The Magnetar CX3 is an updated version of our popular CX2 workstation. Based on the Intel® 5500 (Tylersburg) Chipset and supports up to two Xeon 55/5600 series processors which includes several new 6-core models and up to 48GB of DDR3 memory. Both lower cost desktop as well as Registered DDR3 ECC memory types are supported.
Built into a small, quality Supermicro mid-tower, this low noise workation offers great value and performance.

 

Prices	Ex. VAT	Inc. VAT
Dual Intel® Xeon™ E5503 2.0GHz/2c/4MB L3 Processor £1,799.58 £2,114.50 Dual Intel® Xeon™ E5507 2.26GHz/4c/4MB L3 Processor £1,959.58 £2,302.50 Dual Intel® Xeon™ E5620 2.40GHz/4c/12MB L3 Processor £2,139.58 £2,514.00 Dual Intel® Xeon™ L5609 1.86GHz/4c/12MB L3 Processor £2,219.58 £2,608.00 Dual Intel® Xeon™ L5630 2.13GHz/4c/12MB L3 Processor £2,389.58 £2,807.75 Dual Intel® Xeon™ E5630 2.53GHz/4c/12MB L3 Processor £2,419.58 £2,843.00 Dual Intel® Xeon™ E5640 2.66GHz/4c/12MB L3 Processor £2,799.58 £3,289.50 Dual Intel® Xeon™ L5640 2.26GHz/6c/12MB L3 Processor £3,179.58 £3,736.00 Dual Intel® Xeon™ X5650 2.66GHz/6c/12MB L3 Processor £3,179.58 £3,736.00 Dual Intel® Xeon™ X5667 3.06GHz/4c/12MB L3 Processor £3,939.58 £4,629.00 Dual Intel® Xeon™ X5670 2.93GHz/6c/12MB L3 Processor £3,959.58 £4,652.50
Last Updated 13 August 2010

Case

Supermicro SC733TQ-665 - Black Workstation Chassis with 665Watt PCIe EATX PSU

• Supports EATX (12"x13") motherboards. Black Steel chassis/plastic bezel
• Bays: 2 x 5.25", 1 x 3.5", 4 x 3.5" Hot-Swap SAS/SATA with SES2
• Cooling: 1 x 12cm fan (exhaust), 1 x 9cm fan (intake)
• Front Panel: 2 x USB2.0. LEDs: Power, HDD, Lan, overheat
• Dimensions: 427 x 178 x 531mm (HxWxD). Weight: 18.2Kg
• Please Note: Full SES2 Support is only available on SAS motherboards
• Low noise 80+ Bronze certified PSU
• More information is available here

 

System Cooler

SanAce - Low noise fan Kit for Supermicro SC733T Chassis

• The latest quiet fans from world famous Japanese fan maker Sanyo Denki
• Each fan is computer balanced to reduce vibaration and noise
• Dual ball bearing 40,000Hr+ long life fans
• Single 12cm, up to 24dB(A), 58CFM rear fan
• Single 9cm, up to 22dB(A), 37CFM front fans
• More information is available here

 

Motherboard

Supermicro X8DAL-i Rev 2.0 Dual Xeon™ 55/56 series Workstation Motherboard

• Intel 5520+ICH10R+IOH-24D Chipset. (C2 stepping)
• Supports Dual Intel Xeon 55/56xx Processors with 3-ch.memory controller
• Supports DDR3 1066/1333 ECC REG Memory in 2x3 DIMM sets (6 Dimms)
• Slots: PCIe2 (x16), PCIe2 (x4) in x16 slot, PCIe2 (x4), 2x PCI.
• 6x SATA-II RAID, 8-Ch.HD Audio, 2xGB-LAN, 8x USB 2.0
• Rev 2.0 board, with full support for 32nm (Westmere-EP) Xeon processors
• On-board TPM to support Westmere Xeon Trusted eXecection Technology (TXT)
• NOTE: No Legacy Floppy or IDE ports.
• More information is available here

 

CPU Cooler

Supermicro SNK-P0035AP4 Low Noise Cooler for LGA775/1366 Processors (PAIR)

• Quad Heat-pipe with 9cm low noise 4-pin PWM fan (19.5dBA)
• LGA775/1366 CPU Support including Xeon W55xx Nehalem EP
• Suitable for Workstation chassis, 4U Rack server
• More information is available here

 

Memory

6 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

 

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

 

Network

Dual Gigabit LAN controllers (built onto the motherboard)

 

Sound

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

 

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

 

Power measurements are in Watts, taken from a calibrated meter on the mains input.
Measurements were taken from Magnetar CX3 workstation 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)

Dual Intel Xeon 5650 2.66Ghz 6-Core processors
12GB in 6 x 2GB DDR3-1333 Memory
2 x 500GB Seagate barracuda ES.2 SATA II Hard Drives
PNY QuadroFX 3800 1GB Graphics card
Sony NEC DVD R/W. Akasa 8-slot Flash media reader.
Logitech USB Keyboard & Mouse
Supermicro 665Watt 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)