Review: Scan 3XS Z97 Performance Q10

Conclusion

Responding in a timely manner to new innovations in PC gaming hardware, Scan has used the recent introduction of the GeForce GTX 970 as a springboard to launch a powerful gaming rig that's suited to connoisseurs of quiet computing.

The 3XS Z97 Performance Q10 packs an overclocked Core i5-4690K processor, solid-state storage and high-end Nvidia graphics, and does so in a manner that's in stark contrast to your typical gaming rig.

Built around a sound-proofed Corsair Obsidian 550D chassis, and using noise-optimised components throughout, this is a high-performance system that is practically silent when idle, very quiet under load and sleek in appearance. Such attributes are rare among high-end gaming machines, and once you're accustomed to the extremely low level of noise, you'll find it hard to return to a PC that isn't as refined as the 3XS Z97 Performance Q10.

Scan's implementation is excellent, particularly for users who value silence over all-out performance. If that happens to be you, the 3XS Z97 Performance Q10 comes highly recommended.

Scan 3XS Z97 Performance Q10

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The 3XS Z97 Performance Q10 base unit is available to purchase from Scan Computers.

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James Gorbold, from Scan Computers's Technical Marketing department, has issued the following right2reply:

[October 08, 2014]

Thanks for publishing such a positive review of our new 3XS Z97 Performance Q10 system today and giving it a Recommended Award.

We’re really pleased that you found it lived up to its billing as a super quiet PC, describing it as ‘remarkably-low noise’.

Based on your feedback we have added the Noctua NH-U14S CPU cooler as an option in the configurator.

I’d also like to make clear that just because a component is not listed in our configurator we may well still be able to use it in a build. Customers simply need to request which components they want and once our engineers have confirmed that everything is compatible we’ll build up the system accordingly.