Specification
| Scan 3XS X58 Core i7 | |
|---|---|
| Chassis | Silverstone Fortress FT01B-W |
| Processor | Intel Core i7 920 (2.66GHz, 1MB L2 cache, 8MB L3 Cache, 2,400MHz QPI, LGA1366) @ 3.65GHz (3,292MHz QPI) |
| Cooler | Thermalright eXtreme 120 + Thermalright LGA1366 Bolt-Thru-Kit |
| Mainboard | ASUS P6T Deluxe (Intel X58, DDR3) |
| Memory | 3GB (3 x 1GB) Corsair XMS3 1333MHz @ 10-10-10-24 1T / DDR3-1.463MHz |
| Hard disk(s) | Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB, 32MB cache, 7,200RPM |
| Display | None, optional extra |
| Graphics hardware | XFX GeForce 260 GTX 896MB DDR3 Black (GX-260N-ADBF) |
| Optical drive 1 | Pioneer DVR-216DBK SATA DVD-Rewriter (Write speeds: 20x DVD +/- R, 12x DVD-R DL/+R DL, 8x DVD+RW, 6x DVD-RW Read speeds: 16x DVD-ROM/DVD +/-R, 12x DVD-R-DL/+R DL, 5x DVD-RAM, 40x CD-ROM) |
| Optical drive 2 | None, optional extra |
| Sound hardware | Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium PCI-Express |
| Speakers | None, optional extra |
| Modem | None |
| Networking hardware | 2x 10/100/1000, Marvell 88E8056 PCI-E |
| I/O ports (usable) | 10x USB2.0 (2x top, 8x rear I/O), 2x FireWire400 (1x top, 1 x rear), 1x e-SATA (front) 2x RJ45 (Gigabit), audio (front (mic+headphones) and rear (7.1ch.), optical/coaxial S/PDIF-out |
| Operating system | Windows Vista Home Premium, 64-bit SP1 |
| PSU | Corsair HX 620W |
| Input devices | None, optional extras |
| Additional software | Acronis True Image Home 2009 - Not supplied with the review sample |
| Notable items | Pre-overclocked CPU and RAM and graphics card |
| Included warranty | One-year on-site + One-year RTB |
| Price | £1,609.99, including VAT |
| Shipping | £12.19+VAT* |
As mentioned on the previous page, Scan has pre-overclocked the Intel Core i7 920 CPU by almost 1GHz, resulting in an impressive out-the-box clockspeed of 3.65GHz.
In order to achieve this, the CPU's reference clock of 133MHz has been notched up to 183MHz resulting in a QPI frequency of 3,292MHz - that's slightly higher than the 3,200MHz (6,400 effective) of the current top-end Intel Core i7 CPU, the 965 Extreme Edition.
In addition to the QPI and CPU clocks getting a healthy boost, the memory is raised above stock levels to a respectable 1,463MHz. Unlike the previous-generation Core 2-based platforms, the Core i7 920's integrated memory controller should, in theory, better utilise the extra memory bandwidth.
Last but not least, in order to help balance the performance in games with the massively powerful CPU, Scan has seen fit to install a sensibly-priced, pre-overclocked Black Edition GeForce GTX 260 from XFX. Running at pretty impressive clocks of 666MHz, 1,440Mhz and 2,300MHz - for core, shader and memory, respectively - this card isn't too far behind a GTX 280 in terms of outright performance, yet costs a good deal less.
*As always, UK-based HEXUS.community discussion forum members will benefit from the SCAN2HEXUS Free Shipping initiative, which will save you a further few pounds plus also top-notch, priority customer service and technical support backed up by the SCANcare@HEXUS forum.
