Pros
- Triple Titan video cards
- Extreme performance
- Excellent case design
Cons
- Side panel can be difficult to remove
- Extreme price tag
At A Glance
This incredibly expensive performance desktop packs premium components and water-cools them to deliver benchmark-destroying performance while remaining whisper quiet.
Manufacturer’s Description
Featuring Maingear VRTX (Vertical Exhaust) Cooling Technology, the Shift was the first system to employ a vertical, heat stack design to dissipate heat out the top of the chassis, not the back, harnessing the natural behavior of hot air to rise, and drawing in cool air from the bottom. This promotes cooler running temperatures under load, less work for the system fans which leads to quieter operation, and increases overclocking and performance potential.
The Specs
| Processor | |
|---|---|
| Processor type | Intel Core i7-4770K |
| Processor speed | 4700.0 MHz |
| Number of Cores | 4.0 |
| Memory | |
| Memory size | 16384.0 MB |
| Memory type | DDR3 |
| Display | |
| Included monitor | No |
| Graphics | |
| Graphics Type | Discrete |
| Primary Graphics Chipset | Nvidia GeForce GTX Titan |
| Number of Graphic Cards included | 3.0 |
| Graphics Memory | 6.0 GB |
| Video Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| Storage | |
| Drive 1 size | 240.0 GB |
| Drive 1 type | Solid-State Drive |
| Drive 2 size | 240.0 GB |
| Drive 2 type | Solid-State Drive |
| Drive 3 size | 240.0 GB |
| Drive 3 type | Solid-State Drive |
| Drive 4 size | 240.0 GB |
| Drive 4 type | Solid-State Drive |
| Drives included | 4.0 |
| Raid type | RAID 0 |
| Ports and Connections | |
| Available Interfaces |
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| Wireless connection |
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| Dimensions | |
| Width | 8.6 inches |
| Depth | 21.5 inches |
| Height | 8.6 inches |
| Weight | 60.0 pounds |
| Optical Drive | |
| Included Drives |
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| Storage Media | |
| Memory stick | Yes |
| Compact flash | Yes |
| SD card | Yes |
| Included Software | |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows 8 Pro |
| Case | |
| Chassis style | Tower |
Performance
| Product Type | |
|---|---|
| Subcategory | Performance |
| Overall Rating | |
|---|---|
| Worldbench Score | 435.0 |
| Worldbench Version | 8.1 |
| Start Up | |
|---|---|
| Start Up | 29.7 seconds (lower is better) |
| Office Productivity | |
|---|---|
| PCMark 7 Productivity Suite | 7693.0 score (higher is better) |
| Web Performance | |
|---|---|
| Peacekeeper | 4101.0 score (higher is better) |
| Storage Performance | |
|---|---|
| PCMark 7 Storage Test | 5889.0 seconds (lower is better) |
| File Compression | 36.6 seconds (lower is better) |
| Content Creation | |
|---|---|
| Image Editing | 202.7 seconds (lower is better) |
| Image Editing - GPU Accelerated | 44.0 seconds (lower is better) |
| Video Encoding | 126.0 seconds (lower is better) |
| Encoding Audio | 155.2 seconds (lower is better) |
| Power Usage | |
|---|---|
| Working power usage | 20.4 Watt hours |
| Idle power usage | 106.7 Watts |
| Gaming | |
|---|---|
| 3DMark, Ice Storm | 164658.0 score (higher is better) |
| 3DMark, Cloud Gate | 35686.0 score (higher is better) |
| 3DMark, Firestrike Extreme | 11514.0 score (higher is better) |
| 3DMark, Firestrike | 20388.0 score (higher is better) |
| Dirt Showdown, Ultra Quality, 2560x1600 | 108.2 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt Showdown, Ultra Quality, 1920x1080 | 159.0 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt Showdown, Low Quality, 1024x768 | 189.2 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Crysis 3, Ultra Quality, 2560x1600 | 56.5 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Crysis 3, Ultra Quality, 1920x1080 | 63.4 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Crysis 3, Low Quality, 1024x768 | 93.7 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Bioshock Infinite, Ultra Quality, 2560x1600 | 135.5 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Bioshock Infinite, Ultra Quality, 1920x1080 | 181.5 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Bioshock Infinite, Low Quality, 1024x768 | 305.1 Frames per second (higher is better) |
