The Magnetar CNE workstation offers professional 3D users an affordable yet powerful platform based on Intel's Core 2 series of processors and powered by NVIDIA Quadro professional graphics.

 

Prices	Ex. VAT	Inc. VAT
Intel® Core™2 Duo E7400 2.80GHz/1066/LGA Processor £773.06 £908.34 Intel® Core™2 Duo E7600 3.06GHz/1066/LGA Processor £803.06 £943.59 Intel® Core™2 Quad Q8300 2.5GHz/4MB L2 Processor £803.06 £943.59 Intel® Core™2 Quad Q8200 2.33GHz/4MB L2 Processor £818.06 £961.22 Intel® Core™2 Quad Q8400 2.66GHz/4MB L2 Processor £823.06 £967.09 Intel® Core™2 Duo E8400 3.00GHz/1333/LGA Processor £823.06 £967.09 Intel® Core™2 Duo E8500 3.16GHz/1333/LGA Processor £843.06 £990.59 Intel® Core™2 Quad Q9550 2.83GHz/12MB L2 Processor £863.06 £1,014.09 Intel® Core™2 Quad Q8200S 2.33GHz/4MB L2 Processor £873.06 £1,025.84 Intel® Core™2 Duo E8600 3.33GHz/1333/LGA Processor £908.06 £1,066.97 Intel® Core™2 Quad Q9550S 2.83GHz/12MB L2 Processor £953.06 £1,119.84 Intel® Core™2 Quad Q9650 3.0GHz/12MB L2 Processor £953.06 £1,119.84
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 P5QL Pro with Intel® P43 Chipset.Socket LGA775 DDR2 PCIe2 Motherboard

• Intel P43+ICH10 Chipset.
• Supports Intel Core™2 Duo/Quad/Ext. Processors. FSB 800-1600MHz
• Up to 16GB of DDR2 1066/800/667, non-ECC unbuffered memory.4 DIMMs
• Slots: 1x PCIe2 x16, 2x PCIe x1, 3x PCI
• 6 SATA II, 1xUltraATA,8ch.HD Audio, Gb-LAN, 12xUSB2
• Up to 1600MHz FSB Overclock speed
• More information is available here

 

CPU Cooler

Manufacturer supplied, standard factory CPU cooler(s)

 

Memory

2 x 2GB DDR2-800 (PC2-6400) SDRAM Memory

 

Graphics

PNY QuadroFX 580 512MB GDDR3 PCI-E Professional 3D Graphics Card

• 512MB GDDR3 Memory @ 25.6GB/sec
• 3D Primitive Performance - 170 Million trianges/sec, 7.2 Billion texels/sec
• 32 CUDA Processor cores. 40Watts power consumption
• OpenGL 3, DirectX 10, Shader model 4.0, FSAA x16 (maximum)
• Display connectors: 1 x DVI-I (Dual-Link), 2 x Display Port (2 max active)
• More information is available here

 

Hard drive

Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB 16MB SATA-II Hard Drive - Model ST3500418AS

• Capacity: 500GB, Designed for High Performance Desktop systems
• SATA 3GB/s interface with native command queuing (NCQ), 7200RPM
• Average Seek - TBA, 16MB cache
• Acoustics: Idle Mode 2.6 bels (average), Seek Mode 2.75 bels (average)
• 3 Years Warranty
• ST3500418AS
• More information is available here

 

CD/DVD Drive

Sony NEC Optiarc Multi-Format DVD Writer (ATA)

• Black bezel. Tray loading drive. IDE 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
• Windows Vista is now supported
• More information is available here

 

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 XP Professional 64Bit (OEM)

• Supports up to 128GB system memory and 1 or 2 physical processors
• Each processor can additionally have Dual Cores or Hyperthreading
• We include original Microsoft factory Installation CD with each system
• 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