Element VFX / 3D + Graphics Workstation

Tech Specs

Intel Xeon Processor

Intel "Sandy Bridge-E" Xeon Quad-Core

  • 3.6GHz Intel Xeon
  • 4 Cores, 8 Threads
  • 10MB L3 Smart Cache
  • Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 3.8GHz
  • Hyper Threading for up to 4 additional cores
  • 32nm Lithography

Intel "Sandy Bridge-E" Xeon 6-Core

  • 3.2GHz or 3.3GHz Intel Xeon
  • 6 Cores, 12 Threads
  • 12MB or 15MB L3 Smart Cache
  • Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 3.9GHz
  • Hyper Threading for up to 6 additional cores
  • 32nm Lithography

Quad-Channel Memory by Corsair

Six memory slots for 8GB, 16GB, 32GB or 64GB 1600MHz DDR3 Quad-Channel SDRAM


High Performance Hard Drives1

Five hard drive bays with two 6Gb/s SATA III and three 3GB/s SATA II independent channels

Five hot-swap hard drive bays for plug & play hard drive upgrades

Each drive is 1TB, 2TB, 3TB or 4TB SATA 6Gb/s 7200RPM high performance with 64MB Cache;

Available 120GB, 240GB or 480GB SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drives (SSD)

Total storage capacity: 20 tarabytes; optional RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 or JBOD

StormDrive Optical Drive

Dual Layer CD/DVD Writer

LightScribe disc labeling technology; 2MB Buffer; Buffer Underrun Protection

Max Read: 48x (CD) / 16x (DVD)

Max Write: 48x (CD) / 24x (DVD±R)

Max Rewrite: 32x (CD) / 6x (DVD-RW) / 8x (DVD+RW)

CD/DVD/Blu-Ray (optional):

LightScribe disc labeling technology; 2MB Buffer; Buffer Underrun Protection

Max Read: 48x (CD) / 16x (DVD) / 10x (BD)

Max Write: 48x (CD) / 16x (DVD±R) / 8x (DVD±R DL)

Max Rewrite: 24x (CD) / 6x (DVD-RW) / 8x (DVD+RW) / 12x (DVD-RAM)


Video and Graphics

element-vfx includes the NVIDIA Quadro series workstation graphics accelerator NVIDIA GeForce GTX "Kepler" graphics processor or NVIDIA Quadro workstation graphics accelerator

NVIDIA Quadro workstation-class

  • NVIDIA Quadro K600 [1GB]
    1 x DisplayPort, 1 x Dual Link DVI
  • NVIDIA Quadro K2000 [2GB]
    2 x DisplayPort, 1 x Dual Link DVI
  • NVIIDA Quadro K4000 [3GB]
    2 x DisplayPort, 1 x Dual Link DVI
  • NVIDIA Quadro K5000 [4GB]
    2 x DisplayPort, 2 x Dual Link DVI

NVIDIA "Kepler" GeForce GTX

  • NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 [2GB]
    1 x HDMI, 1 x DisplayPort, 2 x DVI
  • NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 [2GB]
    1 x HDMI, 1 x DisplayPort, 2 x DVI

NVIDIA (Quadro + Tesla)

Element VFX is NVIDIA Maximus certified NVIDIA Quadro workstation graphics accelerator with optional NVIDIA Tesla C2075 Companion Processor for better graphics performance and faster rendering.
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Tesla Companion Processor

Optional NVIDIA Tesla 2075 high performance computing companion processor for faster workstation rendering


Onboard Audio

  • High Definition Audio
  • 7.1 Channel
  • Support for S/PDIF In/Out

I/O Ports

USB 3.0
Four (4) USB 3.0 ports, streaming up to 4.8Gb/s

USB 2.0
Nine (9) USB 2.0 ports, streaming up to 480Mb/s

FireWire
Optional PCI Express FireWire card with two (2) FireWire 400 ports on the audio industry-standard TI Chipset

eSATA 3.0
Three (3) eSATA ports, streaming up to 6Gb/s

PCI/PCIe Expansion

Six (6) PCI Express 3.0 expansion slots
4 x PCIe [x16]
2 x PCI [x1]

One (1) PCI expansion for legacy expansion card support

Software

RainZone™ Internet Safe Zone for virus free surfing and downloading (Windows 7 only)

Custom High Performance BIOS

Windows 8 Professional Tuned by Rain for Audio + Visual Production

Optional Windows 7 Tuned by Rain for Audio + Visual Production; Used for legacy software/hardware

RainCare Support

One year RainCare Technical Support & Hardware Warranty
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Optional 2 or 3 year RainCare Extended Support & Warranty

Plug & Play Service

Free Rain Ensemble Plug & Play Session for help with your 3rd party creative hardware and software
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Quiet Cool™ Design

  • Balanced component architecture
  • Optional Liquid Cooling System
  • Intelligent cooling system
  • Large diameter fans [up to 180mm]
  • Aluminum construction

Input

Rain Aluminum USB Keyboard [Wired]
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Optical mouse [Wired]

Connectivity

LAN
One (1) Gigabit Ethernet port; 10/100/1000 Base T RJ-45 port

WiFi (optional)
Optional PCI Express WiFi expansion card; 150mbps [b/g/n]

Power Supply by Corsair

600 Watt silent power supply, 80Plus Certified; optional 800W, 1050W and 1200W power supply


Construction

Aluminum mid-tower design

Size and Weight

40 pounds

Width: 8.25 inches
Height: 19.5 inches
Depth: 18.5 inches


In the box

  • Element VFX Video + Graphics Workstation
  • Rain Aluminum USB Keyboard and Optical Mouse
  • Universal shielded power cable
  • Element VFX Quick Start Guide
  • RainCare Recovery Software
  • RainCare Tech Support and Limited Hardware Warranty [1 year]
  • Free Rain Ensemble Plug & Play session

11GB = One billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity. Actual formatted capacity is less.
2Core i5 and Core i7 models only.