Features

Workstations for simulation (FEA)

Posted by Greg Corke - September 12, 2016

A look at Ansys Mechanical and how to get more from a budget when specifying a workstation for FEA

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News

Dell unveils ‘Sandy Bridge’ Precision T1600 and re-writes the rules for entry-level wor

Posted by Greg Corke - February 9, 2011

The Precision T1600 – the follow up to the Precision T1500 The definition of ‘entry-level’ appears to be changing as…

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AMD re-defines entry-level professional 3D graphics with AMD FirePro V4900

Posted by Greg Corke - November 15, 2011

The AMD FirePro V4900 may come in a small package, but is still capable of driving up to six displays…

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Hardware

Scan 3xs i7 Eyefinity

Posted by DEVELOP3D - February 3, 2012

Take one workstation, add three displays and you've got yourself a highly productive system for design and visualisation, writes Greg…

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AMD FirePro V3900 promises plenty for those who want professional CAD certification on a budget

Posted by Greg Corke - February 7, 2012

Despite its diminutive size, the AMD FirePro V3900 should still offer plenty for entry-level CAD users. The battle at the…

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AMD teams up with PTC to help boost 3D graphics performance in Creo Parametric 2.0

Posted by Greg Corke - April 13, 2012

With Creo 2.0’s new Order Independent Transparency (OIT) setting AMD claims that users can experience 900% faster performance in 3D…

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Dell wipes the slate clean with brand new design for its Xeon E5-2600 Precision workstations

Posted by Greg Corke - April 23, 2012

Dell’s new workstation family (from left to right) the Precision T7600, Precision T5600, Precision T3600, and Precision T1650. In sunny…

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HP brings Intel Ivy Bridge to its mobile and entry-level desktop workstations – Z220 and EliteBook W

Posted by Greg Corke - June 8, 2012

The 14-inch mobile workstation is back: with the EliteBook 8470w HP is hoping to catch the eyes of designers and…

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T-Platforms launches the T-Mini P, a deskside mini cluster for CAE and rendering

Posted by Greg Corke - June 18, 2012

The rear of an 8 module T-Mini P, complete with interconnect cables Here’s something that will make light work out…

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AMD lifts lid on FIrePro W9000, its new gen Southern Islands professional graphics card

Posted by Greg Corke - June 27, 2012

AMD has previewed its new high-end workstation graphics card, the FirePro W9000, which is based on its ‘Southern Islands’ GPU…

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