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Post Date: 2011-07-21

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    Posted: 21 Jul 2011 at 3:34pm
Ok, so I was pretty set on the ODE level 1, but I just built this and would like opinions.  I'm trying to keep it around $1,500.  I posted asking some general questions in that forum, but in case you didn't see that I'll post my intentions for the PC.  I'm getting back into flight simulators, mostly FSX and DCS A-10C.  I might play some shooters, but that I mainly do on consoles with my buddies so I don't need to max out Metro 2033 or BF3 or anything else like that. 

I figure this might give me some leeway to upgrade in the future with SLI because of the motherboard and PSU compared to the Level 1 and the i5 "downgrade" is still great for gaming.

Any input, comments, suggestions, criticisms, and everything else is welcome.  There's just too many options it's driving me nuts Oops lol.  Thanks again guys.

Level 1 is $1499 and this configuration is $1,475

Specifications:
Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Cooler Master Elite 430
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: Intel Core i5 2500K 3.30GHz (Unlocked CPU for Extreme Overclocking) (Quad Core)
Motherboard: ASUS P8P67 Deluxe (Intel P67 Chipset) (New & Improved B3 Revision Without SATA 3G Issue) <b></b>
System Memory: 8GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested)
Power Supply: 750W Digital Storm Certified (Dual SLI Compatible) (Silent Edition Recommended)
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (1TB Hitachi/Seagate (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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB (Includes PhysX Technology)
Add-on Card: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 2: Corsair A70 Dual 120mm Fans High Performance Cooler <b></b>
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: - No Thanks
Enhancements: - No Thanks
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Noise Reduction: - No Thanks
Boost Processor: Stage 1: Overclock CPU 4.0GHz to 4.4GHz <b></b>
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
Benchmarking: - No Thanks
Install/Test 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 5-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed
Warranty: Life-time Expert Customer Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty

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  Quote DST4ME Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 21 Jul 2011 at 5:05pm
that 750w is not gonna let you sli much. the 560 ti could endup pushing it a bit and in the future if you wanted a card that was similar in requierments to a 570, you are not doing sli with that at all.

2500K is great for gaming yes, but you are gonna be using it to run other stuff also right? in the next few years you are not gonna think that the downgrade was worth it. Dont just think about what your pc will do today, but how it will do next year and year after that and so on. You do know that win7 uses ht right so your windows performance will be less also.

also that psu has a 2 year warranty.

If I remember correctly fsx does not utilize sli so you are better off with a better gpu and cpu.

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  Quote mfaulisi Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 21 Jul 2011 at 7:36pm
Thanks DST4ME, I was hoping you'd chime in. The only other stuff I would run is a very basic video editor that came with my Kodak Playsport camera (no heavy editing) and the occasional Paint.NET image edit.

I don't think FSX does SLI, but I was more referring to games that may peek my interest down the road. I also figured for SLI I would add another 560 Ti and not upgrade to two higher cards at the same time.

In any case, it seems like the Level 1 is going to be best for me and my budget/goals though like I had originally thought.

I appreciate it!
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  Quote DST4ME Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 22 Jul 2011 at 3:25am
My pleasure and good luck
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