Review: Scan 3XS RTX Studio Pro T1128T

by Parm Mann on 4 August 2020, 15:01

Tags: SCAN, NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA), AMD (NYSE:AMD)

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Conclusion

Whether you're streaming at 4K or creating at 8K, the 3XS RTX Studio Pro T1128T is a powerhouse that has most bases covered...

Workstations come in all shapes and sizes to cater for a multitude of use cases. For the enthusiast creator crowd, Scan's £11,000 3XS RTX Studio Pro T1128T aims to tick as many boxes as possible for those in search of a box that's sleek, quiet and seriously powerful.

Such a lofty investment opens the door to a 64-core, 128-thread AMD Ryzen Threadripper processor, Nvidia RTX Titan graphics, 128GB of DDR4 memory, ultra-fast SSD storage and forward-looking 10Gbps Ethernet connectivity. Delivering all of the above in a stylish box that creates little noise is an admirable feat, and the firepower on hand is certain to accelerate your creative workflow.

There are caveats, however. The absence of ECC memory precludes certain professional or business users, you might argue that the GPU ought to be liquid cooled at this price point, and while the £11k top spec is sexy, few can entertain such a lavish investment.

Bottom line: Scan's decision to put forth an £11k RTX Studio workstation is testament to the tremendous popularity of online influencers. Whether you're streaming at 4K or creating at 8K, the 3XS RTX Studio Pro T1128T is a powerhouse that has most bases covered, and then some.

The Good
  
The Bad
Stunning Threadripper CPU performance
RTX Titan for gaming and creation
Next-gen GPU Upgrade Program
Wi-Fi 6 and 10Gbps Ethernet
Runs satisfyingly quiet under load
128GB DDR4 and 6TB SSD storage
  
It costs £11,000
GPU cooling could be better



Scan 3XS RTX Studio Pro T1128T

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The 3XS RTX Studio Pro T1128T workstation is available to purchase from Scan Computers.

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Posted by Helios451 - Tue 04 Aug 2020 15:24
For that dosh, I'd expect some tidier power cable management - just look at that messy bundle going into the GPU.
Posted by DanceswithUnix - Tue 04 Aug 2020 15:35
The reflections of the monitor cables and stand in the first picture are unfortunate.
Posted by LSG501 - Tue 04 Aug 2020 19:20
Overpriced imo but then I suppose they've got to pay for Next-gen GPU Upgrade Program somehow….

If I'm being honest there doesn't look like 11K worth of kit there, even though I know it's got a threadripper etc….

And LOL at “Bottom line: Scan's decision to put forth an £11k RTX Studio workstation is testament to the tremendous popularity of online influencers”… IMO it's more to do with a lot of pro's having worked out they don't need to use a quadro in most of their programs so can save a good 3K-5K by grabbing the titan rtx and get the same or better performance than the highest spec quadro (with same architecture)… I wouldn't be shocked to hear that Scan have been getting a lot of requests for this type of build.
Posted by Xlucine - Tue 04 Aug 2020 21:04
£1.5k for a warranty and a GPU upgrade deal? bargain. For business needing this assembling you own is just not an option, so this looks like a good deal.

I am a bit curious about the match-up chosen - what workload needs the absolute greatest CPU and GPU in the same machine? I guess most sales will be lesser threadripper chips with that GPU, or the full 64 cores outputting video through a 1030 or similar

Helios451
For that dosh, I'd expect some tidier power cable management - just look at that messy bundle going into the GPU.

Short of a replacement set of individually sleeved cables (on a workstation?), what else could they have done with it other than plug it into the GPU like that?
Posted by LSG501 - Tue 04 Aug 2020 22:11
Xlucine
£1.5k for a warranty and a GPU upgrade deal? bargain. For business needing this assembling you own is just not an option, so this looks like a good deal.

I am a bit curious about the match-up chosen - what workload needs the absolute greatest CPU and GPU in the same machine? I guess most sales will be lesser threadripper chips with that GPU, or the full 64 cores outputting video through a 1030 or similar
My 3D animation work could make use of both, gpu rendering and encoding doesn't work for ‘everything’ yet so in some case you need to fall back to cpu.


Short of a replacement set of individually sleeved cables (on a workstation?), what else could they have done with it other than plug it into the GPU like that?
It's a fair point when you consider it's got a glass side panel on…. I'm not a fan of glass side panels in the first place but if you're going to add a glass side panel, at least make the inside look ‘pretty’…

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