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NOTE: XL24/SolidIMPACT use 1 slot,
XZ/Elan/HighIMPACT use 2 slots,
Extreme/MaxIMPACT use 3 slots.
Ref RAM Banks Disk GFX Cost
No. Colour CPU MHz L2 (MB) Used Size/RPM Type (UKP)
1 Purple R10000SC 195 1MB 1024 2 300GB/15K MaxIMPACT/4MB 865
2 Purple R10000SC 195 1MB 1024 2 300GB/10K MaxIMPACT/4MB 785
3 Purple R10000SC 195 1MB 1024 2 146GB/15K MaxIMPACT/4MB 685
4 Purple R10000SC 195 1MB 1024 2 146GB/10K MaxIMPACT/4MB 665
5 Purple R10000SC 195 1MB 1024 2 73GB/15K MaxIMPACT/4MB 645
6 Purple R10000SC 195 1MB 1024 2 73GB/10K MaxIMPACT/4MB 630
7 Purple R10000SC 195 1MB 1024 2 36GB/15K MaxIMPACT/4MB 615
8 Purple R10000SC 195 1MB 512 1 36GB/15K MaxIMPACT/4MB 465
9 Purple R10000SC 195 1MB 512 2 36GB/15K MaxIMPACT/4MB 455
10 Purple R10000SC 195 1MB 256 1 36GB/15K MaxIMPACT/4MB 385
11 Purple R10000SC 195 1MB 256 2 36GB/15K MaxIMPACT/4MB 395
12 Purple R10000SC 195 1MB 128 1 36GB/15K MaxIMPACT/4MB 355
13 Purple R10000SC 195 1MB 128 1 36GB/15K MaxIMPACT/1MB 275
14 Purple R10000SC 195 1MB 128 1 36GB/15K HighIMPACT/4MB 240
15 Purple R10000SC 195 1MB 128 1 36GB/15K HighIMPACT/1MB 200
16 Purple R10000SC 195 1MB 1024 2 36GB/15K SolidIMPACT 435 (less heat)
17 Purple R10000SC 195 1MB 1024 3 36GB/15K SolidIMPACT 425
18 Purple R10000SC 195 1MB 512 1 36GB/15K SolidIMPACT 285
19 Purple R10000SC 195 1MB 512 2 36GB/15K SolidIMPACT 275
20 Purple R10000SC 195 1MB 256 1 36GB/15K SolidIMPACT 205
21 Purple R10000SC 195 1MB 256 2 36GB/15K SolidIMPACT 215
22 Purple R10000SC 195 1MB 128 1 73GB/10K SolidIMPACT 190
23 Purple R10000SC 195 1MB 128 1 73GB/10K SolidIMPACT 175 [1.6" disk]
24 Purple R10000SC 195 1MB 128 1 36GB/15K SolidIMPACT 175
25 Purple R10000SC 195 1MB 128 1 36GB/15K Extreme 145
26 Purple R10000SC 195 1MB 512 2 36GB/15K XZ 240 [#1]
27 Purple R10000SC 195 1MB 128 1 36GB/15K XZ 140
28 Purple R10000SC 175 1MB 128 1 36GB/15K SolidIMPACT 150
29 Teal R80000SC 75 2MB 384 3 36GB/15K Extreme 390 [#2]
30 Teal R80000SC 75 2MB 256 2 36GB/15K Extreme 350 [#2]
31 Teal R80000SC 75 2MB 128 1 36GB/15K Extreme 310 [#2]
32 Purple R4400SC 250 2MB 384 3 146GB/15K MaxIMPACT/4MB 445
33 Purple R4400SC 250 2MB 384 3 73GB/15K MaxIMPACT/4MB 405
34 Purple R4400SC 250 2MB 384 3 73GB/10K MaxIMPACT/4MB 390
35 Purple R4400SC 250 2MB 384 3 73GB/10K MaxIMPACT/4MB 375 [1.6" disk]
36 Purple R4400SC 250 2MB 384 3 36GB/15K MaxIMPACT/4MB 375
37 Purple R4400SC 250 2MB 256 2 36GB/15K MaxIMPACT/4MB 335
38 Purple R4400SC 250 2MB 128 1 36GB/15K MaxIMPACT/4MB 295
39 Purple R4400SC 250 2MB 128 2 36GB/15K MaxIMPACT/4MB 290
40 Purple R4400SC 250 2MB 128 2 36GB/15K MaxIMPACT/1MB 250
41 Purple R4400SC 250 2MB 128 2 36GB/15K HighIMPACT/4MB 215
42 Purple R4400SC 250 2MB 128 2 36GB/15K HighIMPACT/1MB 175
43 Purple R4400SC 250 2MB 128 1 36GB/15K SolidIMPACT 160
44 Purple R4400SC 250 2MB 128 2 36GB/15K SolidIMPACT 155
45 Teal R4400SC 250 2MB 256 2 36GB/15K XL24 225 [#3]
46 Teal R4400SC 250 2MB 128 1 36GB/15K XL24 185 [#3]
47 Teal R4400SC 250 2MB 256 2 36GB/15K Extreme 155
48 Teal R4400SC 250 2MB 128 1 36GB/15K Extreme 115
49 Teal R4400SC 250 2MB 128 2 36GB/15K Extreme 105
50 Teal R4400SC 250 2MB 64 1 36GB/15K Extreme 90
51 Teal R4400SC 250 2MB 64 2 36GB/15K Extreme 85
52 Teal R4400SC 250 2MB 128 2 36GB/15K GR3-Elan 100
53 Teal R4400SC 250 2MB 128 2 36GB/15K GR2-XZ 100
54 Teal R4400SC 200 2MB 64 2 36GB/15K Extreme 75
55 Teal R4400SC 200 1MB 64 2 36GB/15K Extreme 70
56 Teal R4400SC 175 1MB 64 2 36GB/15K Extreme 65
57 Teal R4400SC 150 1MB 64 2 36GB/15K Extreme 60
58 Teal R4400SC 100 1MB 64 2 36GB/15K Extreme 65
59 Teal R4600SC 133 512K 64 2 36GB/15K Extreme 115 [#4]
60 Teal R4000SC 100 1MB 64 2 36GB/15K Extreme 50
NOTES:
#1: An example number-crunching system, ie. best possible CPU, good RAM with
room for expansion, reasonable disk, but cheapest possible graphics.
#2: R8K systems are not as fast as R10K systems for integer tasks, but are good for certain
fp tasks and are fascinating to work with. Ideal for compiler fans.
#3: XL24 is good for 2D tasks (much higher 2D fill rate than the non-IMPACT 3D
options), eg. for use with Indigo2Video, CosmoCompress, etc. Also good for
better expansion, eg. dual-head XL24, 10/100, video option, etc. The XL24
board PN is 030-8202-004.
#4: The R4600SC/133 actually has the same integer performance as the R4400SC/175,
and thus is much faster than an R4400SC/100.
WARRANTY | <---------- System Value (UKP) ------->
TABLE | Under 100 | 100 to 249 | 250 to 499 | 500+
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Default cover | 10 days | 30 days | 90 days | 90 days
Extend to 30 days | +50 | - | - | -
Extend to 90 days | +75 | +100 | - | -
Extend to 6 months | +150 | +225 | +300 | +450
Extend to 1 year | +200 | +350 | +500 | +750
These configurations are not fixed. I can upgrade/downgrade as
required, though note downgrade discounts and reduced warranty
discounts are not available on systems valued less than 100.
Use the upgrade pricing tables below or price differences above
to calculate other combinations, or feel free to email me if
you're interested in a configuration not shown.
Graphics Option Upgrade Table:
From / To: Add From / To: Add From / To: Add
XL24 -> XZ: -10 XZ -> High/4MB: 85 Extreme -> High/4MB: 75
XL24 -> Elan: -5 XZ -> Max/1MB: 80 Extreme -> Max/1MB: 70
XL24 -> Extreme: 0 XZ -> Max/4MB: 160 Extreme -> Max/4MB: 150
XL24 -> Solid: 20 Elan -> Extreme: 5 Solid -> High/1MB: 15
XL24 -> High/1MB: 35 Elan -> Solid: 25 Solid -> High/4MB: 55
XL24 -> High/4MB: 75 Elan -> High/1MB: 40 Solid -> Max/1MB: 50
XL24 -> Max/1MB: 70 Elan -> High/4MB: 80 Solid -> Max/4MB: 130
XL24 -> Max/4MB: 150 Elan -> Max/1MB: 75 High/1MB -> High/4MB: 40
XZ -> Elan: 5 Elan -> Max/4MB: 155 High/1MB -> Max/1MB: 35
XZ -> Extreme: 10 Extreme -> XL24: 0 High/1MB -> Max/4MB: 115
XZ -> Solid: 30 Extreme -> Solid: 20 Max/1MB -> Max/4MB: 80
XZ -> High/1MB: 45 Extreme -> High/1MB: 35
Disk upgrade/downgrade options are as follows (old disk along the top, new disk
down the side on the left), eg. to upgrade from a 36GB 15K to a 146GB 10K, add 50.
Old Disk -> RPM: | 15K | 10K | 15K | 10K | 15K | 10K
Capacity: | 36GB | 73GB | 73GB | 146GB | 146GB | 300GB
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New 73GB 10K | 15 | - | - | - | - | -
Disk 73GB 15K | 30 | 15 | - | - | - | -
| 147GB 10K | 50 | 35 | 20 | - | - | -
| 147GB 15K | 70 | 55 | 40 | 20 | - | -
\|/ 300GB 10K | 170 | 155 | 140 | 120 | 100 | -
300GB 15K | 250 | 235 | 220 | 200 | 180 | 80
For an extra disk with sled, select the required SCA disk from the SCSI Disks Table and add 30, eg.
an extra 1" 15K 36GB Fujitsu (Worldisk) MAX3036NC on a sled would be +55.
Indigo2 can have two internal disks, though it's possible to fit a third
using a CDROM sled (my own Indigo2 has 3 x 73GB 1.6" 10K).
See the Parts/Spares page for a full list of extras, but here are some exmaples:
Add 20 to change any teal system to have a top lid in excellent condition.
Add 15 to change any purple system to have a top lid in good condition.
Add 25 to include a 3Com EISA 3c597 10/100 FastEthernet card (driver CD included).
Add 10 to include a set of teal foot stands.
Add 15 to include a set of purple foot stands.
Add 15 to include an extra disk sled.
Add 5 to include an extra 32MB RAM kit (4 x 8MB SIMMs).
Add 15 to include an extra 64MB RAM kit (4 x 16MB SIMMs).
Add 40 to include an extra 128MB RAM kit (4 x 32MB SIMMs).
Add 70 to include an extra 256MB RAM kit (4 x 64MB SIMMs, R8K/R10K only)
Add 150 to include an extra 512MB RAM kit (4 x 128MB SIMMs, R8K/R10K only)
Add 35 to include a Floptical drive on a sled.
Add 60 to include a 32X CDROM on an original SGI CDROM sled,
Add 40 to include a DDS1 DAT drive on a sled.
Add 15 to include an extra SolidIMPACT board (needs 1 free slot, IMPACT systems only).
Add 35 to include an extra HighIMPACT/1MB set (needs 2 free slots, IMPACT systems only).
Add 75 to include an extra HighIMPACT/4MB set (needs 2 free slots, IMPACT systems only).
Add 130 to include an extra MaxIMPACT/1MB set (needs 3 free slots, IMPACT systems only).
Add 200 to include an extra MaxIMPACT/4MB set (needs 3 free slots, IMPACT systems only).
Add 15 to include an extra XZ set (needs 2 free slots, non-IMPACT systems only).
Add 20 to include an extra Elan set (needs 2 free slots, non-IMPACT systems only).
Add 25 to include an extra Extreme set (needs 3 free slots, non-IMPACT systems only).
Add 50 to include an extra XL24 board (needs 1 free slot, non-IMPACT systems only).
Add 55 to include Indigo2Video (I2V) on its own.
Add 95 to include CosmoCompress on its own (Cosmo1 board). Connector cable is +75.
Add 125 to include Indigo2Video, breakout cable and IndyCam [full details].
Add 225 to include IMPACT Video with original Breakout Cable (for IMPACT graphics only).
Add 320 to include video bundle for XL24 (10/100, I2V, Cosmo, connector & breakout cables, IndyCam).
Please see my 2nd-hand Indigo2 Buyers Guide for complete background information on Indigo2.
See the shipping costs page for details of postage charges to the UK, mainland Europe and beyond. A typical cost would be 12.50 UKP for a UK destination (by PF48) and around 25 to 80 UKP for a mainland European destination for a single Indigo2 with peripherals. For destinations beyond Europe, see the shipping costs page for full details.
All systems have some degree of scratching on the top lid, but are always fully intact (no broken catches, etc.) If cosmetics are important though, then I can fit a system with a good condition lid for extra.
All Extreme systems have an Extreme badge, all IMPACT systems have an IMPACT badge, and all R10K systems have a 10000 badge. All teal systems valued more than 100 UKP include teal foot stands for free. All purple systems valued more than 150 UKP include purple foot stands for free.
Unless otherwise stated, all Indigo2s include a normal-type SGI granite keyboard, normal-type granite mouse (colour-faded due to sunlight exposure; add 10 to have a newer-tpye SGI mouse in good condition instead), new/unused blue mouse mat, metal locking bar and power cable. Any 6.2/6.5 system valued at more than 80 UKP also comes with my custom SGI Freeware and Gifts CDs, plus my custom Neko CD split for R8K/R10K systems. See the IRIX CDs page for details of these CDs. Alternatively, I can include a full 6.5.22 CD set for +50, or +45 for non-IMPACT systems (email for details). Monitors and monitor cables are also available - see the monitor section for details.
All systems with at least 128MB RAM and 4GB disk come with a full installation of IRIX 6.5.22m - the last version of IRIX released for Indigo2. My installation includes lots of extras such as Blender, BMRT, Ayam3D, mplayer, OpenOffice, Freeware, Nekoware, Quake, Quake2, etc.) Adobe Premiere 4.2 is installed (IMPACT-only), plus many other items, including a good custom desktop layout. A typical installed software list in Software Manager looks like this. Note that I can install 6.5.22 on a system with only 64MB RAM, but it won't run very well (128MB or more is best). I can install 6.2 or 5.3 if prefered though.
All systems with less than 128MB RAM (or a disk less than 4GB) by default have a good IRIX 6.2 installation; such systems come with the May 2001 Freeware CDs included (the last freeware release which fully supported 6.2) and my May 2001 Gifts CD. Alternatively, I can include a full 6.2 CD set for +30 (email for details).
Lastly, not everyone wants to have the latest OS, or perhaps an earlier version is needed anyway. Thus, if required I can also install older releases such as 6.2, 5.3 with XFS, 5.2, etc. on any configuration that can take it.
GR2-XZ graphics (2 Geometry Engines [GEs] and 1 Raster Engine [RE]) is generally half the speed of Elan graphics, although it can actually be very similar if the bottleneck is pixel fill instead of geometry processing. Elan is half the speed of Extreme, ie. Indigo2 Elan graphics is the same speed as 'Indy XZ', which is also the same as Elan for IRIS Indigo (4 GEs and 1 RE).
Extreme graphics, with 8 GEs and 2 REs, is about the same speed for shaded/wireframe/points tasks (ie. anything non-textured) as an R5000SC/180 O2 and is thus quite good for using animation packages such as Blender. Here is a comparison table:
Lit Gouraud Z
GEs REs MFLOPS (**) Triangles/sec No. Slots Used
^^^ ^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Extreme: 8 2 256 405M 3
Elan: 4 1 128 181M 2
GR2-XZ: 2 1 64 100M 2
(**) Available MFLOPS processing power for accelerating
geometry/lighting calculations (32MFLOPS per GE).
HighIMPACT graphics is the same as SolidIMPACT for non-textured tasks, but it includes hardware texture mapping with either 1MB or 4MB texture memory (TRAM) and so is much faster for textured tasks (typically 20X to 50X faster - the more complicated the scene, the better the speedup compared to software texturing). A 1MB TRAM system is limited to 16bit colour, while a 4MB TRAM system can do 32bit RGBA double-buffered or even 36bit RGB for high quality imaging. IMPACT graphics also supports higher resolutions than the older graphics. There is a rare version of HighIMPACT called HighIMPACT/AA - this has 2 GEs but still 1 RE, but note it is the same speed as ordinary HighIMPACT - the AA version merely used a temporary alternate GE design. HighIMPACT is a good entry choice for playing games such as Quake, Certain IMPACT, Mekton, etc. properly (definitely best with 4MB TRAM), but also offers hardware accelerated 2D imaging and other benefits.
MaxIMPACT is up to twice as fast as HighIMPACT for everything (2 GEs and 2 REs), supports even more resolutions, and also has either 1MB or 4MB TRAM. See the Inventor 3D results for High/Max comparison examples - examine the data for the Underwater Camera, Huge Engine and Chromeskins models. NOTE: these tests only use one texture, mapped onto a whole model (environment mapping). A model which consisted of lots of separate textures mapped in the normal way would show a larger difference between High and Max, and a similarly larger difference between software and hardware texturing.