Advanced Recovery Kit (40GB Hard Drive Partition of Image With OS & Drivers)
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: Please Prioritize: Ship Within Four Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed <b></b>
Warranty: Life-time Expert Customer Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty

But than I saw the Ode 3, which has similar specs, but ultimately comes out to a few hundred bucks cheaper. So what do you guys think? I know the Dreadnaught has a far bigger case, and more room for ugrading in the distant future, but I feel like the Ode 3 definitely has the better bang for my buck.

Any input would be more than appreciated!

Additional info:

I'll be gaming on a single 27" 1980x1020 display, I have no need for a blu-ray drive, and I'm hoping to be able to max out most of the games I play. These include Crysis 1/2, WoW, SWTOR, CoD MW3, and the other 126 games in my Steam library. I'm also a framerate fiend lol - I would love to play games at 60fps constant.

Originally posted by bprat22 Hi sKin1337....welcome to the forums.     The ODE 3 is one of DS' s best deals in my opinion.   A custom configure like yours for example does have a better Ps and case and I would change Ps to 1050hx and Cpu cooler to A70 .   But you do have to spend more$$$.      If I had $2500 to spend and no more because of budget, and I do a lot of configs for others, I personally would get the ODE 3.    Good luck and keep us posted. Any questions, please ask.

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