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HARDCORE DETONATOR SPECIFICATIONS
 
*Items marked with an asterisk are not submerged in fluid.
 
 
INTEL PROCESSORS
 
Xeon L5520
Xeon X5570
Xeon W5590
Xeon X5680
Essentials
Status Launched Launched Launched Launched
Launch Date Q1'09 Q1'09 Q3'09 Q1'10
Processor Number L5520 X5570 W5590 X5680
# of Cores 4 4 4 6
# of Threads 8 8 8 12
Clock Speed 2.26GHz 2.93GHz 3.33GHz 3.33GHz
Max Turbo Frequency - 3.33GHz - 3.6GHz
Intel® Smart Cache 8MB 8MB 8MB 12MB
Intel® QPI Speed 5.86GT/s 6.4GT/s 6.4GT/s 6.4GT/s
# of QPI Links 2 2 2 2
Instruction Set 64-bit 64-bit 64-bit 64-bit
Embedded Options Available No No No No
Supplemental SKU No No No No
Lithography 45nm 45nm 45nm 32nm
Max TDP 60W 95W 130W 130W
VID Voltage Range 0.75V -1.35V 0.75V -1.35V 0.75V -1.35V 0.80V -1.30V
Memory Specifications
Max Memory Size
(dependent on memory type)
144GB 144GB 144GB 288GB
Memory Types DDR3-800/1066 DDR3-800/1066 DDR3-800/1066 DDR3-800/1066
# of Memory Channels 3 3 3 3
Max Memory Bandwidth 25.6GB/s 32GB/s 25.6GB/s 32GB/s
Physical Address Extensions 40-bit 40-bit 40-bit 40-bit
ECC Memory Supported Yes Yes - Yes
Package Specifications
Max CPU Configuration 2 2 - 2
TCASE 70°C 75°C - -
Package Size 42.5mm x 45mm 42.5mm x 45mm 42.5mm x 45mm 42.5mm x 45mm
Processing Die Size 263mm2 263mm2 263mm2 -
# of Processing Die Transistors 731 million 731 million 731 million -
Sockets Supported FCLGA1366 FCLGA1366 FCLGA1366 FCLGA1366
Halogen Free Options Available Yes Yes Yes Yes
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology Yes Yes Yes Yes
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology Yes Yes Yes Yes
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) Yes Yes Yes Yes
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) Yes Yes Yes Yes
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology No No No Yes
Intel® 64 Yes Yes Yes Yes
Idle States Yes Yes Yes Yes
Enhanced Intel® Speedstep Technology Yes Yes Yes Yes
Intel® Demand Based Switching Yes Yes Yes Yes
Execute Disable Bit Yes Yes Yes Yes
 
 
 
 
 
DETONATOR MOTHERBOARD
 
Processor socket
2 x Intel LGA 1366
RAM slots
2 x 4 (3 channels, 1 expansion slot per processor), supporting up to 32GB DDR3 RAM in total
PCIe slots
3 PCIe 2.0, x16 available
SATA 3.0Gb/s connectors
3 for internal 2.5" SSDs
 
2 for hot-swappable daughter card with SATA back plane
 
1 for optical drive
Performance features
Discrete top panel with audio, video, USB, Firewire and LAN ports
 
Onboard voltage regulation
 
Robust over-clocking options
 
LED POST code display
 
 
 
 
 
INTEL X58 CHIPSET
 
Triple-channel memory architecture.
 
Memory clock
1066MHz for 4 DIMMs, 1333MHz for 3 DIMMs (per processor)
Supported technologies
Registered, unregistered, ECC, and non-ECC DIMMs
 
3 x 3.0 Gb/s SATA II slots for SSD drives, 2 x 3.0 SATA II slots for 2 3.5in drives
 
RAID 0, 1, 0+1, 5 and 10
 
2- and 3-way SLI
 
Extreme overclocking
 
 
 
 
 
MEMORY
 
Type
240-pin DDR3 SDRAM
Capacity
2GB or 4GB per DIMM
Speed
Up to 1600MHz
Voltage
1.5V
ECC
No
Buffered/registered
Unbuffered
 
 
 
 
 
GRAPHICS CARDS
  GTS 250
GTX 470
GTX 480
Radeon 5970 Quadro FX 1800 Quadro FX 3800
GPU Engine Specifications
Shader Processors

128

448 480 3200 64 192
Graphics Clock 738MHz 625MHz 725MHz 725MHz - -
Processor Clock 1782MHz 1250MHz 1450MHz - - -
Texture Fill Rate 47.2 billion/sec 34.0 billion/sec 42.0 billion/sec - - -
Memory Specifications
Memory Clock 1100MHz 1701MHz 1900MHz 1000MHz - -
Standard Memory Config 1GB GDDR3 1280MB GDDR5 1536MB GDDR5 2GB GDDR5 768MB GDDR3 1GB GDDR3
Memory Interface Width 256-bit 320-bit 384-bit (256 x 2)-bit 192-bit 256-bit
Memory Bandwidth 70.4GB/sec 133.9GB/sec 177.4GB/sec - 38.4GB/sec 51.2GB/sec
Feature Support
SLI- or CrossfireX-ready 2-way/3-way 2-way/3-way 2-way/3-way Onboard, 2-way No 2-way
NVIDIA 3D Vision Ready Yes Yes Yes - - Yes
NVIDIA PureVideo® Technology HD HD HD - - -
NVIDIA PhysX™-ready Yes Yes Yes - - -
NVIDIA CUDA™ Technology Yes Yes Yes - Yes Yes
Microsoft DirectX 10 11

11

11 10 10
OpenGL 3.0 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.0, SM 4.0 3.1, SM 4.0
Certified for Windows 7 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Display Support
Maximum Digital Resolution 2560x1600 2560x1600  2560x1600 2560x1600 2560x1600 2560x1600
Maximum VGA Resolution 2048x1536 2048x1536  2048x1536 2048x1536 2048x1536 2048x1536
Standard Display Connectors 2 x Dual Link DVI 2 x Dual Link DVI
Mini HDMI
2 x Dual Link DVI
Mini HDMI
1 x HDMI, 1 x Mini DisplayPort, 2x Dual Link DVI

1 x Dual Link DVI
2 x DisplayPort

1 x Dual Link DVI
2 x DisplayPort
Multi Monitor Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
HDCP Yes Yes Yes Yes - -
HDMI Yes Yes Yes Yes - -
Audio Input for HDMI SPDIF Internal Internal - - -
Standard Graphics Card Dimensions
Height 4.376 inches (111mm)  4.376 inches (111mm)  4.376 inches (111mm)  5 inches (127mm) - -
Length 9 inches (228.6mm)  9.5 inches (241mm)  10.5 inches (267mm) 11.5 inches (292.1mm) - -
Width Dual-slot Dual-slot  Dual-slot Dual-slot - -
Thermal and Power Specs
Maximum GPU Temperature 105°C 105°C 105°C - - -
Maximum Graphics Card Power 215W 215W 250W - 50W 108W
Minimum Recommended System Power 450W 550W 600W - - -
Supplementary Power Connectors 6-pin 2 x 6-pin 6-pin, 8-pin 6-pin, 8-pin - -
High Dynamic-Range Lighting No 128-bit 128-bit - - -
Unified Architecture No Yes Yes - - -
 
 
 
 
 
CREATIVE LABS X-Fi PROFESSIONAL AUDIO
Embedded into our custom motherboard.
 
Processor
Creative Labs X-Fi 20K2
RAM
128MB audio effects memory
Technologies
Dolby Digital Live encoding
 
Digital HD audio
 
24-bit crystallizer
 
EAX 5.0
 
CMSS 3D sound
Channels
7.1 support
Connections listed in the connectivity section.
 
 
 
 
 
 
SOLID-STATE DRIVES
  SAMSUNG MMDOE56G5MXP-0VB
INTEL X25-M
Storage capacity
256GB
160GB
Interface
SATA 3.0Gbps
SATA 3.0Gbps
Maximum sequential read
220MB/s
250MB/s
Maximum sequential write
200MB/s
70MB/s
Physical size
2.5"
2.5"
Mean time between failures
1 million hours
1.2 million hours
     
     
 
HARD DRIVES
 
Samsung HD103UJ*
WD WD2002FYPS*
WD WD3000HLFS*
Capacity
1TB
2TB
300GB
Buffer size
32MB
64MB
16MB
Rotation speed
7200RPM
7200RPM
10000RPM
Seek time
8.9ms
8.9ms
4.2ms
Interface
SATA 3.0Gbps
SATA 3.0Gbps
SATA 3.0Gbps
 
 
 
 
 
OPTICAL DRIVES (SLOT-LOADING)
 
SAMSUNG SN-T083A DVD*
PANASONIC UJ-135-A*
PANASONIC UJ-235-A*
BD-R write
N/A
N/A
4x (SL)** / 2x (DL)**
BD-ROM read
N/A
4x
4x (SL) / 2x (DL)
DVD +/- R write
8x (SL) / 6x (DL)
8x (SL) / 4x (DL)
8x (SL) / 4x (DL)
DVD-ROM read
8x (SL) / 8x (DL)
8x (SL) / 4x (DL)
8x (SL) / 4x (DL)
CD-R write
24x
24x
24x
CD-ROM read
24x
24x
24x
**SL=single layer, DL=dual layer
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
REACTOR CHASSIS*
 
Structure
Aluminum and steel hybrid construction
User features
Spinal Cord cable management system
 
Top-mounted die-cast handles
 
Top-mounted case lighting and hard drive activity light base controls
 
Dual top-mounted wi-fi antennas (optional)
 
Top-mounted CMOS reset switch and battery
Drive bays
3 internal SSD bays
 
2 hot-swappable drive bays
 
1 front-mounted slot-loading optical drive
Chassis panel connections described below in connectivity section.
 
 
 
 
 
 
CONNECTIVITY*
 
Ethernet
2 x 1Gb/s
Top panel ports (radiator side)
5 standard Hi-Speed USB ports
 
1 90-degree USB connector
 
1 Firewire ports
Top panel ports (tank side)                
Front, rear, center/sub and back surround channel outputs
 
Stereo line in
 
S/PDIF optical in/out, S/PDIF coaxial out
Modular pass-through ports
Up to six, initially available in any combination of HDMI and DVI
Front panel ports
4 USB
 
1 Firewire
 
1 headphone output
 
1 stereo microphone input
 
 
 
 
 
COOLING SYSTEM
 
Cooling technology
Patented Total Liquid Submersion cooling
Tank
Aerospace-grade engineered plastic
Coolant
Synthetic-engineered Core Coolant
Pump
Laing, high-GPM circulating style
Fans
Four ultra-quiet 120mm fans capable of a combined 250CFM
Heatsinks
Thin-fin skived copper
Cooling control
BIOS- and OS-settable cooling variables
 
 
 
 
 
FLEXPOWER POWER SUPPLIES
 
Combined output               
1300W (2 PSUs x 650W/PSU)
+12V rail amperage
54A max per supply
Auto-sensing input ranges
100–127/200–240V~,50/60Hz, 8.0/4.0A
Server-style redundant backup (depending on configuration)
 
Fluid-submerged cooled.
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATING SYSTEMS
 
Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit or 64-bit. Note that a 32-bit OS cannot use more than 4GB of RAM.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
HARDCORE REACTOR X SPECIFICATIONS
 
*Items marked with an asterisk are not submerged in fluid.
 
 
INTEL PROCESSORS
 
Core i7-920
Core i7-960
Core i7-975
Core i7-980X
Essentials
Status Launched Launched Launched Launched
Launch Date Q4'08 Q4'09 Q2'09 Q1'10
Processor Number i7-920 i7-960 i7-975 i7-980X
# of Cores 4 4 4 6
# of Threads 8 8 8 12
Clock Speed 2.66GHz 3.2GHz 3.33GHz 3.33GHz
Max Turbo Frequency 2.93GHz 3.46GHz 3.6GHz 3.6GHz
Intel® Smart Cache 8MB 8MB 8MB 12MB
Bus/Core Ratio 20 24 25 25
Intel® QPI Speed 4.8GT/s 4.8GT/s 6.4GT/s 6.4GT/s
# of QPI Links 1 1 1 1
Instruction Set 64-bit 64-bit 64-bit 64-bit
Instruction Set Extensions SSE4.2 SSE4.2 SSE4.2 SSE4.2
Embedded Options Available No No No No
Supplemental SKU No No No No
Lithography 45nm 45nm 45nm 32nm
Max TDP 130W 130W 130W 130W
VID Voltage Range 0.800V-1.375V 0.800V-1.375V 0.800V-1.375V 0.800V-1.375V
Memory Specifications      
Max Memory Size
(dependent on memory type)
24GB 24GB 24GB 24GB
Memory Types DDR3-800/1066 DDR3-800/1066 DDR3-800/1066 DDR3-1066
# of Memory Channels 3 3 3 3
Max Memory Bandwidth 25.6GB/s 25.6GB/s 25.6GB/s 25.6GB/s
Physical Address Extensions 36-bit 36-bit 36-bit 36-bit
ECC Memory Supported No No No No
Graphics Specifications
Integrated Graphics No No No No
Package Specifications
Max CPU Configuration 1 1 1 1
TCASE 67.9°C 67.9°C 67.9°C 67.9°C
Package Size 42.5mm x 45.0mm 42.5mm x 45.0mm 42.5mm x 45.0mm 42.5mm x 45.0mm
Processing Die Size 263mm2 263mm2 263mm2 263mm2
# of Processing Die Transistors 731 million 731 million 731 million 731 million
Sockets Supported FCLGA1366 FCLGA1366 FCLGA1366 FCLGA1366
Halogen Free Options Available Yes Yes Yes Yes
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology Yes Yes Yes Yes
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology Yes Yes Yes Yes
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) Yes Yes Yes Yes
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology No No No No
AES New Instructions No No No Yes
Intel® 64 Yes Yes Yes Yes
Idle States Yes Yes Yes Yes
Enhanced Intel® Speedstep Technology Yes Yes Yes Yes
Intel® Demand Based Switching No No No No
Thermal Monitoring Technologies No No No No
Execute Disable Bit Yes Yes Yes Yes
 
 
 
 
 
REACTOR X MOTHERBOARD
 
Processor socket
Intel LGA 1366
RAM slots
4 (3 channels, 1 expansion slot), supporting up to 16GB DDR3 RAM
PCIe slots
3 PCIe 2.0, x16 available
SATA 3.0Gb/s connectors
3 for internal 2.5" SSDs
 
2 for hot-swappable daughter card with SATA back plane
 
1 for optical drive
Performance features
Discrete top panel with audio, video, USB, Firewire and LAN ports
 
Onboard voltage regulation
 
Robust over-clocking options
 
LED POST code display
 
 
 
 
 
INTEL X58 CHIPSET
 
Triple-channel memory architecture.
 
Memory clock
1066MHz for 4 DIMMs, 1333MHz for 3 DIMMs
Supported technologies
Registered, unregistered, ECC, and non-ECC DIMMs
 
3 x 3.0 Gb/s SATA II slots for SSD drives, 2 x 3.0 SATA II slots for 2 3.5in drives
 
RAID 0, 1, 0+1, 5 and 10
 
2- and 3-way SLI
 
Extreme overclocking
 
 
 
 
 
MEMORY
 
Type
240-pin DDR3 SDRAM
Capacity
2GB or 4GB per DIMM
Speed
Up to 1600MHz
Voltage
1.5V
ECC
No
Buffered/registered
Unbuffered
 
 
 
 
 
GRAPHICS CARDS
  GTS 250
GTX 470
GTX 480
Radeon 5970 Quadro FX 1800 Quadro FX 3800
GPU Engine Specifications
Shader Processors

128

448 480 3200 64 192
Graphics Clock 738MHz 625MHz 725MHz 725MHz - -
Processor Clock 1782MHz 1250MHz 1450MHz - - -
Texture Fill Rate 47.2 billion/sec 34.0 billion/sec 42.0 billion/sec - - -
Memory Specifications
Memory Clock 1100MHz 1701MHz 1900MHz 1000MHz - -
Standard Memory Config 1GB GDDR3 1280MB GDDR5 1536MB GDDR5 2GB GDDR5 768MB GDDR3 1GB GDDR3
Memory Interface Width 256-bit 320-bit 384-bit (256 x 2)-bit 192-bit 256-bit
Memory Bandwidth 70.4GB/sec 133.9GB/sec 177.4GB/sec - 38.4GB/sec 51.2GB/sec
Feature Support
SLI- or CrossfireX-ready 2-way/3-way 2-way/3-way 2-way/3-way Onboard, 2-way No 2-way
NVIDIA 3D Vision Ready Yes Yes Yes - - Yes
NVIDIA PureVideo® Technology HD HD HD - - -
NVIDIA PhysX™-ready Yes Yes Yes - - -
NVIDIA CUDA™ Technology Yes Yes Yes - Yes Yes
Microsoft DirectX 10 11

11

11 10 10
OpenGL 3.0 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.0, SM 4.0 3.1, SM 4.0
Certified for Windows 7 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Display Support
Maximum Digital Resolution 2560x1600 2560x1600  2560x1600 2560x1600 2560x1600 2560x1600
Maximum VGA Resolution 2048x1536 2048x1536  2048x1536 2048x1536 2048x1536 2048x1536
Standard Display Connectors 2 x Dual Link DVI 2 x Dual Link DVI
Mini HDMI
2 x Dual Link DVI
Mini HDMI
1 x HDMI, 1 x Mini DisplayPort, 2x Dual Link DVI

1 x Dual Link DVI
2 x DisplayPort

1 x Dual Link DVI
2 x DisplayPort
Multi Monitor Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
HDCP Yes Yes Yes Yes - -
HDMI Yes Yes Yes Yes - -
Audio Input for HDMI SPDIF Internal Internal - - -
Standard Graphics Card Dimensions
Height 4.376 inches (111mm)  4.376 inches (111mm)  4.376 inches (111mm)  5 inches (127mm) - -
Length 9 inches (228.6mm)  9.5 inches (241mm)  10.5 inches (267mm) 11.5 inches (292.1mm) - -
Width Dual-slot Dual-slot  Dual-slot Dual-slot - -
Thermal and Power Specs
Maximum GPU Temperature 105°C 105°C 105°C - - -
Maximum Graphics Card Power 215W 215W 250W - 50W 108W
Minimum Recommended System Power 450W 550W 600W - - -
Supplementary Power Connectors 6-pin 2 x 6-pin 6-pin, 8-pin 6-pin, 8-pin - -
High Dynamic-Range Lighting No 128-bit 128-bit - - -
Unified Architecture No Yes Yes - - -
 
 
 
 
 
CREATIVE LABS X-Fi PROFESSIONAL AUDIO
Embedded into our custom motherboard.
 
Processor
Creative Labs X-Fi 20K2
RAM
128MB audio effects memory
Technologies
Dolby Digital Live encoding
 
Digital HD audio
 
24-bit crystallizer
 
EAX 5.0
 
CMSS 3D sound
Channels
7.1 support
Connections listed in the connectivity section.
 
 
 
 
 
 
SOLID-STATE DRIVES
  SAMSUNG MMDOE56G5MXP-0VB
INTEL X25-M
Storage capacity
256GB
160GB
Interface
SATA 3.0Gbps
SATA 3.0Gbps
Maximum sequential read
220MB/s
250MB/s
Maximum sequential write
200MB/s
70MB/s
Physical size
2.5"
2.5"
Mean time between failures
1 million hours
1.2 million hours
     
     
 
HARD DRIVES
 
Samsung HD103UJ*
WD WD2002FYPS*
WD WD3000HLFS*
Capacity
1TB
2TB
300GB
Buffer size
32MB
64MB
16MB
Rotation speed
7200RPM
7200RPM
10000RPM
Seek time
8.9ms
8.9ms
4.2ms
Interface
SATA 3.0Gbps
SATA 3.0Gbps
SATA 3.0Gbps
 
 
 
 
 
OPTICAL DRIVES (SLOT-LOADING)
 
SAMSUNG SN-T083A DVD*
PANASONIC UJ-135-A*
PANASONIC UJ-235-A*
BD-R write
N/A
N/A
4x (SL)** / 2x (DL)**
BD-ROM read
N/A
4x
4x (SL) / 2x (DL)
DVD +/- R write
8x (SL) / 6x (DL)
8x (SL) / 4x (DL)
8x (SL) / 4x (DL)
DVD-ROM read
8x (SL) / 8x (DL)
8x (SL) / 4x (DL)
8x (SL) / 4x (DL)
CD-R write
24x
24x
24x
CD-ROM read
24x
24x
24x
**SL=single layer, DL=dual layer
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
REACTOR CHASSIS*
 
Structure
Aluminum and steel hybrid construction
User features
Spinal Cord cable management system
 
Top-mounted die-cast handles
 
Top-mounted case lighting and hard drive activity light base controls
 
Dual top-mounted wi-fi antennas (optional)
 
Top-mounted CMOS reset switch and battery
Drive bays
3 internal SSD bays
 
2 hot-swappable drive bays
 
1 front-mounted slot-loading optical drive
Chassis panel connections described below in connectivity section.
 
 
 
 
 
 
CONNECTIVITY*
 
Ethernet
2 x 1Gb/s
Top panel ports (radiator side)
5 standard Hi-Speed USB ports
 
1 90-degree USB connector
 
1 Firewire ports
Top panel ports (tank side)                
Front, rear, center/sub and back surround channel outputs
 
Stereo line in
 
S/PDIF optical in/out, S/PDIF coaxial out
Modular pass-through ports
Up to six, initially available in any combination of HDMI and DVI
Front panel ports
4 USB
 
1 Firewire
 
1 headphone output
 
1 stereo microphone input
 
 
 
 
 
COOLING SYSTEM
 
Cooling technology
Patented Total Liquid Submersion cooling
Tank
Aerospace-grade engineered plastic
Coolant
Synthetic-engineered Core Coolant
Pump
Laing, high-GPM circulating style
Fans
Four ultra-quiet 120mm fans capable of a combined 250CFM
Heatsinks
Thin-fin skived copper
Cooling control
BIOS- and OS-settable cooling variables
 
 
 
 
 
FLEXPOWER POWER SUPPLIES
 
Combined output               
1300W (2 PSUs x 650W/PSU)
+12V rail amperage
54A max per supply
Auto-sensing input ranges
100–127/200–240V~,50/60Hz, 8.0/4.0A
Server-style redundant backup (depending on configuration)
 
Fluid-submerged cooled.
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATING SYSTEMS
 
Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit or 64-bit. Note that a 32-bit OS cannot use more than 4GB of RAM.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
HARDCORE REACTOR SPECIFICATIONS
 
*Items marked with an asterisk are not submerged in fluid.
 
 
INTEL PROCESSORS
 
Q9650
Essentials
Status Launched
Launch Date Q3'08
Processor Number Q9650
# of Cores 4
# of Threads 4
Clock Speed 3GHz
L2 Cache 12MB
Bus/Core Ratio 9
FSB Speed 1333MHz
FSB Parity No
Instruction Set 64-bit
Embedded Options Available No
Supplemental SKU No
Lithography 45nm
Max TDP 95W
VID Voltage Range 0.8500V-1.3625V
Package Specifications
TCASE 71.4°C
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Processing Die Size 214mm2
# of Processing Die Transistors 820 million
Sockets Supported LGA775
Halogen Free Options Available Yes
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology No
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology No
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) Yes
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) Yes
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology Yes
AES New Instructions No
Intel® 64 Yes
Idle States Yes
Enhanced Intel® Speedstep Technology Yes
Intel® Demand Based Switching No
Thermal Monitoring Technologies Yes
Execute Disable Bit Yes
 
 
 
 
 
REACTOR MOTHERBOARD
 
Processor socket
Intel LGA775
RAM slots
4, supporting up to 8GB DDR3 RAM (8GB may not be available for every configuration)
PCIe slots
2 PCIe 2.0, 1 PCIe 1.0
SATA 3.0Gb/s connectors
3 for internal 2.5" SSDs
 
2 for hot-swappable daughter card with SATA back plane
 
1 for optical drive
Performance features
Discrete top panel with audio, video, USB, Firewire and LAN ports
 
Onboard voltage regulation
 
Robust over-clocking options
 
LED POST code display
 
 
 
 
 
NVIDIA 790i ULTRA SLI CHIPSET
 
Dual-channel memory architecture.
 
Memory clock
Native 1600MHz
Supported technologies
2- and 3-way SLI
 
DDR3 2000
 
Extreme overclocking
 
RAID 0, 1, 0+1 and 5
 
DirectX 10 support
 
 
 
 
 
MEMORY
 
Type
240-pin DDR3 SDRAM
Capacity
2GB or 4GB per DIMM
Speed
Up to 1600MHz
Voltage
1.5V
ECC
No
Buffered/registered
Unbuffered
 
 
 
 
 
GRAPHICS CARDS
  GTS 250
GTX 470
GTX 480
Radeon 5970 Quadro FX 1800 Quadro FX 3800
GPU Engine Specifications
Shader Processors

128

448 480 3200 64 192
Graphics Clock 738MHz 625MHz 725MHz 725MHz - -
Processor Clock 1782MHz 1250MHz 1450MHz - - -
Texture Fill Rate 47.2 billion/sec 34.0 billion/sec 42.0 billion/sec - - -
Memory Specifications
Memory Clock 1100MHz 1701MHz 1900MHz 1000MHz - -
Standard Memory Config 1GB GDDR3 1280MB GDDR5 1536MB GDDR5 2GB GDDR5 768MB GDDR3 1GB GDDR3
Memory Interface Width 256-bit 320-bit 384-bit (256 x 2)-bit 192-bit 256-bit
Memory Bandwidth 70.4GB/sec 133.9GB/sec 177.4GB/sec - 38.4GB/sec 51.2GB/sec
Feature Support
SLI- or CrossfireX-ready 2-way/3-way 2-way/3-way 2-way/3-way Onboard, 2-way No 2-way
NVIDIA 3D Vision Ready Yes Yes Yes - - Yes
NVIDIA PureVideo® Technology HD HD HD - - -
NVIDIA PhysX™-ready Yes Yes Yes - - -
NVIDIA CUDA™ Technology Yes Yes Yes - Yes Yes
Microsoft DirectX 10 11

11

11 10 10
OpenGL 3.0 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.0, SM 4.0 3.1, SM 4.0
Certified for Windows 7 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Display Support
Maximum Digital Resolution 2560x1600 2560x1600  2560x1600 2560x1600 2560x1600 2560x1600
Maximum VGA Resolution 2048x1536 2048x1536  2048x1536 2048x1536 2048x1536 2048x1536
Standard Display Connectors 2 x Dual Link DVI 2 x Dual Link DVI
Mini HDMI
2 x Dual Link DVI
Mini HDMI
1 x HDMI, 1 x Mini DisplayPort, 2x Dual Link DVI

1 x Dual Link DVI
2 x DisplayPort

1 x Dual Link DVI
2 x DisplayPort
Multi Monitor Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
HDCP Yes Yes Yes Yes - -
HDMI Yes Yes Yes Yes - -
Audio Input for HDMI SPDIF Internal Internal - - -
Standard Graphics Card Dimensions
Height 4.376 inches (111mm)  4.376 inches (111mm)  4.376 inches (111mm)  5 inches (127mm) - -
Length 9 inches (228.6mm)  9.5 inches (241mm)  10.5 inches (267mm) 11.5 inches (292.1mm) - -
Width Dual-slot Dual-slot  Dual-slot Dual-slot - -
Thermal and Power Specs
Maximum GPU Temperature 105°C 105°C 105°C - - -
Maximum Graphics Card Power 215W 215W 250W - 50W 108W
Minimum Recommended System Power 450W 550W 600W - - -
Supplementary Power Connectors 6-pin 2 x 6-pin 6-pin, 8-pin 6-pin, 8-pin - -
High Dynamic-Range Lighting No 128-bit 128-bit - - -
Unified Architecture No Yes Yes - - -
 
 
 
 
 
CREATIVE LABS X-Fi PROFESSIONAL AUDIO
Embedded into our custom motherboard.
 
RAM
64MB X-RAM
Technologies
Dolby Digital Live encoding
 
Digital HD audio
 
24-bit crystallizer
 
EAX 5.0
 
CMSS 3D sound
Channels
7.1 support
Connections listed in the connectivity section.
 
 
 
 
 
 
SOLID-STATE DRIVES
  SAMSUNG MMDOE56G5MXP-0VB
INTEL X25-M
Storage capacity
256GB
160GB
Interface
SATA 3.0Gbps
SATA 3.0Gbps
Maximum sequential read
220MB/s
250MB/s
Maximum sequential write
200MB/s
70MB/s
Physical size
2.5"
2.5"
Mean time between failures
1 million hours
1.2 million hours
     
     
 
HARD DRIVES
 
Samsung HD103UJ*
WD WD2002FYPS*
WD WD3000HLFS*
Capacity
1TB
2TB
300GB
Buffer size
32MB
64MB
16MB
Rotation speed
7200RPM
7200RPM
10000RPM
Seek time
8.9ms
8.9ms
4.2ms
Interface
SATA 3.0Gbps
SATA 3.0Gbps
SATA 3.0Gbps
 
 
 
 
 
OPTICAL DRIVES (SLOT-LOADING)
 
SAMSUNG SN-T083A DVD*
PANASONIC UJ-135-A*
PANASONIC UJ-235-A*
BD-R write
N/A
N/A
4x (SL)** / 2x (DL)**
BD-ROM read
N/A
4x
4x (SL) / 2x (DL)
DVD +/- R write
8x (SL) / 6x (DL)
8x (SL) / 4x (DL)
8x (SL) / 4x (DL)
DVD-ROM read
8x (SL) / 8x (DL)
8x (SL) / 4x (DL)
8x (SL) / 4x (DL)
CD-R write
24x
24x
24x
CD-ROM read
24x
24x
24x
**SL=single layer, DL=dual layer
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
REACTOR CHASSIS*
 
Structure
Aluminum and steel hybrid construction
User features
Spinal Cord cable management system
 
Top-mounted die-cast handles
 
Top-mounted case lighting and hard drive activity light base controls
 
Dual top-mounted wi-fi antennas
 
Top-mounted CMOS reset switch and battery
Drive bays
3 internal SSD bays
 
2 hot-swappable drive bays
 
1 front-mounted slot-loading optical drive
Chassis panel connections described below in connectivity section.
 
 
 
 
 
 
CONNECTIVITY*
 
Ethernet
2x1Gb/s
Top panel ports (radiator side)
5 standard Hi-Speed USB ports
 
1 90-degree USB connector
 
1 Firewire ports
Top panel ports (tank side)                
Front, rear, center/sub and back surround channel outputs
 
Stereo line in
 
S/PDIF optical in/out, S/PDIF coaxial out
Modular pass-through ports
Up to six, initially available in any combination of HDMI and DVI
Front panel ports
4 USB
 
1 Firewire
 
1 headphone output
 
1 stereo microphone input
 
 
 
 
 
COOLING SYSTEM
 
Cooling technology
Patented Total Liquid Submersion cooling
Tank
Aerospace-grade engineered plastic
Coolant
Synthetic-engineered Core Coolant
Pump
Laing, high-GPM circulating style
Fans
Four ultra-quiet 120mm fans capable of a combined 250CFM
Heatsinks
Thin-fin skived copper
Cooling control
BIOS- and OS-settable cooling variables
 
 
 
 
 
FLEXPOWER POWER SUPPLIES
 
Combined output               
1300W (2 PSUs x 650W/PSU)
+12V rail amperage
54A max per supply
Auto-sensing input ranges
100–127/200–240V~,50/60Hz, 8.0/4.0A
Server-style redundant backup (depending on configuration)
 
Fluid-submerged cooled.
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATING SYSTEMS
 
Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit or 64-bit. Note that a 32-bit OS cannot use more than 4GB of RAM.