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can’s3XSVengeanceRTXTi Fluidis oneof
themostpowerfulconsumerPCsthe
Bolton-basedfirmhaseverproduced– it
servesupa PCI-E4 SSD,anRTX 2080 Ti GPUand
oneofAMD’smonsternewRyzen9 3950XCPUs.
You’llhavetoshellouta whopping£4,499incVATfor
thismachine,though,soit’sgoodthatAMD’snew
chipis a beast.It has 16 cores(and 32 threadsviaSMT)
anda basespeedof3.5GHz.What’smore,Scanhas
madegooduseofanextensivewater-coolingloop
tooverclockeveryoneofthose 16 coresto4.3GHz.
Ofcourse,those 16 coresare
unlikelytobeusedinmostgames
andofficetasks,butthey’regreatfor
heavilymulti-threadedvideoandCAD
work.The3950Xalsoswatsaway
Intel’smainstreamcompetition,with
eventhelatestCorei9-9900KSonly
havingeightcores.
Meanwhile,theAsusROGCrosshair
VIIIHeromotherboardlooksthepart,
withhugeheatsinks,a chunkyI/Oshield
andloadsofRGBLEDs,aswellas
on-boardbuttons,a POSTdisplay,
2.5GbpsEthernetanda decent
SupremeFXS1220audiosetuplinkedto
anESSES9023PDAC.It’swellstocked
atthebacktoo,witha mightycountof 11
USB3.2Gen2 ports,alongsidea Type-C
connection.However,there’snoWi-Fi.
GamingpowercomesfromanEVGA
GeForceRTX 2080 Ticard,whichhas
hadits1545MHzbaseclockimproved
by190MHz,andScan’s engineershave
alsoadded500MHztothememory
speed.There’salso32GBof3200MHz
memory,andstorageis divided
betweena lightning-quick2TBCorsair
ForceMP600PCI-E4 SSDanda 2TB
Samsung 860 QVOSATAdrive.The
specificationis roundedoutbya fully
modularCorsairRM850xPSUwith 80
PlusGoldcertification.REVIEWS / PC SYSTEMS
SPEC
CPU
3.5GHzAMDRyzen9 3950X
overclockedto4.3GHz
Motherboard
AsusROGCrosshairVIIIHero
Memory
32GBCorsairVengeanceRGB
Pro3200MHzDDR4
Graphics
EVGAGeForceRTX 2080 Ti11GB
Storage
2TBCorsairMP600PCI-E4 M.2
SSD;2TBSamsung 860 QVOSSD
Case
CorsairCrystal680X
Cooling
CPU:CorsairXC7RGBwaterblock,
CorsairXR5240mmra diatorwith2 x
120mmfans,CorsairXD5RGBpump
andreservoir;GPU:CorsairXG7RGB
waterblock,CorsairXR5240mm
radiatorwith2 x 120mmfans;front: 3
x 120mmfans;rear:1 x 120mmfan
PSU
CorsairRM850x850W
Ports
Front:2 x USB3.1Gen1, 1 x USB3.1Gen
2 Type-C,2 x audio;rear:8 x USB3.2
Gen2,3 x USB3.2Gen1, 1 x USB3.1Gen 1
Type-C,1 x 2.5GbpsEthernet,1 x Gigabit
Ethernet,1 x opticalS/PDIF,5 x audio
Operatingsystem
MicrosoftWindows 10 Home64-bit
Warranty
Threeyearspartsandlabour.First
yearonsite,thenreturntobaseGAMING PC
SCAN 3XS
VENGEANCE RTX
TI FLUID/£4,499incVAT
SUPPLIER scan.co.ukThe high-end hardware is crammed into a Corsair Crystal
680X chassis – a huge enclosure with sturdy metal and
tempered glass used throughout. It’s dominated by a
stunning water-cooling loop too. The CPU and GPU use
Corsair XC7 and XG7 waterblocks, linked to a pair of Corsair
XR5 240mm radiators. The loop’s rigid tubing is filled with
red coolant, and every light across the system is set to glow
with a matching crimson hue.
The Crystal is 344mm wide, which means there’s also
loads of space behind the motherboard. This cavity is where
you’ll find the Corsair XD5 reservoir and pump, alongside
three control boxes for the fans and lights, including a Corsair
Commander Pro box that works with Corsair’s iCUE software.
There’s no denying that the rear is cramped, with loads of
cabling alongside the reservoir and pump. It’s possible to
install 2.5in drives easily in this area, but adding hard disks
requires their cage to be removed, and accessing the rear of
the motherboard will need more work.
Finally, Scan’s usual three year RTB warranty covers parts
and labour for the duration, and it’s boosted with the bonus
of a year of on site coverage as well.Performance
The overclocked Ryzen 9 3950X is a beast when it comes
to multi-threaded workloads. Our Handbrake test
evaluates multi-threaded performance, and Scan’s
machine scored 955,752. That’s huge – nearly 400,000
points better than an Intel Core i9-9900K and the Ryzen 7
3800X. This means that the Scan will swat aside any multi-
threaded task with more speed and agility than any other
consumer chip available.cc
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