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Spatial to help CAD/CAM/CAE software developers take advantage of multiple CPU cores

Posted by Greg Corke - July 29, 2009

Applications running Spatial’s new ACIS thread technology should thrive on multi-core workstations, such as this beast of a machine from…

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Siggraph 2010 #2: GPU, CPU, HPU. Who cares?

Posted by Stephen Holmes - July 29, 2010

At Siggraph 2010, a not-so-subtle battle is taking place. It’s the battle of the graphics computing future. Depending on whom…

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Intel’s new Sandy Bridge processor changes the game for the entry-level CAD workstation

Posted by Greg Corke - January 14, 2011

While many of you probably don’t care too much about workstation hardware, some of our readers certainly have an unhealthy…

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SIGGRAPH 2012 #3: AMD’s all-in-one FirePro GPU / CPU

Posted by Greg Corke - August 7, 2012

AMD FirePro A300 Series features an AMD FirePro GPU and an AMD ‘Piledriver’ x86 CPU on the same chip. In…

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DEVELOP3D CAD/CAM/CAE workstation special report

Posted by Greg Corke - February 13, 2013

A full 20 pages of CAD/CAM/CAE workstation loveliness yours for free Due to popular demand, we’ve now made our 20-page…

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Dell launches free workstation ‘Performance Optimizer’ tool

Posted by Greg Corke - May 2, 2013

https://youtube.com/watch?v=oN4RV_vzWjA Dell is looking to add more value to its Dell Precision workstation family by including a dedicated performance optimising…

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What does Intel’s new ‘Ivy Bridge’ Xeon E5-2600 v2 mean for CAD/CAM/CAE?

Posted by Greg Corke - September 12, 2013

The new 12 core Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 should slash render times in ray tracing software like Luxion KeyShot. Model…

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Hardware

Remote control

Posted by DEVELOP3D - September 16, 2013

With a growing trend to centralise compute resources, there's a good chance your future workstation won't be under your desk.…

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Intel Core i7-4790K promises big performance boost for CAD

Posted by Greg Corke - June 3, 2014

Intel’s new unlocked 4th gen Intel Core processor codenamed ‘Devil’s Canyon’ Intel’s new ‘Haswell’-based Core i7 desktop processor has broken…

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IBM invests in a future without silicon chips

Posted by Greg Corke - July 10, 2014

IBM’s CMOS Integrated Silicon Nanophotonics chip technology integrates electrical and optical devices on the same piece of silicon, enabling chips…

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