Magnetar™ QS+ (V2)
Affordable low noise professional workstation
Advantages:
Intel Core™2 Duo or
Intel Core™2 Quad Processor
Intel P45 + ICH10R Chipset
Up to 8GB of DDR2 Memory
QuadroFX, FireGL or
Consumer PCIe Graphics
Quiet Workstation Design
Windows XP or Windows Vista
- Overview
- Technical Specs
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- Power
Newly updated to the P45 chipset, the QS+ is one of our most popular entry level professional workstations. It uses genuine Workstation components, yet comes in at a very competitive price point. Based on Intel's proven 45nm core 2 processor family the QS+ has been a hit for both 2D and 3D professionals.
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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
System Cooler
SanAce - Ultra Low noise fan kit for Antec Solo chassis
- The latest silent 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, 17dB(A), 48CFM rear fan
- Dual 9cm, 17dB(A), 29CFM front fans
Motherboard
Asus P5Q WS with Intel® P45 Chipset.Socket LGA775 DDR2 PCIe2 Motherboard
- Intel P45+ICH10R Chipset. Heatpipe chipset & VRM cooling
- Supports Intel Core™2 Duo/Quad/Extreme 45nm Processors.FSB 800-1600MHz
- Up to 8GB of DDR2 1200/1066/800, non-ECC unbuffered memory 4 DIMM
- Slots: 2 x PCIe2 x16(x16,0 or x8,x8), 2x PCIe x1, 1x PCI 2.2, 1x PCI-X
- 6 SATA II, 8ch.HD Audio, Gb-LAN, 12xUSB2, 2x1394a
- ASUS 8-phase Power Design
- More information is available here
CPU Cooler
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro LGA775 Triple Heat-pipe low noise CPU Cooler
- Supports Pentium D/Core 2 Duo/Quad and Extreme series processors
- 9.2CM PWM delivers effective cooling with low noise operation
- More information is available here
Memory
2 x 2GB DDR2-800 (PC2-6400) SDRAM Memory
Graphics
PNY QuadroFX 570 256MB DDR2 PCI-E Professional 3D Graphics Card
- 256MB DDR2 Memory @ 12.8 GB/sec
- 3D Primitive Performance - 137 Million trianges/sec, 3.68 Billion texels/sec
- 38Watts power consumption
- OpenGL 2.1, DirectX 10, Shader model 4.0
- Display connectors: 2 x DVI-I (2 x Dual-Link)
- More information is available here
Hard drive
Seagate Barracuda ES.2 500GB 32MB SATA-II Hard Drive - Model ST3500320NS
- Capacity: 500GB, Designed for Enterprise 24x7 Operation
- SATA 3GB/s interface with native command queuing (NCQ), 7200RPM
- 8.5ms Average Seek, 32MB cache
- Acoustics: Idle Mode 25 dBA (average)
- 5 Years Limited Warranty Period
- 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 (PS2)
- PS/2 Connection Required
- 1 Year Limited Warranty
- Standard 104 key layout
- Full-size soft touch keys
- Spill-proof design extends the keyboard life
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
Hi-Res Images
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Hi-Res Image 1Power measurements are in Watts, taken from a calibrated meter on the mains input.
Measurements were taken from Magnetar QS-AE Workstation of the following configuration.
The GREEN left power icon represents a system running at idle.
The RED right power icon represents a system running with full CPU load, all cores at 100%
1 x Intel Core2 Quad QX6700 2.66GHz
4GB in 4 x 1GB DDR2-800 Memory
320GB Seagate 7200.10 SATA II Drive
nVidia 7900GS 256MB Graphics Card
Windows XP Professional
119
Idle Power Use
245
Full Power Use