If you've been waiting for the release of Windows 7 before buying your next workstation, then the wait is now over. Based on all new technology and designed to provide the best possible experience and performance with Windows 7, this optimised configuration of our Magnetar F3 workstation has been awarded "Best Buy" in the November 2009 issue of Digital Arts.
What makes this system so special ?
Windows 7 has been high optimised for not only Multi-core processors, but it's able to distinguish between real and logical SMP cores found inside Intel's Core i7 processors. In addition to this, Windows 7 directly recognises the unique properties of the latest generation of Intel SSDs to help maintain high levels of performance throughout their life through a system called 'TRIM'.
When your not using the full power of this system it drops back to using less than 100Watts when running light desktop apps like email and web browsing.
In addition to this, each of these Review Special F3 Workstations feature a performance enhanced clock speed @ 3.33GHz which is then turbo boosted up to 3.6GHz by the processor when running single threaded applications. This configuration is fully supported and guaranteed by Armari for 2 years.

 

Prices	Ex. VAT	Inc. VAT
Intel® Core™ i7 860 2.80GHz/8MB L3 Processor £1,577.75 £1,853.85 Intel® Core™ i7 870 2.93GHz/8MB L3 Processor £1,817.75 £2,135.85
Last Updated 19 July 2010

Case

Antec P183 Advanced Low noise Super Midi Tower case (Black)- NO PSU

• Black front panel with full length front drive bay door
• 4 x 5.25" + 1 x 3.5" external bays,5x 3.5" internal shock damped Bays*
• Cooling: up to 5x120mm cooling fans. Supports ATX motherboards
• Front Panel: 2xUSB,1394 and Audio In/Out connectors
• Dimensions: 514 mm (H) x 205 mm (W) x 507 mm (D)
• Upper and lower cooling chambers to decrease heat and noise
• Innovative three-layer side panels and front door to dampen system noise
• Optional fan mounts in the front and air duct over graphics card slot
• *Long graphics cards may require removal of mid-chassis 2x HDD bay
• More information is available here

 

PSU

be quiet! Straight Power E7 700Watt, the ultimate low noise energy efficent PSU

• Compatible with the latest ATX 12V 2.3 Version and EPS 12V V2.92
• up to 89% efficiency Bronze rated. Prize-winning 120mm SilentWings fan
• Power Spec: +12V1,V2,V3,V4, @ 18A, Max. 624Watts
• Power Spec: +5V @ 28.0A, +3.3V @ 28.0A,-12v @ 0.5A,+5Vsb @ 3.0A
• Suitable for Dual Graphics card (SLI / CrossFire) Systems
• Motherboard Power: 20+4pin, 12V P8, 12V P4
• PCIe connectors: 2 x (6+2)Pin, 2 x 6Pin
• Manufacturer 3 year limited warranty
• EuP compliant - consumes less than 0.5 watts in standby
• Support Intel deep power-down C6 status
• More information is available here

 

Motherboard

Asus P7P55D Core i5/i7 LGA1156 DDR3 PCIe2 Motherboard

• Intel P55 Express Chipset.(Supports ATI CrossfireX)
• Supports Intel Core™ i5/i7-800 Series processors (Socket 1152)
• Up to 16GB of DDR3 up to 2133MHz (O.C) memory, 2 x 2 sets of DIMMs
• Slots: 1 x PCIe2 x16, 1 x PCIe x16 @ x4, 2x PCIe x1, 3x PCI
• 6 SATA-II RAID,8ch.HD Audio,Gb-LAN,14xUSB2,2x1394a,Esata
• More information is available here

 

CPU Cooler

Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro V2 Triple Heat-pipe low noise CPU Cooler

• Intel S1366/S1156/S775 & AMD AM3/AM2+/AM2/939 Up to 130 Watts!
• 9.2CM PWM delivers effective cooling with low noise operation
• More information is available here

 

Memory

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

 

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

Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB SATA-II Hard Disk HD103SJ

• 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 2.5 Bel (average), Seek Mode 2.8 Bel (average)
• 3 Year Manufacturer Warranty

 

Hard drive

Intel® X25-M (Gen2) SATA II Solid State Drive 2.5" 80GB, 2.5" MLC High Performance

• Capacity: 80GB, 2.5inch Format
• SATA-II Interface.10 channel parallel controller with 34nm NAND Flash
• Sustained Read Rate: up to 250MB/s
• Sustained Write Rate: up to 70MB/s
• Supports Windows 7 TRIM. 3 year manufacturer warranty.
• This Gen2 drive is widely considered to be best overall SSD drive on the market
• due to its excellent performance including random writes and the fact its
• able to maintain high performance levels thoughout its life.
• If you were ever worried about the life of this SSD, Intel promises you can
• write 100GB of new data on this drive every day for 5 years without any risk of
• it loosing it data due to the NAND flash wearing out.
• 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

 

Floppy drives

Akasa 8-slot Flash media/SIMM/Smart card reader. Internal 3.5" USB 2.0

• Supports most modern flash card formats for cameras and mobile phones
• CFI,CFII,MS Pro/Ultra,SD/SDHC/MMC,M2,MicroSD/SDHC.TransFlash etc.
• also supports: Smart cards and SIM mobile phone cards, GSM, 2G, 3G
• Internal motherboard USB 2.0 connection up to 480 Mbit/s
• Fits into conventional 3.5" floppy drive bay. Black or white Bezel included
• 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

 

Anti Virus

Microsoft Security Essentials Anti-Virus & Anti-Spam (FREE)

• Why pay when you can get this for free ?
• Based on a cut down version of Microsoft OneCare, this comprehensive
• Anti-Virus and Anti-Malware is completely free from Microsoft!
• Supports all Microsoft Desktop Operating Systems XP/Vista/Win7 32/64bit
• NOT supported on Server operating systems
• 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