Priced at $1499 (as of July 25, 2011)--and encased in a glossy white, slightly rounded case that would look right at home at Aperture Science--the unit is a bargain for performance PC enthusiasts. Digital Storm didn't cut any discernible corners in cutting the price.

With the aid of enormous lighted fans on the front and top, and an efficiently large cooler on the back that doubles as a CPU heat sink, the interior and the processor stay nice and cool. A dial on the top of the case lets you adjust the speed of the fans to balance energy savings and performance. And in another nod to style, the company added red LED lights to the bottom of the side window, giving the interior components a slight glow.

The ODE's interior looks just as neat and sleek as its exterior. All of the wires are tucked neatly out of sight behind the motherboard, affording quick access to the system's six tool-free 3.5-inch bays and four 5.25-inch bays.

For power, the Digital Storm ODE packs an Intel Core i7 2600k that leaves you plenty of freedom to overclock. You also get 8GB of DDR3-1600 RAM, with room to add a couple of additional sticks later if desired.

The ODE dominated our Far Cry 2 graphical benchmarks, sustaining a frame rate of 103 frames per second on high quality at a resolution of 2560 by 1600 pixels. This is attributable to the two Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti graphics cards running in SLI. The two cards provide a total of four DVI and two HDMI ports for your multiple-monitor needs.