The Serenity TC-350e is housed in a small footprint and very low noise stylish Antec Sonata chassis. Internally sits a high specification Asus P7H55-M motherboard that supports the full range of Intel LGA1156 processors, starting with the dual-core Core i3 through to the high end quad-core, 8-thread Core i7. With 4GB of DDR3-1333 memory, a 1TB latest generation SATA drive, a powerful DirectX11 ATI graphics card and Windows 7, makes this Serenity a perfect family PC.
For office use or to reduce cost, you can remove the ATI graphics card when you cutomise this system and instead use the built-in graphics core that’s included inside an Intel Core i3 or Core i5-600 series of processors. The built-in graphics core is superior to traditional integtrated graphics solutions of the past, offering dual-display support and accelerated HD movie playback.

 

Prices	Ex. VAT	Inc. VAT
Intel® Core™ i3 530 2.93GHz/4MB L3 Processor £802.16 £942.53 Intel® Core™ i3 540 3.06GHz/4MB L3 Processor £822.16 £966.03 Intel® Core™ i5 650 3.20GHz/4MB L3 Processor £857.16 £1,007.16 Intel® Core™ i5 750 2.66GHz/8MB L3 Processor £877.16 £1,030.66 Intel® Core™ i5 655K 3.20GHz/4MB L3 Processor £887.16 £1,042.41 Intel® Core™ i5 670 3.46GHz/4MB L3 Processor £947.16 £1,112.91 Intel® Core™ i7 860 2.80GHz/8MB L3 Processor £947.16 £1,112.91 Intel® Core™ i7 875K 2.93GHz/8MB L3 Processor £997.16 £1,171.66 Intel® Core™ i7 870 2.93GHz/8MB L3 Processor £1,187.16 £1,394.91
Last Updated 13 August 2010

Case

ANTEC Sonata III Piano Black Quiet Midi Tower with low noise 500Watt PSU

• Piano Black midi tower case with front drive bay door.
• 3 x 5.25" + 2 x 3.5" external bays, 4 x 3.5" internal hard drive bays
• Cooling:120mm rear fan.Optional:120mm HDD,92mm CPU,80mm graphics
• Front Panel: 2xUSB, eSATA and Audio In/Out connectors
• Dimensions: 16.7"(H) x 18.2"(D) x 8.1"(W)
• More information is available here

 

Motherboard

Asus P7H55-M Pro Core i3/i5/i7 LGA1156 DDR3 PCIe2 MicroATX Motherboard

• Intel H55 Express Chipset supporting Core i3 integrated GPU graphics
• Supports Intel Core™ i3/i5/i7 Series processors (Socket 1156)
• Up to 16GB of DDR3 up to 2133MHz (O.C) memory, 2 x 2 sets of DIMMs
• Slots: 1 x PCIe2 x16, 1x PCIe2 x1, 2x PCI
• 6 SATA-II,8ch.HD Audio,Gb-LAN,12xUSB2
• Multi-VGA Output (for Core i3 CPU ONLY): HDMI, DVD-D and VGA
• Supports HDMI with max. resolution 1920x 1200 @ 60Hz
• Supports DVI with max. resolution 1920x 1200 @ 60Hz
• Supports RGB with max. resolution 2048x 1536 @ 75 Hz
• Maximum shared memory of 1748 MB
• More information is available here

 

CPU Cooler

Manufacturer supplied, standard factory CPU cooler(s)

 

Memory

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

 

Graphics

Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5670 1GB GDDR5 PCI-E with fan cooling (Dual slot)

• ATI Radeon 40nm GPU.Core Clock Speed 750MHz. HDCP support
• Memory Clock Speed 1GHz / 1GB GDDR5. 128Bit Memory bus
• 400 stream processors,8 ROPs,Shader Model 5,DirectX 11,OpenGL 3.2
• Outputs: 1x Dual Link DVI, 1x HDMI 1.3, 1x Display Port
• UVD 2 - Hardware accelerated decoding of H.264, VC-1 & MPEG-2 video
• ATI Eyefinity Technology, support up to 3 displays.
• (To enable a third display you require one panel with a DisplayPort connector)
• 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

 

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

 

Sound

On-board Sound. High Definition 7.1 Channel Audio, built onto the motherboard

 

Keyboard

Logitech Cordless Desktop Comfort Laser (Black+Dark Grey)

• 1 USB/PS2 Connection Required. Certified for Windows Vista, supports XP
• 5 Year Limited Warranty
• State of the art coreless laser mouse with tilt wheel
• Windows Vista Ready keyboard
• On-touch internet calling control keys
• More information is available here

 

O/S

Windows 7 Home Premium 64Bit (OEM)

• We include original Microsoft factory Installation CD with each system
• Price includes Installation
• Features Aero 3D Desktop interface, Media Center
• 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 office/home PC warranty

• 1st Year on-site, 2nd Year RTB (Parts & Labour)
• 2nd Year Optional collection & return service £60 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
• Service applies to UK Mainland only

 

Power measurements are in Watts, taken from a calibrated meter on the mains input.
Measurements were taken from Serenity TC-350e of the following configuration
The GREEN left power icon represents a system running at idle with Intel Speedstep Enabled
The RED right power icon represents a system running at 100% CPU & GPU load (OCCT PSU)

Intel Core i3 540 3.06GHz
4GB in 2 x 2GB DDR3-1333 Memory
2 x 1TB Samsung Spinpoint F3 SATA II Hard Drives
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5670 1GB Graphics
Sony NEC DVD R/W. Akasa 8-slot Flash media reader.
Logitech Cordless Comfort Laser USB Keyboard & Mouse
Antec 500Watt Earthwatts PSU

Noise level rating guide - measured using EXTECH sound level meter at 1m from front of
the base unit. Base unit placed on top of a desk at waist height with wall directly behind
system to help simulate worse case conditions. Room backgroud noise at ~28dBA
System running light tasks much as email & web browsing. Typical CPU load of 25% or less

) - noise level of 30dBA or less (quiet bedroom at night)
)) - noise level of 35dbA or less (doctors patients waiting room)
))) - noise level of 40dBA or less (quiet library)
)))) - noise level of 45dBA or less (living room / quiet room daytime)
))))) - noise level or 50dBA or greater (conversation, quiet office)