ODE LVL 4 or custom build?

Budget:
$3500 (give or take 200$)

Expectations:
PLAY SWTOR, DIABLO 3, and BF3 on ultra settings.

Should i get the ODE lvl 4 or this custom build?

Ticket Number: 658227
Total Price with Instant Savings: $3,541.00

Specifications:
Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Cooler Master 942 HAF X <b></b>
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: Intel Core i7 3930K 3.2GHz (Unlocked CPU for Extreme Overclocking) (Six-Core)
Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth X79 (Intel X79 Chipset) (Features USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s)
System Memory: 16GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested)
Power Supply: 1050W Corsair Pro Silver 1050HX (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible) <b></b>
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: 1x (750GB Seagate Barracuda (7200 RPM) (32MB Cache) (Model: HD-ST3750528AS) <b></b>
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 580 1.5GB (PhysX) (Overclocked EVGA 015-P3-1582-BR) <b></b>
Add-on Card: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 2: Corsair H100 Liquid CPU Cooler (240mm Radiator) (Extreme-Performance Edition) <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: Internal Chassis Lighting System (Blue) <b></b>
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Boost Processor: Stage 2: Overclock CPU 4.5GHz to 4.8GHz (Requires Pro or Deluxe Series Motherboard) <b></b>
Boost Video Card: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s)
Boost Memory: Memory Fan Kit Only (Does not include memory overclocking service) <b></b>
Boost OS: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64-Bit Edition) <b></b>
Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows 7 CD)
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Warranty: Life-time Expert Customer Care with 3 Year Limited Warrant

to be honest im going to wait for the new 30" OLED tvs/monitors to come out either the end of this year or the beg of next year so i guess my best answer is im going to buy the best screen to fit my computer. i plan on getting three of them within the next 2 years

A couple things, avoid using a TV as a monitor. They are in no way the same thing and a proper monitor will provide better quality.

Edit:

Ok for your budget you are going to have to go with the ODE 4. To do a proper custom build you're looking at over $4,000. The only issue is that even x2 7970's will not handle multiple 30" monitors. You're going to need to add a third 7970 later when you get additional monitors.

But in order to add a third 7970 you will also have to upgrade your power supply to a 1200w or better unit.


Edited by jmaster299 - 21 Feb 2012 at 7:18pm

Read my edited post, I had to rethink things due to your budget. Win7 Home Premium does not suffer from RAM issues like XP used to. You can use a full 16GB of system RAM plus your VRAM on Win7 Home Premium. The 16GB limit does not include VRAM like the old XP limits did.

The thing is the 7970 is not bad, it's just not all that powerful for it's price. A x3 GTX 570 2.5GB set up will beat a x2 7970 set up in both performance and cost (based on retail price of the cards) but due to the deep discounts on the ODE line the ODE 4 will actually fit in your budget.

I personally would recommend a custom build but again it's going to be around $4k.


Edited by jmaster299 - 21 Feb 2012 at 7:29pm

well if i have to save up for a couple more weeks thats ok if its going to be worth it. i look it as im already having to spend 3500$. ill bite the bullet for the extra 500 if ill be happier for the next 5 or so years!! i want to make my friends come over and HATE ME tho, so for 4000$ make this thing a beast lol thanks alot jmaster299 ur alot of help!!!

Ok cool... 1 question. Is paying the extra 250$ for stage 4 LC worth it? for $3800 i dont mind paying more for it to look a lot more bad ass even if it adds a slight performance boost.

thats that same build with stage 4 and id have them add a small uv light to light up the tubes? no?

You selected red lighting. Did you want red or UV?

well id have them put a big red one in the case but then id have them put a small UV to light up the tubes. it would be awsome if i could get that blue HAF X case and have uv light green tubes with a bright blues case light but dam... i like red and blue theme too what do u think?

OK cool. thanks mad im glad you decided to spend time helping me out its 30 min for you but its the next 5 years of my GAMING life lol thanks so if i got the blue haf x case and blue light in the case with green tubing. adding a small UV light to light up the tubes. do you think that would look awesome? a blue green theme