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I am looking at a custom option vs ODE Level 1 with about $1600 budget. My main concern is to be able to play Guild Wars 2 and Tera on max settings at 1900x1080. Will also be playing games such as BF3, ME3 and Witcher 2 but don't mind keeping them at Medium/High settings. This is a build I came up with for a custom: 
Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Cooler Master 942 HAF X
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 (Intel P67 Chipset) (New B3 Revision) (Does Not Support SLI)
System Memory: 8GB DDR3 1600MHz Corsair Dominator DHX (High-Performance) 
Power Supply: 800W Corsair GS (Dual SLI Compatible)
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(s): 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB (PhysX Technology) (Overclocked EVGA Edition) 
Add-on Card: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 2: Corsair A70 Dual 120mm Fans 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: - No Thanks
Enhancements: - No Thanks
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Noise Reduction: - No Thanks
LaserMark: - No Thanks
CPU Boost: FREE: Overclock the processor between 3.3GHz to 3.9GHz
Graphics Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s)
Memory Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory
OS Boost: 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: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows 7 CD)

I do not plan to use SLI or do any OC. Next year I would like to add a SSD and possibly replace the 560 for a 600 series card.

Is there any point for me to take the 942 HAF X instead of HAF 932? 
Also, do both cases come with 4 fans installed? 
Does the LED fan upgrade add the optional fans to the case or just replaces the original fans?

And regarding ODE Level 1 which looks like a better deal, is the CX600 really sufficient to handle a 570 and OCed i7? I have read a lot of bad reviews about its efficiency compared to other corsair series.

Thanks for your time and input. 

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Alex88 Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 13 Oct 2011 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1	Quote Reply Topic: Configuration Questions Posted: 13 Oct 2011 at 8:04pm
	I am looking at a custom option vs ODE Level 1 with about $1600 budget. My main concern is to be able to play Guild Wars 2 and Tera on max settings at 1900x1080. Will also be playing games such as BF3, ME3 and Witcher 2 but don't mind keeping them at Medium/High settings. This is a build I came up with for a custom: Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Cooler Master 942 HAF X 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 (Intel P67 Chipset) (New B3 Revision) (Does Not Support SLI) System Memory: 8GB DDR3 1600MHz Corsair Dominator DHX (High-Performance) Power Supply: 800W Corsair GS (Dual SLI Compatible) 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(s): 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB (PhysX Technology) (Overclocked EVGA Edition) Add-on Card: - No Thanks Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 2: Corsair A70 Dual 120mm Fans 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: - No Thanks Enhancements: - No Thanks Chassis Mods: - No Thanks Noise Reduction: - No Thanks LaserMark: - No Thanks CPU Boost: FREE: Overclock the processor between 3.3GHz to 3.9GHz Graphics Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s) Memory Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory OS Boost: 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: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows 7 CD) I do not plan to use SLI or do any OC. Next year I would like to add a SSD and possibly replace the 560 for a 600 series card. Is there any point for me to take the 942 HAF X instead of HAF 932? Also, do both cases come with 4 fans installed? Does the LED fan upgrade add the optional fans to the case or just replaces the original fans? And regarding ODE Level 1 which looks like a better deal, is the CX600 really sufficient to handle a 570 and OCed i7? I have read a lot of bad reviews about its efficiency compared to other corsair series. Thanks for your time and input.

DST4ME Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List DS ELITE Joined: 14 Apr 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 36758	Quote Reply Posted: 14 Oct 2011 at 12:08am
	In psu for corsair I only use and recommend hx and ax series but DS says they like the 600w psu. aside from that ode 1 has better psu and cpu. 932 does not fit 4 big fans like the haf x. haf x comes with 3 you have to add the fourth, or ask DS to do it for you. the fan upgrade is smaller louder fans and they don't know replace all fans and the front led fan does not get replaced.
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