This review first appeared in issue 348 ofPC Pro.

Where other manufacturers chose theCore i9-13900K, Scan steps things up with the i9-13900KS.

This leaves two slots free for upgrade.

Front view of the Scan 3XS GWP-ME A132C

The graphics choice is dependable, too: you cant go wrong withNvidias RTX A5000 handling 3D acceleration.

Only the Crucial T700 used by Armari this month is faster.

However, the Blender CPU rendering time of 296 seconds beat other Intel-equipped workstations.

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