Digital Storm ODE Desktop System

27.07.2011

The array of necessary ports is sufficient to support every accessory you need. On the top of the case are four USB ports, a USB 3.0 port, and a FireWire port. On the rear are eight USB ports, two USB 3.0 ports, two eSATA ports, and another FireWire port, plus the requisite audio ports and a gigabit ethernet port.

The Digital Storm ODE won't leave you short on space either, offering both a 1TB hard drive for massive storage and an 80GB solid-state drive for pure speed. And to supplement those, you get four open bays where you can add hard drives to your heart's content.

On the other hand, don't count on being able to add much to the motherboard. The two GPUs occupy most of the available space, leaving just two open PCIx1 slots, one of which is readily accessible.

Media aficionados will enjoy the Blu-ray combo drive for watching high-quality video and quickly burning DVDs or music CDs. But they may be a little distraught to learn that there are no SD or Media Stick slots here.

Great computing power requires some serious voltage to keep everything running smoothly. Luckily, Digital Storm includes a Corsair 800W power supply, with enough juice to power whatever you add to the system in the future.