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Pros

  • Very powerful without overkilling on price
  • A myriad of connectivity options

Cons

  • Still rather pricey
  • No media card readers

Bottom Line

Digital Storm’s ODE Level 4 offers blistering speed, but doesn’t come cheap.

The Specs

Processor
Processor count 1
Processor speed 3276.8 MHz
Processor type Intel Core i7
Cache size 12.288 KB
Memory
Memory size 16384.0 MB
Memory speed 667.0 MHz
Memory type DDR3
Storage
Drive size 1119.0 GB
Drive type
  • Hard Disk Drive
  • Solid-State Drive
Expansion slots
Number of PCI-Express 2.0 x16 slots 4.0
Ports and Connections
Available Interfaces
  • Audio - Center/Bass Out (1/8" mini)
  • Audio - Digital Optical
  • Audio - Headphone Out (1/8" Mini)
  • Audio - Line In (1/8" Mini)
  • Audio - Line Out (1/8" Mini)
  • Audio - Microphone In (1/8" Mini)
  • Audio - Rear Surround Out (1/8" mini)
  • Audio - Side Surround Out (1/8" mini)
  • Bluetooth
  • DVI
  • HDMI
  • IEEE 1394 - FireWire (Unspecified)
  • Mini DisplayPort
  • USB - Universal Serial Bus 3.0
  • eSATA
Included Software
Operating system Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium

Performance

Overall Rating
WorldBench 6 Score 213
Office Productivity
Web Browsing 114  seconds (lower is better)
Office Suite Use 299  seconds (lower is better)
File Compression 120  seconds (lower is better)
Content Creation
CPU Graphics Rendering 124  seconds (lower is better)
DVD Burning 97  seconds (lower is better)
Image Editing 238  seconds (lower is better)
GPU Graphics Rendering 256  seconds (lower is better)
Video Encoding 112  seconds (lower is better)
Video Editing 137  seconds (lower is better)
Power Usage
Off power usage 2.3  Watt hours
Sleep power usage 7.9  Watt hours
Idle power usage 163.4  Watts
Multitasking
World Bench 6 Multitasking 132
Gaming
Unreal Tournament 3 Medium 1024x768 350.9  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 2, High Quality, 1024x768 223.4  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 2, High Quality, 1680x1050 220.6  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 2, High Quality, 1920x1200 217.7  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 2, High Quality, 2560x1600 171.6  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 2, Ultra Quality, 2560x1600 158.3  Frames per second (higher is better)
Far Cry 2, High Quality, 1680x1050 222.7  Frames per second (higher is better)
Far Cry 2, High Quality, 1024x768 222.3  Frames per second (higher is better)
Far Cry 2, Low Quality, 1024x768 227  Frames per second (higher is better)
Far Cry 2, Low Quality, 1680x1050 227.6  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament 3 Medium 2560x1600 356  Frames per second (higher is better)
Far Cry 2, Low Quality, 1920x1200 233.7  Frames per second (higher is better)
Far Cry 2, Low Quality, 2560x1600 234.3  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament 3 Highest 1024x768 212.2  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament 3 Highest 1680x1050 213.9  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament 3 Medium 1920x1200 351.7  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament 3 Highest 1920x1200 216  Frames per second (higher is better)
Far Cry 2, Ultra Quality, 2560x1600 163.3  Frames per second (higher is better)
Far Cry 2, High Quality, 2560x1600 173.5  Frames per second (higher is better)
Far Cry 2, High Quality, 1920x1200 219.7  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 2, Low Quality, 1920x1200 268.7  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 2, Low Quality, 1680x1050 269.4  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament 3 Highest 2560x1600 213.1  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 2, Low Quality, 1024x768 270  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament 3 Medium 1680x1050 347.3  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 2, Low Quality, 2560x1600 264  Frames per second (higher is better)