Awarded "Best Buy" in the latest Digital Arts workstation group test (May 2009), the NGX offers amazing value and class leading performance. The NGX was primarily designed for users working in photography, HD video or web design. However it can customised with a professional 3D accelerator for users looking for a powerful yet affordable Pro 3D workstation.

 

Prices	Ex. VAT	Inc. VAT
Intel® Core™ i7 930 2.80GHz/8MB L3 Processor £1,555.80 £1,828.07 Intel® Core™ i7 960 3.20GHz/8MB L3 Processor £1,785.80 £2,098.32 Intel® Core™ i7 970 3.2GHz/6c/12MB L3 Processor £2,060.80 £2,421.44 Intel® Core™ i7 Ext. 980X 3.33GHz/6 Core Processor £2,160.80 £2,538.94
Last Updated 19 July 2010

Case

Lian-li PC-B25 Smart Black Anodised Aluminium Low noise Workstation Case NO PSU

• Black aluminum case with full front door, sound damping side door
• Drive Bays: 3 x 5.25” + 1 x 3.5" external, 5 x 3.5” Bays internal
• 2 x 12cm front fans, 1x 12cm fan (rear)
• I/O Ports: USB 2.0 x 4; IEEE1394 x 1; HD+AC97 Audio
• Dimensions: 210x450x515mm(W,H,D)
• More information is available here

 

PSU

Corsair TX750 750 Watt PSU

• Suitable for Single and Dual CPU Socket systems.
• High 80% efficiency rated. Single 14cm Ultra-quiet Cooling fan
• Power Spec: +12V @ 60.0A
• Power Spec: +5V @ 28.0A, +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

 

Motherboard

Asus P6T Deluxe V2 Core i7 LGA1366 DDR3 PCIe2 Motherboard

• Intel X58+ICH10R Chipset.(Supports ATI CrossfireX & NVIDIA SLI)
• Supports Intel Core™ i7 Series processors
• Up to 24GB of DDR3 up to 2000MHz (O.C) memory, 2 x 3 set of DIMMs
• Slots: 3 x PCIe2 (x16+x16+x1) or (x16+x8+x8), 1x PCIe x4, 2x PCI
• 6 SATA-II RAID,8ch.HD Audio,2x Gb-LAN,14x USB 2.0,2x1394a,1x eSATA
• ASUS True 16+2 phase Power Design
• Note: Due to slot layout, only 2 card NVIDIA SLI is supported if using air cooled
• graphics cards. However this does mean you can support Quad SLI
• with 2 x GTX295s.
• More information is available here

 

CPU Cooler

Domino ALC - Advanced Single CPU Liquid cooling system (LGA775/1366) 120mm Fan

• An outstanding high performance, cost effective, low noise and safe
• liquid cooling solution. Maintainence free and factory sealed for life.
• The performance of liquid cooling at the price of a good heatsink fan.
• Comprises of Single CPU block/pump/controller/fan and radiator unit that
• screws on to the back of most chassis that can support a 12cm fan
• Intelligent controller and large LCD backlit panel provides realtime status data.
• A Safety Alarm warns you of any problems with the cooling system.

 

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

BFG GTX 285 OC 1GB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Graphics Adapter

• NVIDIA GTX 285 GPU. Core Clock 666MHz, Shader Clock 1.512GHz
• Memory Clock Speed 2.484GHz / 1GB GDDR3 / 512Bit bus
• 240 processor cores. HDCP Compliant for HD Video
• OpenGL 2.1, DirectX 10, Shader model 4.0. Triple SLI support
• Display connectors: 2 x Dual Link DVI-I, HDTV + TV Out
• More information is available here

 

Hard drive

2 x 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 (ATA)

• Black bezel. Tray loading drive. IDE 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
• Windows Vista is now supported
• 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 Vista Business 64Bit (OEM)

• We include original Microsoft factory Installation CD with each system
• Price includes installation
• Includes; Aero 3D desktop interface, Business Networking, remote desktop
• Does not include; Media Center, Bitlocker encryption
• 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

 

Power measurements are in Watts, taken from a calibrated meter on the mains input.
Measurements were taken from an NGX Workstation of the following configuration.
The GREEN left power icon represents a system running at idle with Speedstep Enabled
The RED right power icon represents a system running with full CPU load, all cores at 100%

Intel Core i7 920 @ (3.0GHz)
6GB in 3 x 2GB DDR3-1333 Memory
2x 1TB Samsung Spinpoint F1 SATA II Drives
BFG GTX285 Graphics Card
Windows Vista 64Bit Business

A system with a noise level of 2, is extremely quiet.
This machine would be acceptable for most people in a home environment such as
a home office. It would be inaudable in a typical office.
Note: noise levels are typical for specification above and will change with configuration and between individual machines.