The Armari QS+ wins the 3D World (AUG08) Workstations Supertest (generalist category). When tested head to head against against equivalent models from competing leading manufacturers, the QS+ showed its well balanced design was able to show through by winning the group test overall and scoring an unprecidented 9 for features and 9 for value. This Award winning configuration is now offered for a limited period at a special discounted price.

NOTE: Promotional systems may have restricted upgrade options

 

Prices	Ex. VAT	Inc. VAT
Intel® Core™2 Quad Q9550 2.83GHz (3DW) £1,206.25 £1,417.34 Intel® Core™2 Quad Q9650 3.0GHz/12MB L2 Processor £1,246.25 £1,464.34
Last Updated 13 August 2010

Case

Antec Solo whisper quiet Midi Tower case (Silver and Black) - NO PSU

• Silver Aluminium front panel with gloss piano black chassis
• 3 x 5.25" + 1 x 3.5" external bays, 4 x 3.5" internal hard drive bays
• Cooling: 120mm rear Tricool fan (2 x optional front 92mm HDD fans)
• Front Panel: 2xUSB,1394 and Audio In/Out connectors
• Dimensions:17.5"(H) x 18.5"(D) x 8.1"(W)
• Featuring the latest in noise reduction case technology
• Including dual-layer sound deadening panels of steel and poly carbonate
• HDD trays with extra soft silicone grommets to reduce hard drive noise
• More information is available here

 

PSU

Corsair TX650 650 Watt PSU

• Suitable for Single and Dual CPU Socket systems.
• High 80% efficiency rated. Single 14cm Ultra-quiet Cooling fan
• Power Spec: +12V @ 52.0A
• Power Spec: +5V @ 30.0A, +3.3V @ 24.0A,-12v @ 0.8A,+5Vsb @ 3.0A
• Suitable for Dual Graphics card (SLI / CrossFire) Systems
• Manufacturer 5 year limited warranty
• More information is available here

 

Motherboard

Asus P5E WS Professional X38 Chipset. Socket LGA775 DDR2 PCIe2 Motherboard

• Intel X38+ICH9R Chipset + PCI-X Bridge. Heatpipe chipset & VRM cooling
• Supports Intel Core™2 Duo/Quad 65/45nm Processors.FSB 800-1600MHz
• Up to 8GB of DDR2 1066/800/667, ECC and non-ECC unbuffered memory
• Slots: 2 x PCIe2 x16 , 1 x PCIe x1, 1 x PCI-X, 2 x PCI 2.2
• 6+2 SATA II RAID, 8ch.HD Audio,2xGb-LAN,12xUSB2,1394a,2xeSATA
• Supports next generation Intel 45nm processors with 1333MHz & 1600MHz FSB
• Supports DDR1200 (Over Clocked) Memory
• More information is available here

 

Memory

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

 

Graphics

ATI FireGL V5600 Pro3D PCIe x16 Graphics Card

• 512MB GDDR4 Memory @ 35.0GB/sec. 128-bit ring bus memory controller
• 120 Shader processors supporting Shader Model 4.0 and DirectX 10
• 2 x Dual Link DVI Outputs
• Features Avivo - ATI's advanced imaging and video technology
• More information is available here

 

Hard drive

Western Digital RE3 Enterprise 750GB SATA-II Hard Disk WD7502ABYS

• Capacity: 750GB. Designed for 24x7 Operation
• SATA 3.0Gb/s interface, 7,200 RPM Rotational Speed
• 4.2ms Average Seek, 32MB cache. Native Command Queuing (NCQ)
• Acoustics: Idle Mode 28 dBA (average), Seek Mode 33 dBA (average)
• 5 Year Warranty. 1.2 Million hours MTBF at 100% duty cycle
• 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

 

Floppy drives

7 in 1 Multiple format Flash memory Internal reader/writer (BLACK)

• Supports: SD/CF Type-I/II, Microdrive/MMC/MS/SM & 3.5" Floppy Drive
• Interface: ATAPI/USB (standard floppy interface
• and USB port on motherboard)
• Fits into conventional 3.5" floppy drive bay
• (Note: Microdrive & FD cannot be used simultaneously)
• 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 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