Chillblast Fusion Mustang review
in Desktop PCs
Verdict
A superbly-built system with plenty of power and good peripherals
Review Date: 22 Sep 2009
Reviewed By: Mike Jennings
Price when reviewed: £1,042 (£1,198 inc VAT)
Overall Rating
Features & Design
Value for Money
Performance
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Part Code | Fusion Mustang |
| Review Date | 22 Sep 2009 |
| Price ex VAT | £1,042 |
| Price inc VAT | £1,198 |
| Overall rating |
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| Performance |
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| Features & Design |
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| Value for Money |
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| Warranty | |
|---|---|
| Warranty | 2yr collect and return |
| Basic specifications | |
|---|---|
| Total hard disk capacity | 1,000 |
| RAM capacity | 6.00GB |
| Screen size | 22.0in |
| Processor | |
|---|---|
| CPU family | Intel Core i7 |
| CPU nominal frequency | 2.60GHz |
| CPU overclocked frequency | 3.80GHz |
| Processor socket | LGA 1366 |
| HSF (heatsink-fan) | Akasa Nero |
| Motherboard | |
|---|---|
| Motherboard | Asus P6T SE |
| Motherboard chipset | Intel X58 |
| Conventional PCI slots free | 2 |
| Conventional PCI slots total | 2 |
| PCI-E x16 slots free | 2 |
| PCI-E x16 slots total | 3 |
| PCI-E x8 slots free | 0 |
| PCI-E x8 slots total | 0 |
| PCI-E x4 slots free | 0 |
| PCI-E x4 slots total | 0 |
| PCI-E x1 slots free | 0 |
| PCI-E x1 slots total | 1 |
| Internal SATA connectors | 6 |
| Internal SAS connectors | 1 |
| Internal PATA connectors | 2 |
| Internal floppy connectors | 1 |
| Wired adapter speed | 1,000Mbits/sec |
| Memory | |
|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR3 |
| Memory sockets free | 3 |
| Memory sockets total | 6 |
| Hard disk | |
|---|---|
| Hard disk | Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 |
| Capacity | 500GB |
| Hard disk usable capacity | 465GB |
| Internal disk interface | SATA/300 |
| Spindle speed | 7,200RPM |
| Cache size | 16MB |
| Hard disk 2 make and model | Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 |
| Hard disk 2 nominal capacity | 500GB |
| Hard disk 2 formatted capacity | 465 |
| Hard disk 2 spindle speed | 7,200RPM |
| Hard disk 2 cache size | 16MB |
| Hard disk 3 make and model | N/A |
| Hard disk 3 nominal capacity | N/A |
| Hard disk 4 make and model | N/A |
| Hard disk 4 nominal capacity | N/A |
| Drives | |
|---|---|
| Optical drive | LG GGC-H20L |
| Optical disc technology | Blu-ray reader |
| Optical disk 2 make and model | N/A |
| Optical disk 3 make and model | N/A |
| Rear ports | |
|---|---|
| USB ports (downstream) | 8 |
| FireWire ports | 1 |
| eSATA ports | 2 |
| PS/2 mouse port |
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| Electrical S/PDIF audio ports | 0 |
| Optical S/PDIF audio output ports | 1 |
| Modem |
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| 3.5mm audio jacks | 6 |
| Graphics card | |
|---|---|
| Graphics card | Zotac GTX 275 |
| Multiple SLI/CrossFire cards? |
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| 3D performance setting | High |
| Graphics chipset | Nvidia GeForce GTX 275 |
| Graphics card RAM | 896MB |
| DVI-I outputs | 2 |
| HDMI outputs | 0 |
| VGA (D-SUB) outputs | 0 |
| DisplayPort outputs | 0 |
| Number of graphics cards | 1 |
| Monitor | |
|---|---|
| Monitor make and model | BenQ E2200HDA |
| Resolution screen horizontal | 1,920 |
| Resolution screen vertical | 1,080 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 |
| Pixel response time | 5ms |
| Contrast ratio | 1,000:1 |
| Screen brightness | 300cd/m2 |
| DVI inputs | 1 |
| HDMI inputs | 1 |
| VGA inputs | 1 |
| DisplayPort inputs | 0 |
| Additional Peripherals | |
|---|---|
| Speakers | Logitech X-540 |
| Speaker type | 5.1 |
| Sound card | Asus HD Audio |
| Case | |
|---|---|
| Chassis | Cooler Master Sileo |
| Case format | Full tower |
| Dimensions | 200 x 480 x 437mm (WDH) |
| Power supply | |
|---|---|
| Power supply | OCZ Stealth |
| Power supply rating | 600W |
| Free drive bays | |
|---|---|
| Free front panel 5.25in bays | 4 |
| Front ports | |
|---|---|
| Front panel USB ports | 2 |
| Front panel eSATA ports | 1 |
| Front panel memory card reader |
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| Mouse & Keyboard | |
|---|---|
| Mouse and keyboard | Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop 3000 |
| Operating system and software | |
|---|---|
| OS family | Windows 7 |
| Recovery method | Windows disc |
| Software supplied | N/A |
| Noise and power | |
|---|---|
| Peak noise level | 33.0dB(A) |
| Performance tests | |
|---|---|
| Overall application benchmark score | 2.53 |
| 2D graphics application benchmark score | 2.86 |
| Encoding application benchmark score | 2.20 |
| 3D performance (crysis) low settings | 50fps |
| 3D performance setting | High |
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User comments
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We've had to remove a libelous comment from this review.
By Mikey_Jennings on 4 May 2010 
How hot does this thing run
When it was working, my overclocked Cyberpower PC output heat like having a hairdryer on - is the Chillblast hot?
By revsorg on 25 Nov 2010
How hot does this thing run
When it was working, my overclocked Cyberpower PC output heat like having a hairdryer on - is the Chillblast hot?
By revsorg on 25 Nov 2010
Sorry
With this comments system when I click refresh to see if someone has replied it resubmits my previous comment.
By revsorg on 25 Nov 2010
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