Based on the award winning NS+ Digital Arts Best Buy Award (Nov 2008) the Magnetar NS has the same hardware components but housed in a smaller chassis for users not requiring the very high end full length pro 3D accelerators. Like the NS+ its built on Intel's new Core i7 architecture, smashing the performance of the Core2 architecture and providing workstations users with a significant boost across a full range of workstation applications. As an example, an entry level Core i7 920 is faster that the top of the range Core 2 QX9770 3.2GHz in many Pro 3D applications like 3ds max 9. The Core i7 manages to more than double of memory bandwidth, thanks to the triple channel DDR3 controller built on-die within the processor. It’s a Quad-Core processor but it's able to execute 8-threads concurrently, which can provide up to 35% increase in rendering performance for example. More details on how it accelerates professional DCC applications can be found here Anandtech Core i7 review

 

Prices	Ex. VAT	Inc. VAT
Intel® Core™ i7 930 2.80GHz/8MB L3 Processor £1,226.28 £1,440.88 Intel® Core™ i7 960 3.20GHz/8MB L3 Processor £1,456.28 £1,711.13 Intel® Core™ i7 970 3.2GHz/6c/12MB L3 Processor £1,731.28 £2,034.25 Intel® Core™ i7 Ext. 980X 3.33GHz/6 Core Processor £1,831.28 £2,151.75
Last Updated 19 July 2010

Case

Antec Solo whisper quiet Midi Tower case (Silver and Black) - NO PSU

• Silver Aluminium front panel with gloss piano black chassis
• 3 x 5.25" + 1 x 3.5" external bays, 4 x 3.5" internal hard drive bays
• Cooling: 120mm rear Tricool fan (2 x optional front 92mm HDD fans)
• Front Panel: 2xUSB,1394 and Audio In/Out connectors
• Dimensions:17.5"(H) x 18.5"(D) x 8.1"(W)
• Featuring the latest in noise reduction case technology
• Including dual-layer sound deadening panels of steel and poly carbonate
• HDD trays with extra soft silicone grommets to reduce hard drive noise
• More information is available here

 

PSU

Corsair TX650 650 Watt PSU

• Suitable for Single and Dual CPU Socket systems.
• High 80% efficiency rated. Single 14cm Ultra-quiet Cooling fan
• Power Spec: +12V @ 52.0A
• Power Spec: +5V @ 30.0A, +3.3V @ 24.0A,-12v @ 0.8A,+5Vsb @ 3.0A
• Suitable for Dual Graphics card (SLI / CrossFire) Systems
• Manufacturer 5 year limited warranty
• More information is available here

 

System Cooler

SanAce - Ultra Low noise fan kit for Antec Solo chassis

• The latest silent fans from world famous Japanese fan maker Sanyo Denki
• Each fan is computer balanced to reduce vibaration and noise
• Dual ball bearing 40,000Hr long life fans
• Single 12cm, 17dB(A), 48CFM rear fan
• Dual 9cm, 17dB(A), 29CFM front fans

 

Motherboard

Intel® DX58SO (Smackover) Core i7 LGA1366 ATX Motherboard

• Intel X58+ICH10R Chipset.(Tylersburg)
• Supports Intel Core™i7 LGA1366 Processor with 3-ch. memory controller
• Supports up to 8GB DDR3 1066/1333 Memory in 3+1 DIMM Slots
• Slots: 2x PCIe (x16), 1x PCIe (x4), 2x PCIe (x1), 1x PCI
• 5x SATA-II RAID, eSATA, 8-Ch.HD Audio,GB-LAN, 12x USB 2.0, 2x 1394a
• Note: Memory installed in set of 3 for optimum performance
• Installing 4 modules will use Dual channel memory mode
• Overclocked DDR3-1600/2000 only supported up to a maximum of 1.65V

 

CPU Cooler

Manufacturer supplied, standard factory CPU cooler(s)

 

Memory

6GB Corsair XMS3 DDR3-1333 (PC3-10666) SDRAM Kit

• 3x 2GB matched memory modules with Classic Heat Spreaders
• Tested at 1333MHz with JEDEC standard 9-9-9-24 Latency at 1.5V
• memory kit designed for Intel Core i7, X58 Chipset motherboards
• More information is available here

 

Graphics

PNY QuadroFX 580 512MB GDDR3 PCI-E Professional 3D Graphics Card

• 512MB GDDR3 Memory @ 25.6GB/sec
• 3D Primitive Performance - 170 Million trianges/sec, 7.2 Billion texels/sec
• 32 CUDA Processor cores. 40Watts power consumption
• OpenGL 3, DirectX 10, Shader model 4.0, FSAA x16 (maximum)
• Display connectors: 1 x DVI-I (Dual-Link), 2 x Display Port (2 max active)
• More information is available here

 

Hard drive

Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB SATA-II Hard Disk HD103UJ

• Capacity: 1TB
• SATA 3.0Gb/s interface, 7,200 RPM Rotational Speed
• 8.9ms Average Seek, 32MB cache. Native Command Queuing (NCQ)
• Acoustics: Idle Mode 27 dBA (average), Seek Mode 29 dBA (average)
• 3 Year Manufacturer Warranty
• More information is available here

 

CD/DVD Drive

Sony NEC Optiarc Multi-Format DVD Writer (SATA)

• Black bezel. Tray loading drive. SATA Interface
• Average Acess Time: 180ms (DVD), 150ms (CD)
• Max Sustained Transfer Rate: 21MB/s (DVD 16x), 7MB/s (CD 48x)
• Writes: DVD+/-R 18x,+RW 8x,-RW 6x,+R DL 8x,-R DL 8x,DVD-RAM 12x
• 1 Year Limited Warranty. Includes Nero 7 Software Suite
• More information is available here

 

O/S

Microsoft Windows XP Professional 64Bit (OEM)

• Supports up to 128GB system memory and 1 or 2 physical processors
• Each processor can additionally have Dual Cores or Hyperthreading
• We include original Microsoft factory Installation CD with each system
• More information is available here

 

Warranty

Armari 2 Year Standard Workstation Warranty for Systems

• 1st Year on-site, 2nd Year RTB (Parts & Labour)
• 2nd Year Optional collection & return service £55 per callout
• Collection is via protective flight case so you don't need to keep the box!
• Terms & conditions of on-site warranty available on request
• On-site service applies to UK Mainland only