Amazingly quiet workstation powerhouse, based on Intel's Nehalem EP Xeon processors. With a claimed noise of just 28dBA this incredibly powerful workstation platform can be pedestal or rack mounted. Supporting up to 96GB of memory and 8 Hot-Swap SATA or SAS drives (more 6 SATA drives or SAS drives requires additional controller) this system is flexible enough for most workstations users, from HD Video editors to scientific researchers.

 

Prices	Ex. VAT	Inc. VAT
Dual Intel® Xeon™ E5503 2.0GHz/2c/4MB L3 Processor £2,279.18 £2,678.04 Dual Intel® Xeon™ E5507 2.26GHz/4c/4MB L3 Processor £2,439.18 £2,866.04 Dual Intel® Xeon™ E5620 2.40GHz/4c/12MB L3 Processor £2,619.18 £3,077.54 Dual Intel® Xeon™ L5609 1.86GHz/4c/12MB L3 Processor £2,699.18 £3,171.54 Dual Intel® Xeon™ L5630 2.13GHz/4c/12MB L3 Processor £2,869.18 £3,371.29 Dual Intel® Xeon™ E5630 2.53GHz/4c/12MB L3 Processor £2,899.18 £3,406.54 Dual Intel® Xeon™ E5640 2.66GHz/4c/12MB L3 Processor £3,279.18 £3,853.04 Dual Intel® Xeon™ L5640 2.26GHz/6c/12MB L3 Processor £3,659.18 £4,299.54 Dual Intel® Xeon™ X5650 2.66GHz/6c/12MB L3 Processor £3,659.18 £4,299.54 Dual Intel® Xeon™ X5667 3.06GHz/4c/12MB L3 Processor £4,419.18 £5,192.54 Dual Intel® Xeon™ X5670 2.93GHz/6c/12MB L3 Processor £4,439.18 £5,216.04 Dual Intel® Xeon™ X5677 3.47GHz/4c/12MB L3 Processor £4,599.18 £5,404.04 Dual Intel® Xeon™ X5680 3.33GHz/6c/12MB L3 Processor £4,599.18 £5,404.04
Last Updated 13 August 2010

System

Supermicro SuperWorkstation 7046A-T. Low Noise Nehalem-EP Workstation (Black)

• Motherboard X8DAi. Chassis SC743TQ-865B-SQ. 865Watt fixed PSU
• Supports 2 x Intel Xeon 5500 LGA1366 Processors
• Memory DDR3-1333/1066/800 up to 96GB (12 DIMMS, 3 channelsx4 sets)
• Slots: 2x PCIe2 (x16), 1x PCIe2 (x4) x8 slot, 3x PCI. IPMI 2 (SIMLC) Slot
• 8-Hot-Swap 3.5" SAS/SATA Bays (6xSATA RAID on motherboard)
• Chassis additional features: 3 x 5.25" Bays (one with FDD adapter)
• 5.25" Bays can be rotated 90 deg. for Rack mounting.
• Motherboard features: 8-Ch.HD Audio, 2xGb-LAN,10x USB 2.0,2x 1394a, FDD
• Items Included:
• Heatsink Kit (2 x SNK-P0040AP4)
• Items Optional (Not Included):
• Rail Mounting Kit: 4U PN:CSE-PT26-B
• IPMI 2.0 Server management module PN: AOC-SIMLC
• IPMI 2.0 with KVM-Over-LAN PN: AOC-SIMLP+
• More information is available here

 

CPU Cooler

Supermicro SuperWorkstation low noise CPU cooler(s)

• Included with platform

 

Memory

6 x 2GB DDR3-1333 ECC Registered SDRAM Module

• Approved for Intel Nehalem EP motherboards
• CPU may drop memory speed to 1066MHz with more than 3 modules/CPU
• Supported processor required for 1333MHz Speed (Xeon X5550 or higher)
• Supported processor required for 1066MHz Speed (Xeon 5520 or higher)

 

Graphics

PNY QuadroFX 1800 768MB GDDR3 PCI-E Professional 3D Graphics Card

• 768MB GDDR3 Memory @ 38.4GB/sec
• 3D Primitive Performance - 268 Million trianges/sec,17.6 Billion texels/sec
• 64 CUDA Processor cores. 59Watts power consumption
• OpenGL 3, DirectX 10, Shader model 4.0, FSAA x32 (maximum)
• Display connectors: 1 x DVI-I (Dual-Link), 2 x Display Port (2 max active)
• More information is available here

 

Hard drive

Western Digital RE3 Enterprise 1TB SATA-II Hard Disk WD1002FBYS

• Capacity: 1TB. Designed for 24x7 Operation
• SATA 3.0Gb/s interface, 7,200 RPM Rotational Speed
• 4.2ms Average Seek, 32MB cache. Native Command Queuing (NCQ)
• Acoustics: Idle Mode 28 dBA (average), Seek Mode 33 dBA (average)
• 5 Year Warranty. 1.2 Million hours MTBF at 100% duty cycle
• 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 Vista Business 64Bit (OEM) with Windows 7 upgrade

• 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
• includes Upgrade to Windows 7 Professional released on October 22nd
• 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