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Chillblast Fusion Interceptor in Desktop PCs
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Verdict
Stunning performance and a great range of peripherals - a superb package that ranks among the best we've ever seen.
Review Date: 10 Jul 2008
Price when reviewed: £1,190 (£1,369 inc VAT)
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| Part Code | Fusion Interceptor |
| Review Date | 10 Jul 2008 |
| Price ex VAT | £1,190 |
| Price inc VAT | £1,369 |
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| Warranty | |
|---|---|
| Warranty final | 2 year(s) return to base |
| Basic specifications | |
|---|---|
| Total hard disk capacity | 750 |
| RAM capacity | 4.00GB |
| Screen size | 24.0in |
| Processor | |
|---|---|
| CPU family | Intel Core 2 Quad |
| CPU nominal frequency | 2.66GHz |
| CPU overclocked frequency | 3.40GHz |
| Processor socket | LGA 775 |
| HSF (heatsink-fan) | Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro |
| Motherboard | |
|---|---|
| Motherboard | Asus Rampage Formula Republic of Gamers |
| Motherboard chipset | Intel X58 Express |
| Wired adapter speed | 1,000Mbits/sec |
| Memory | |
|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR2 |
| Hard disk | |
|---|---|
| Hard disk | Samsung |
| Capacity | 750GB |
| Drives | |
|---|---|
| Optical drive | Samsung |
| Optical disc technology | DVD writer |
| Graphics card | |
|---|---|
| Multiple SLI/CrossFire cards? |
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| 3D performance setting | High |
| Graphics chipset | ATI Radeon HD4850 |
| Graphics card RAM | 512MB |
| Number of graphics cards | 2 |
| Monitor | |
|---|---|
| Monitor make and model | Samsung SyncMaster 245B |
| Resolution screen horizontal | 1,920 |
| Resolution screen vertical | 1,200 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 |
| HDMI inputs | 0 |
| Rear ports | |
|---|---|
| USB ports (downstream) | 6 |
| FireWire ports | 2 |
| eSATA ports | 1 |
| Additional Peripherals | |
|---|---|
| Speakers | none |
| Speaker type | N/A |
| Sound card | Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi Xtreme |
| Case | |
|---|---|
| Chassis | Antec 1200 |
| Case format | Full tower |
| Mouse & Keyboard | |
|---|---|
| Mouse and keyboard | Razer Diamondback 3G, SaitekEclipse II |
| Operating system and software | |
|---|---|
| OS family | Windows Vista |
| Noise and power | |
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| Idle power consumption | 222W |
| Peak power consumption | 377W |
| Performance tests | |
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| Overall application benchmark score | 1.92 |
| Office application benchmark score | 1.45 |
| 2D graphics application benchmark score | 2.20 |
| Encoding application benchmark score | 1.88 |
| Multitasking application benchmark score | 2.14 |
| 3D performance (crysis) low settings | 39fps |
| 3D performance setting | High |
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