Corsair Graphite Series 600t
After operating the laboratory of this
crazy scientist as we like to call CPU System Workshop so, we learned several
things. One of these is that this killer machine needs a killer case.
Certainly, you can pay much money for high-quality components and put them into
an ugly case with the number of unsatisfactory features, why do you want to do
it? With our gaming machine, we want a case with friendly features for
assembler, a great design, many widened capabilities and bargain price. It is a
difficult task, but we were directed to Graphite Series 600T of Corsair to turn
impossibility into possibility.
Instantly, people at Corsair show they know
all enthusiasts having different needs and hobbies. That’s why 600T have many
subtle versions. There is standard 600T case, with the left panel without
holes. 600T Mesh (159.99USD) has the net left panel as you can imagine. Special
Edition 600T (179.99USD) comes to the party with a remarkable white tuxedo.
White 600T version includes net side panels and windows, and you can order
alternative side panels (29.99 USD) with nested objects and windows for
standard 600T case. All side panels of 600T are easy to remove and allow you to
access quickly and conveniently to components.
There are many good things waiting for you
when you open 600T. The single cut covering the CPU back is very large, so the
cooling fan assembling is really easy. The rest of the motherboard tray is
filled with rubber rings for routing cables, which we need to have tidy
interior to maximize air circulation in the case.
About air circulation, 600T composes of an
integrated fan controller supporting up to 4 fans, which is wonderful to archive
the perfect balance between high performance and silent operation.
The case is also able to prepare other
tricks. Remove the 200mm fan in the upper panel (which is the white LED to
shine fresh light) and install a 240mm radiator to cool more. Inner driver
cavities are removable, so if you need to remove the upper cavity to install 1
or 2 long graphic cards, it’s so simple.
Graphite Series 600T has everything we need
and terrific addition for the moment we are ready to upgrade advanced gaming
machine. Indeed, it is the case for addicted gamers.
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Graphite Series 600T
159.99USD
www.corsair.com/600tw
Specifications
Size: 20 x 10.4 x 23.3 inch (HxWxD);
motherboard support: mATX, ATX; driver cavities: 4 outter cavities 5.25inch,
6 inner driver cavities 2.5/3.5; fan: a front white LED fan 200mm, a upper
fan 120mm; gates: USB3.0, 4 USB 2.0, 1 IEEE 1394, audio I/O.
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Intel Core I7-3960x Extreme Edition
We decided that our unstoppable PC used for
gaming would be our opening attack in the battle against
compromise. With the processor of this system, the new Intel's Core i7-3960X
Extreme Edition of Intel is the weapon of our choice. It is a 6-core
thermonuclear warhead which is built on a 32nm process and ready to destroy any
amount of work you put in front of it.
Core i7-3960X is a half (the other half is the
X79 chipset) of the latest platform for Intel's enthusiasts that the chip maker
revealed for users near the end of 2011. Core i7-3960X overcame the previous
king Intel's 6-core, Core i7-990X, for the crown of performance.
So what makes Core i7-3960X so special? Let's
start with the memory controller, because it is quite particular. Core i7-3960X
has the 4-channel memory controller. This is a step forward compared to the
3-channel controller of many previous sterling Intel's Core i7 processors, but
"a step" has no value for this improvement. When Intel introduced the
Core i7-3960X to pit against Core i7 and Core i7-990X-2600K in SiSoft Sandra
2011b, Core i7-3960X knocked both of them out, providing improved performance
by 102% and 114% on a memory performance. Using four DDR3-1600 memory sticks,
the maximum bandwidth capacity of Core i7-3960X is theoretically 51.2GBps.
In many noticeable improvements in its chips,
two highlights are the increase in size of Smart Cache and the support of PCI-E
3.0. 15MB Smart Cache in Core i7 is 25% more than Core i7-3960X-990X, so even
though i7-990X has a clock speed which is higher, Core i7-3960X defeated his
predecessor in tasks such as video editing, 3D rendering and ray tracing (and
almost everything else). PCI-E 3.0 of the Core i7-3960X is ready to utilize the
latest and greatest graphics cards, and you have 40 lanes to work together.
Now you know that the Intel CPU brings the
"X" which has the opened multiplier to encourage overclocking. In the
Core i7-3960X review (Issue 1/2012), we can push the processor to 4.8GHz.
If you want the fastest processor for
enthusiasts, do what we did: do not accept compromise and buy Core i7-3960X.
Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition
999 USD
Intel
www.intel.com
Specifications
Socket: Intel LGA2011; clock speed:
3.3GHz (3.9GHz Max Turbo); 15MB Intel Smart Cache; Hyper-Threading; TDP:
130W; 32nm process.
