The Armari Magnetar TSX is a very affordable desk side Supercomputer platform. Supporting up to 3 x NVIDIA Tesla Parallel compute engines, the Magnetar TSX provides true multi Teraflop supercomputing performance. Supporting the parallel Tesla engines is next generation Core i7 Workstation host platform supporting up to 24GB of Triple channel DDR3 main memory and offering both 64Bit Windows and Linux development environments. The latest NVIDIA CUDA development tools are installed and tested on each workstation.
The example configuring shown,excludes Tesla cards which can be added when you customise this system.

 

Prices	Ex. VAT	Inc. VAT
Intel® Core™ i7 930 2.80GHz/8MB L3 Processor £1,690.26 £1,986.06 Intel® Xeon™ W3520 2.66GHz/8MB L3 Processor £1,715.26 £2,015.43 Intel® Core™ i7 960 3.20GHz/8MB L3 Processor £1,930.26 £2,268.06 Intel® Xeon™ W3540 2.93GHz/8MB L3 Processor £1,955.26 £2,297.43 Intel® Core™ i7 Ext. 980X 3.33GHz/6 Core Processor £2,305.26 £2,708.68 Intel® Xeon™ W3570 3.20GHz/8MB L3 Processor £2,355.26 £2,767.43
Last Updated 13 August 2010

Case

Armari Magnetar TDX Pro / TSX Workstation chassis

• Chassis is optimised for supporting up to 3 x nVidia Tesla C1060/C2050 cards
• Top panel 2x USB 2.0 Ports
• Dimmensions (220 x 633 x 610)mm WxHxD

 

PSU

be quiet! Dark Power PRO P8 1200Watt, the ultimate low noise energy efficent PSU

• Compatible with the latest ATX 12V 2.3 Version and EPS 12V V2.92
• 92% Silver efficiency rated. Prize-winning 120mm SilentWings fan
• Power Spec: +12V1 @ 25A,V2,3 @ 22A,V4,5,6 @ 32A, Max. 1152Watts
• Power Spec: +5V @ 30.0A, +3.3V @ 24.0A,-12v @ 0.5A,+5Vsb @ 4.0A
• Suitable for Triple Graphics card (SLI / CrossFire) Systems
• Motherboard Power: 20+4pin, 12V P8, 2 x 12V P4
• PCIe modular connectors: 3 x (6+2)Pin, 3 x 6Pin
• Manufacturer 3 year limited warranty
• EuP compliant - consumes less than 0.31 watts in standby
• Support Intel deep power-down C6 status
• More information is available here

 

Motherboard

Asus P6T7 WS SuperComputer Core i7 LGA1366 DDR3 PCIe2 Motherboard

• Intel X58+ICH10R+ 2x nVidia NF200 Chipset (Supports SLI & Crossfire)
• Supports Intel Core™ i7 Series processors LGA1366 Socket
• Up to 24GB of DDR3 up to 2000MHz (o.c.) memory, 2 x 3 set of DIMMs
• Slots: 7x PCIe2 x16 mechanical (4@ x16 or 5@ x8,1@ x16). NO PCI !
• 6xSATA-II RAID,2xSAS RAID,8ch.HD,2xGb-LAN,12xUSB2,1394a,2x eSATA
• Board features optimised design for multi-CPU NVIDIA Tesla
• Support up to 4 x CUDA cards (e.g. 3xTESLA S1060+ QuadroFX)
• ASUS True 16+2 Phase Power Design
• Supports DDR3 1600 (Over Clocked) Memory, 1333MHz recommended for 12GB
• Supports True 3-Way full Gen2 x16 Lane nVidia SLI
• * For QuadroFX + 3xTesla S1060, install QuadroFX in PCIe_1, Tesla in slots 3,5,7. Note requires chassis with 8+ slots
• More information is available here

 

CPU Cooler

Manufacturer supplied, standard factory CPU cooler(s)

 

Memory

3 x 2GB DDR3-1333 (PC3-10600) SDRAM

 

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

Seagate Constellation ES 1TB 32MB SATA-II Hard Drive - Model ST31000524NS

• Capacity: 1TB, Designed for Enterprise 24x7 Operation
• SATA 3GB/s interface with native command queuing (NCQ), 7200RPM
• Average Seek: 8.5ms(read) / 9.5ms (write), 32MB cache
• Acoustics: Idle Mode 2.2 bels / seek Mode 2.5 bels.
• 5 Years Limited Warranty Period. 1.2million hours MTBF
• Average operating Power: 9.8Watts, Idle 7.0Watts
• 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

 

Keyboard

Logitech Deluxe 250 Keyboard (USB)

• USB Connection Required
• Standard 104 key layout
• Full-size soft touch keys
• Spill-proof design extends the keyboard life
• 1 Year Limited Warranty
• OEM

 

Mouse

Logitech RX250 Scroll Optical Wheel Mouse BLACK (OEM)

• Optical Wheel Mouse
• 3-Buttons
• USB and PS/2 connectivity
• Convenient scroll wheel doubles as third mouse button, 3-year guarantee

 

O/S

Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64Bit (OEM)

• We include original Microsoft factory Installation CD with each system
• Price includes Installation
• Features Aero 3D Desktop interface, Remote Desktop
• Business Networking, Bitlocker Drive encryption, Full Backup & Restore
• Windows XP Mode - runs Windows XP as a virtual machine inside Win7
• 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