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
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)
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.
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