Hot on the heels of today's AMD Radeon HD 2900 XT announcement, Scan is launching a mid-priced SKU from its 3XS line of configurable desktops.
The Scan 3XS AMD-R600 comprises of the following core components:
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SilverStone TJ-05B ATX Case (inc. SP-05B Window Side Panel) Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4GHz CPU overclocked to 3.0GHz 2GB (2 x 1GB) Corsair Dominator PC8500 Memory Cooler Master 850W Modular ATX PSU (including 8-pin PCIe connector) abit AB9 QuadGT ATX i965 Mainboard 3XS H20-A1 Compact CPU Watercooling System AMD/ATI HD2900XT (R600) Graphics running in Overdrive mode 500GB Western Digital SATA HDD (SATA300 / NCQ) Samsung 18X Dual Layer Multi-Format DVD-R/W Mitsumi 1.44MB / Flash Reader Combo Drive Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit Acronis TrueImage v10 Recovery System |
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The newest element of this system, of course, is the graphics card. Please take a look at our review to see if it's up to giving the green team's G80 a run for its money.
The system features a compact watercooling system, enthusiast-oriented components such as abit's AB9 QuadGT motherboard, Corsair Dominator PC8500 memory, an 8-pin PCIe-bearing Cooler Master 850W PSU (although a 1kW model is pictured) and an overclocked Intel Core 2 Duo processor running at 3GHz.
It looks good, should be quiet and is scheduled to tip the financial scales at £1250, including VAT, sans monitor.
Being picky, we'd like to have seen the GPU and chipsets blocks watercooled, as well, but that would have necessitated a larger cooling kit.
We'll be taking an in-depth look at in the near future, so stay tuned.
This system is currently available to configure and buy right over here.