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Review: 3.5GHz Intel Core 2 Quad and Radeon HD 4870 X2: the Chillblast way

by Tarinder Sandhu on 26 September 2008, 16:51

Tags: Fusion Gemini, Chillblast

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Specification

 

Specification

Chillblast Fusion Gemini
Chassis Antec Twelve Hundred
Processor Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 (2.83GHz, 12MB L2 cache, 1,333MHz FSB, LGA775) @ 3.4GHz+ (1,600MHz FSB)
Cooler Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro
Mainboard ASUS Rampage Formula (Intel X48, DDR2)
Memory 4GB (2 x 2GB) Corsair PC2 8500 @ 5-5-5-15 2T / DDR2-1.092MHz
Hard disk(s) Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB, 32MB cache, 7,200RPM
Display None, optional extra
Graphics hardware ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB
Optical drive 1 LG SuperMultiDrive H20L (6x BD-R read, 3x HD DVD read, 16x DVD-ROM read, 12x DVD-R, LightScribe)
Optical drive 2 None, optional extra
Sound hardware Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio
Speakers None, optional extra
Modem None
Networking hardware 2x 10/100/1000, Marvell 
VIA VT6308P two-port FireWire400 controller
I/O ports (usable) 8x USB2.0 (2x front, 6x rear I/O), 1x FireWire400 (rear), eSATA (front) 2x RJ45 (Gigabit), audio (front and rear), optical/coaxial S/PDIF-out, PS/2
Operating system Windows Vista Home Premium, 64-bit
PSU Corsair 750W
Input devices None, optional extras
Additional software AVG anti-virus and Open Office
Notable items Pre-overclocked CPU and RAM
Included warranty Two-year collect-and-return
Price £1,289, including VAT
Shipping £24.99


Chillblast has needed to bump up the CPU, DDR2, and chipset voltage-lines by around five per cent in order to gain rock-solid stability at the overclocked speeds, we noted.

The final clockspeed may vary, but the Fusion Gemini should ship at CPU speeds in excess of 3.4GHz, and our review sample ran at 3.485GHz.