Amazingly quiet workstation powerhouse, based on Intel's Nehalem EP Xeon processors with onboard LSI 8-port SASII RAID controller. 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/SASII drives, this system is flexible enough for most workstations users, from HD Video editors to scientific researchers.
16th March 2010 - New specification, includes support for new Intel 4 and 6-core 32nm processors.

 

Prices	Ex. VAT	Inc. VAT
Dual Intel® Xeon™ E5503 2.0GHz/2c/4MB L3 Processor £2,751.11 £3,232.56 Dual Intel® Xeon™ E5507 2.26GHz/4c/4MB L3 Processor £2,911.11 £3,420.56 Dual Intel® Xeon™ E5620 2.40GHz/4c/12MB L3 Processor £3,091.11 £3,632.06 Dual Intel® Xeon™ L5609 1.86GHz/4c/12MB L3 Processor £3,171.11 £3,726.06 Dual Intel® Xeon™ L5630 2.13GHz/4c/12MB L3 Processor £3,341.11 £3,925.81 Dual Intel® Xeon™ E5630 2.53GHz/4c/12MB L3 Processor £3,371.11 £3,961.06 Dual Intel® Xeon™ E5640 2.66GHz/4c/12MB L3 Processor £3,751.11 £4,407.56 Dual Intel® Xeon™ L5640 2.26GHz/6c/12MB L3 Processor £4,131.11 £4,854.06 Dual Intel® Xeon™ X5650 2.66GHz/6c/12MB L3 Processor £4,131.11 £4,854.06 Dual Intel® Xeon™ X5667 3.06GHz/4c/12MB L3 Processor £4,891.11 £5,747.06 Dual Intel® Xeon™ X5670 2.93GHz/6c/12MB L3 Processor £4,911.11 £5,770.56 Dual Intel® Xeon™ X5677 3.47GHz/4c/12MB L3 Processor £5,071.11 £5,958.56 Dual Intel® Xeon™ X5680 3.33GHz/6c/12MB L3 Processor £5,071.11 £5,958.56
Last Updated 13 August 2010

System

Supermicro SuperWorkstation 7046A-6. Low Noise Nehalem-EP Workstation (Black)

• Motherboard X8DA6. 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: 1x PCIe2 (x16), 2x PCIe2 (x4) x8 slot, 3x PCI-X 133/100MHz
• 8-Hot-Swap 3.5" SAS/SATA Bays (8xSASII RAID+ 6xSATA RAID onboard)
• Whisper quiet operation with claimed 28dB(A)
• 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,9x USB 2.0,2x 1394a
• On-board LSI SAS 2008 6Gbps, supports RAID 0,1,10 (RAID 5 upgrade option)
• Cooling: 2x 8cm hot-swap PWM Cooling fans, 1x 9cm rear exhaust fan
• Items Included:
• Active low-noise heat-pipe Heatsink Kit (2 x SNK-P0040AP4)
• Items Optional (Not Included):
• Rail Mounting Kit: 4U PN:CSE-PT26-B
• LSI RAID5 upgrade key: (AOC-IMRRAKEY-2008-LSI) adds RAID 5 support
• 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 3800 1GB GDDR3 PCI-E Professional 3D Graphics Card

• 1GB GDDR3 Memory @ 51.2GB/sec
• 3D Primitive Performance - 300 Million trianges/sec,38 Billion texels/sec
• 192 CUDA Processor cores. 108Watts 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

Seagate Cheetah 300GB 15K.7 SAS2 Hard Drive

• Capacity: 300GB
• Serial Attached SCSI (SAS2) 6Gb/sec interface speed
• 3.4ms Average Seek. Up to 204MB/sec sustained data rate
• Acoustics: Idle 3.6 Bels. Low noise with Fluid Dynamic Bearing motor
• 5 Years warranty, 1.6 million hours MTFB
• 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

 

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