Chillblast Fusion Eyefinity review
in Desktop PCs
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Verdict
It pairs Eyefinity technology with a lightning-fast rig that can power it, but you’ll really need to love your games to justify the price
Review Date: 7 Dec 2009
Reviewed By: Mike Jennings
Price when reviewed: £1,999 (£2,299 inc VAT)
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| Part Code | Fusion Eyefinity |
| Review Date | 7 Dec 2009 |
| Price ex VAT | £1,999 |
| Price inc VAT | £2,299 |
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| Warranty | |
|---|---|
| Warranty | 2yr collect and return |
| Basic specifications | |
|---|---|
| Total hard disk capacity | 1,080 |
| RAM capacity | 6.00GB |
| Screen size | 22.0in |
| Processor | |
|---|---|
| CPU family | Intel Core i7 |
| CPU nominal frequency | 2.66GHz |
| CPU overclocked frequency | 4.00GHz |
| Processor socket | LGA 1366 |
| HSF (heatsink-fan) | Domino ALC |
| Motherboard | |
|---|---|
| Motherboard | Asus P6T SE |
| Motherboard chipset | Intel X58 |
| Conventional PCI slots free | 1 |
| 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 | 1 |
| PCI-E x1 slots total | 1 |
| Internal SATA connectors | 6 |
| Internal SAS connectors | 1 |
| Internal PATA connectors | 1 |
| Internal floppy connectors | 1 |
| Wired adapter speed | 1,000Mbits/sec |
| Memory | |
|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR3 |
| Memory sockets free | 3 |
| Memory sockets total | 6 |
| Hard disk | |
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| Capacity | 1.00TB |
| Hard disk usable capacity | 931GB |
| Internal disk interface | SATA/300 |
| Spindle speed | 7,200RPM |
| Cache size | 32MB |
| Hard disk 2 make and model | Intel X-25M SSD |
| Hard disk 2 nominal capacity | 80GB |
| Hard disk 2 formatted capacity | N/A |
| Hard disk 2 spindle speed | N/A |
| Hard disk 2 cache size | N/A |
| 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 GGW-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 | 1 |
| PS/2 mouse port |
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| Electrical S/PDIF audio ports | 1 |
| Optical S/PDIF audio output ports | 1 |
| Modem |
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| 3.5mm audio jacks | 10 |
| Graphics card | |
|---|---|
| Graphics card | ATI Radeon HD 5870 |
| Multiple SLI/CrossFire cards? |
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| 3D performance setting | High |
| Graphics chipset | ATI Radeon HD 5870 |
| Graphics card RAM | 1.00GB |
| DVI-I outputs | 2 |
| HDMI outputs | 1 |
| VGA (D-SUB) outputs | 0 |
| DisplayPort outputs | 1 |
| Number of graphics cards | 1 |
| Monitor | |
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| Monitor make and model | Dell Professional P2210H |
| 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 | 250cd/m2 |
| DVI inputs | 1 |
| HDMI inputs | 0 |
| VGA inputs | 1 |
| DisplayPort inputs | 1 |
| Additional Peripherals | |
|---|---|
| Speakers | N/A |
| Speaker type | N/A |
| Sound card | Asus Xonar |
| Peripherals | N/A |
| Case | |
|---|---|
| Chassis | Silverstone Raven RV02 |
| Case format | Full tower |
| Dimensions | 212 x 643 x 503mm (WDH) |
| Power supply | |
|---|---|
| Power supply | OCZ |
| Power supply rating | 700W |
| Free drive bays | |
|---|---|
| Free front panel 5.25in bays | 3 |
| Front ports | |
|---|---|
| Front panel USB ports | 2 |
| Front panel memory card reader |
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| Mouse & Keyboard | |
|---|---|
| Mouse and keyboard | Logitech Deluxe Wireless 660 keyboard, Razer Salmosa mouse |
| Operating system and software | |
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| OS family | Windows 7 |
| Recovery method | Recovery disc |
| Noise and power | |
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| Idle power consumption | 194W |
| Peak power consumption | 354W |
| Performance tests | |
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| Overall application benchmark score | 2.80 |
| Office application benchmark score | 2.37 |
| 2D graphics application benchmark score | 2.95 |
| Encoding application benchmark score | 2.32 |
| Multitasking application benchmark score | 3.54 |
| 3D performance (crysis) low settings | 70fps |
| 3D performance setting | High |
From around the web
Excessive?
To some gamers I dare say this will appeal, but isnt it really just overkill for its own sake?
Shakes his head sadly, returning his attention to Eve online running on a 46 inch sony hdtv.....
By kevinius on 8 Dec 2009 
Ultimate display
Hey.Now theres an idea.Try it with 3no 52" HDTV's across.Now thats what I would call immersive.:-)
By Jaberwocky on 8 Dec 2009
Why can't I just read a document anymore
Why is the graphics industry limiting itself to the TV screen resolution sizes?
At 1600x1200, the vertical resolution of 1200 is large enough to work on A4 text documents full size and actually ready the whole page of text. Games also look fine at 1600x1200. Why limit everything to a TV's letterbox view of the world?
Perhaps just turn the 3 screens through 90 degrees to give an Eyefinity desktop of 3240 x 1920?? Same number of pixels = same processing power, but surely a better shape/ratio?
By ContactGT on 10 Dec 2009
pc gaming
why pay that money for a gaming pc when pc gaming is becoming extinct... take cod modern warefare 2 for example, it is quite clear infinity ward gave the pc version very little thought in comparison with the console version
By eliot94 on 10 Dec 2009
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