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Chillblast Fusion Juggernaut 2 review

Verdict

A stunning system that, but the price is a touch high, and the CPU runs too hot for our liking

Review Date: 28 Jul 2010

Reviewed By: Mike Jennings

Price when reviewed: £1,599 (£1,879 inc VAT)

Overall Rating

Features & Design
5 stars out of 6

Value for Money
3 stars out of 6

Performance
6 stars out of 6

Details
Part Code	Fusion Juggernaut 2
Review Date	28 Jul 2010
Price ex VAT	£1,599
Price inc VAT	£1,879
Overall rating
Performance
Features & Design
Value for Money

Warranty
Warranty	1 yr return to base

Basic specifications
Total hard disk capacity	1,564
RAM capacity	6.00GB
Screen size	24.0in

Processor
CPU family	Intel Core i3
CPU nominal frequency	2.80GHz
CPU overclocked frequency	4.00GHz
Processor socket	LGA 1366
HSF (heatsink-fan)	Akasa Nero

Motherboard
Motherboard	Asus P6X58D-E
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	0
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
Capacity	1.50TB
Internal disk interface	SATA/300
Spindle speed	7,200RPM
Cache size	32MB
Hard disk 2 make and model	Corsair Nova SSD
Hard disk 2 nominal capacity	64GB
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 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)	6
eSATA ports	1
PS/2 mouse port
Electrical S/PDIF audio ports	1
Optical S/PDIF audio output ports	1
Modem
3.5mm audio jacks	6

Graphics card
Graphics card	ATI Radeon HD 5870
Multiple SLI/CrossFire cards?
3D performance setting	Low
Graphics chipset	ATI Radeon HD 5870
Graphics card RAM	2.00GB
DVI-I outputs	2
HDMI outputs	1
VGA (D-SUB) outputs	0
DisplayPort outputs	1
Number of graphics cards	1

Monitor
Monitor make and model	Samsung B2430H
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	Creative Inspire A500
Speaker type	5.1
Sound card	Realtek HD Audio
Peripherals	N/A

Case
Chassis	Cooler Master CM 690 II Advanced
Case format	Full tower
Dimensions	214 x 528 x 511mm (WDH)

Power supply
Power supply	Thermaltake 750WSilent
Power supply rating	750W

Free drive bays
Free front panel 5.25in bays	2

Front ports
Front panel USB ports	2
Front panel eSATA ports	1
Front panel memory card reader

Mouse & Keyboard
Mouse and keyboard	Razer Arctosa keyboard, Razer Abyssus mouse

Operating system and software
OS family	Windows 7

Noise and power
Idle power consumption	147W
Peak power consumption	412W

Performance tests
Overall application benchmark score	2.58
Office application benchmark score	1.90
2D graphics application benchmark score	2.94
Encoding application benchmark score	2.30
Multitasking application benchmark score	3.18
3D performance (crysis) low settings	203fps
3D performance setting	Low

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Comments

User comments

Wrong Choice

At this level of Performance they should have put a cheap water cooling solution on the I930.Especially trying to clock it at 4Ghz

By Jaberwocky on 28 Jul 2010

Correction

I'm not sure calling the CPU reaching 95 degrees "isn't perfect" reflects the scale of the cooling failure :-)

Anyway, shouldn't it be Intel Core i7-930 and not the i3-930? Also I've peeked into the "Specs" section of this PC and it looks like the table has been filled somewhat offhandedly. For instance, "Hard disk Capacity 1.00TB" (shouldn't it be 1.50TB?), "Conventional PCI slots total 1" (I think it's 2 actually), etc.

I know it's a sunny day outside, but still ;-)

By Lomskij on 28 Jul 2010